In a recent case involving the enforcement of a foreign arbitral award, the Shanghai Maritime Court confirmed its jurisdiction over an offshore company respondent with its principal place of business in China (see Oriental Prime Shipping Co. Limited v. Hong Glory International Shipping Company Limited (2020)) .
On 20 August 2023, China Justice Observer released the 2023 version of the List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments. To date, we have collected 98 cases involving China and 25 foreign States and regions. (Note: Foreign divorce judgments are excluded from the Case List.)
China’s newly amended Civil Procedure Law aims to reduce the caseload and simplify the litigation procedure by, among others, promoting online litigation and supporting mediation.
Academy for the Rule of Law at China University of Political Science and Law
中国政法大学全面依法治国研究院
No, the agreement, at least the part relating to the organizational structure and internal governance matters, may not be arbitrable, says Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court in Tang v. Beijing XX Decoration Technology Company (2019).
German investors benefit from the new Chinese Foreign Investment Law.
The Supplemental Arrangement on the Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral Awards between the Mainland and Hong Kong SAR (2020) provides detailed interpretation on reciprocal enforcement of arbitral awards, and further refines the interregional judicial assistance system.
In June 2023, the Shenzhen Bankruptcy Tribunal of the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court served a civil ruling to Liang Wenjin, the debtor in China’s first domestic personal bankruptcy case, declaring the case concluded and his outstanding debts discharged.
In June 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court held a press conference to release, for the first time, typical civil cases involving sports disputes.
In June 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court reported on the drug control works of Chinese courts since 2022.
In June 2023, the English version of the Law on Foreign Relations of the People's Republic of China was published online by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The full text is available here.
Can I sue Chinese companies in the United States and then enforce a US judgment in China?
In June 2023, the English version of the Law on Foreign Relations of the People's Republic of China was published online by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The full text is available here.
In June 2023, the English version of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China was published online by China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress. The full text is available here.
Can I sue Chinese companies in Germany and then enforce a German court judgment in China?
In a recent case involving the enforcement of a foreign arbitral award, the Shanghai Maritime Court confirmed its jurisdiction over an offshore company respondent with its principal place of business in China (see Oriental Prime Shipping Co. Limited v. Hong Glory International Shipping Company Limited (2020)) .
In China, cybercrime involving individuals' privacy is known as the crime of violating citizens' personal information.
In 2019, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia of Canada upheld the trial ruling to enforce a Chinese civil settlement statement (Wei v. Li, 2019 BCCA 114).
The case of the "Sapphire Princess" stands out as the first tort case in China to take place on a cruise ship on the high seas.
In April 2023, China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, adopted the PRC Law on Ecological Protection of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
In April 2023, China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, passed the revised PRC Counter-Espionage Law.
On 1 Apr. 2023, China’s State Council and Central Military Commission jointly promulgated the revised “Regulation on Conscription Work” (征兵工作条例).
Under Chinese criminal laws, where a juvenile has reached 18 when committing a crime and is sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of five years or a lighter punishment, the criminal records concerned shall be sealed for preservation.
Fri, 22 Sep 2023 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
Can I sue Chinese companies in the United States and then enforce a US judgment in China?
Mon, 18 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, the Shenzhen Bankruptcy Tribunal of the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court served a civil ruling to Liang Wenjin, the debtor in China’s first domestic personal bankruptcy case, declaring the case concluded and his outstanding debts discharged.
Mon, 18 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court held a press conference to release, for the first time, typical civil cases involving sports disputes.
Mon, 18 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court reported on the drug control works of Chinese courts since 2022.
Mon, 18 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, the English version of the Law on Foreign Relations of the People's Republic of China was published online by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The full text is available here.
Sun, 17 Sep 2023 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
In a recent case involving the enforcement of a foreign arbitral award, the Shanghai Maritime Court confirmed its jurisdiction over an offshore company respondent with its principal place of business in China (see Oriental Prime Shipping Co. Limited v. Hong Glory International Shipping Company Limited (2020)) .
Mon, 11 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released the “Annual Report on China’s Anti-Monopoly Law Enforcement (2022)” in English and Chinese versions.
Mon, 11 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, the Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC) promptly froze the respondent’s bank accounts through an online system when handling the applicant’s property preservation application in a supply contract arbitration.
Mon, 11 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
By the end of 2022, China had more than 651,600 practicing lawyers and more than 38,600 law firms.
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, the English version of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China was published online by China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress. The full text is available here.
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court, Supreme People’s Procuratorate, and Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the proposed “Guidelines on Fighting Cyberbullying Crimes and Violations (Draft for Public Comment)”. The Draft provides that such an act may be recognized as an insult or defamation under the Criminal Law, or as an infringement of personality rights under the Civil Code.
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, the Bankruptcy Tribunal of the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court published the “Guidelines on Handling Personal Bankruptcy Reorganization Cases”. At present, personal bankruptcy in China only applies in Shenzhen and nowhere else.
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2022, the High Court of South Africa held that the Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) in question was independent, and not under direct or indirect control of the Shandong Provincial State-Owned Asset Supervision and Administration Commission (see DHL Project & Chartering Ltd v MV "Shandong Hai Chang" (A10/2020) [2022] ZAKZDHC 24).
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2023, the English version of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Foreign State Immunity was published online by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The full text is available here.
Sun, 03 Sep 2023 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
In China, cybercrime involving individuals' privacy is known as the crime of violating citizens' personal information.
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Dr. Yongjian Zhang, former Senior Judge of the First Ranking of China’s Supreme People’s Court, has been appointed as an international judge at the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC).
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) and the China Coast Guard (CCG) jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Improving the Investigation Supervision and Collaboration and Cooperation Mechanisms.
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued Environment and Resources Adjudication of China (2022) with typical cases and released data on environmental protection cases heard by Chinese courts in 2022.
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
In 2019, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia of Canada upheld the trial ruling to enforce a Chinese civil settlement statement (Wei v. Li, 2019 BCCA 114).
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team
Can I sue Chinese companies in Germany and then enforce a German court judgment in China?
