Who Can Serve as Judges in China?
Law graduates, public civil servants, staff members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and veterans are the main sources of candidates for judges in China.
Magnificent Four-level Pyramid - China's Court System
The post depicts the latest structure of China court hierarchy in 2019.
What If You Don't Want to File an Arbitration Application at HKIAC?
Many US Dollar funds investing in China and their investees find that the HKIAC is not the best institution to resolve disputes.
Stimulating the Judge's Sense of Justice to Increase the Chances of Winning in China: Success in the Chinese Courtroom
Many Chinese judges and arbitrators have shown a sense of justice and compassion, and they consciously or unconsciously want to find out who is more reasonable.
How Chinese Judges Deal with Foreign Litigants Who Don’t Understand Chinese?
Foreign litigants are not allowed to use foreign languages in Chinese courts, but can request the court to provide an interpreter and/or a translator to translate their language into Chinese.
Thanks to Audio/Video Recording, "Sloths" May No Longer Needed in China's Courts
In a Chinese court, a lawyer is speaking at a speed ten times slower than normal. Why?
8 Minutes to Get a Complete Picture of Chinese Arbitration in 2018
How big is the arbitration market in China? What will happen in the future？
How to Start the Recognition and Enforcement of Court Judgments between China and Japan?
We believe that China’s Supreme People's Court (SPC) has a strong desire to break the deadlock between China and Japan arising out of the mutual refusal to recognize and enforce each other’s court judgments.
Chinese Court First Recognizes a South Korean Judgment: Another Sign of Door Open for Foreign Judgments
A court in Qingdao, China, ruled in March 2019 to recognize and enforce a South Korean judgment, which is the first time that a Chinese court has recognized and enforced a South Korean monetary judgment.
Don't Forget the People's Procuratorate When Resorting to China's Judicial System
If you want to safeguard your own rights and interests through China's judicial system, besides the people's court, you may also consider the People's Procuratorate.
Use of Gene-editing Tools: What Would Chinese Courts Say?
We have collected Chinese courts' opinions on certain cases involving human assisted reproduction.
Can I resolve cross-border online shopping disputes through the Chinese Internet Court?
If I purchase goods from China through a cross-border e-commerce platform, and I have a dispute with a Chinese in this process, I can kick start the lawsuit with a computer at home with the Chinese Internet Court by myself. Can this scenario be a reality now?
Two Chinese Courts Refuse to Recognize Forged Italian Judgments
In 2014 and 2015, two Chinese courts respectively refused to recognize three Italian judgments, because Chinese courts found, after checking with the Italian court, that the judgments are forged.
No, You Can't Ignore Responses of China’s Supreme People’s Court
The Supreme People's Court (SPC) of China makes a number of responses to guide local courts in making decisions for the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in specific cases. Are these responses binding on for a court when deciding subsequent cases?
Case Files Show Another Side of Chinese Litigation
In the hierarchical structure of Chinese courts, the courts manage cases and supervise judges by making and transferring case files. Therefore, case files show the most real aspect of Chinese litigation.
Chinese Court Recognizes and Enforces a French Judgment of the Paris Commercial Court in 2017
A court in Liaoning Province, China, recognized and enforced a French judgment of the Paris Commercial Court.
Chinese Court Recognizes and Enforces a French Judgment of Bobigny Commercial Court in 2017
A court in Zhejiang Province, China, recognized and enforced a French judgment of Bobigny Commercial Court.
Chinese Court Recognizes and Enforces a Russian Court Judgment in 2018
A court in Inner Mongolia, China, recognized and enforced the judgment of a Russian court.
2018 CJO Report: Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in China
In 2018, Chinese courts have heard a total of 25 cases in relation to recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.
Case List of LCIA Arbitral Awards in China
We are endeavoring to collect all Chinese court decisions involving the recognition and enforcement of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) arbitral awards.