In 2021, the Superior Court of Washington for King County ruled to recognize a judgment of a Beijing local court, marking the first time for a Washington state court, and the sixth time for a US court, to recognize and enforce Chinese monetary judgments (Yun Zhang v. Rainbow USA Investments LLC, Zhiwen Yang et al., Case No. 20-2-14429-1 SEA).
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.
On 8 June 2021, China Justice Observer released the 2021 version of List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments. To date, we have collected 72 cases involving China and 24 foreign States and regions.
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 July 2022, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court held a press briefing to introduce its trial of foreign-related commercial cases in 2018-2022 and released ten typical cases.
In July 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court’s 32nd batch of guiding cases clarify that the management of employer is obliged to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
In June 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China solicited public comment for the draft of “Standard Contract Provisions for the Export of Personal Information”, which stipulates the model clauses and specific requirements for a “Standard Contract” to clarify how companies can transfer personal information outside the borders of the People’s Republic of China.
In June 2022, China released the “Practice Guide on Cybersecurity Standards – Specification on Security Certification for Cross-border Processing of Personal Information”, which provides guidance to some specific requirements of the Personal Information Protection Law.
Most civil and commercial foreign judgments can be enforced in China, except for those relating to intellectual property, unfair competition and anti-monopoly disputes.
Because it can help you accurately identify your debtor.
If your product will enter the Chinese market sooner or later, you’d better register your trademark in China.
You can check or verify the basic information of Chinese companies on this official platform via the link (http://www.gsxt.gov.cn/index.html).
In 2021, the Superior Court of Washington for King County ruled to recognize a judgment of a Beijing local court, marking the first time for a Washington state court, and the sixth time for a US court, to recognize and enforce Chinese monetary judgments (Yun Zhang v. Rainbow USA Investments LLC, Zhiwen Yang et al., Case No. 20-2-14429-1 SEA).
In 2022, Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court of China ruled to partially recognize and enforce three EB-5 visa fraud-related judgments rendered respectively by the US District Court for the Central District of California and the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.
In 2020, Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court of China ruled in Wen v. Huang et al. (2018) to recognize and enforce a US judgment, marking the third time that American monetary judgments have been enforced in China.
Finality matters. In 2020, Wuxi Intermediate People's Court of China dismissed an application for enforcing a US judgment, due to the lack of finality, in Wuxi Luoshe Printing & Dyeing Co. Ltd. v. Anshan Li et al. (2017).
In 2021, Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court granted Mr. Liang’s application for personal bankruptcy reorganization, marking the first of its kind in China.
China's Personal Information Protection Law (个人信息保护法), enacted in August 2021, draws the boundaries for Internet platforms conducting automated decision-making through algorithms.
What is the duty lawyer? Who will serve as legal aid personnel? What kind of legal services can be provided? Here’s key questions to be answered to get to know China’s Legal Aid Law.
People’s Assessors Law of the People’s Republic of China was promulgated on 27 Apr. 2018, and entered into force on the same date.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2022, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court held a press briefing to introduce its trial of foreign-related commercial cases in 2018-2022 and released ten typical cases.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court’s 32nd batch of guiding cases clarify that the management of employer is obliged to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
In 2021, the Superior Court of Washington for King County ruled to recognize a judgment of a Beijing local court, marking the first time for a Washington state court, and the sixth time for a US court, to recognize and enforce Chinese monetary judgments (Yun Zhang v. Rainbow USA Investments LLC, Zhiwen Yang et al., Case No. 20-2-14429-1 SEA).
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China solicited public comment for the draft of “Standard Contract Provisions for the Export of Personal Information”, which stipulates the model clauses and specific requirements for a “Standard Contract” to clarify how companies can transfer personal information outside the borders of the People’s Republic of China.
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, China released the “Practice Guide on Cybersecurity Standards – Specification on Security Certification for Cross-border Processing of Personal Information”, which provides guidance to some specific requirements of the Personal Information Protection Law.
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2022, some industrial associations in China jointly issued an Initiative to warn of financial risks related to non-fungible tokens.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued the “Administrative Provisions on Internet User Account Information” (互联网用户账号信息管理规定), which aims to strengthen the management of internet user account information.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court disclosed the second batch of arbitration institutions to be included in the “One-Stop” Diversified International Commercial Dispute Resolution Mechanism.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
Most civil and commercial foreign judgments can be enforced in China, except for those relating to intellectual property, unfair competition and anti-monopoly disputes.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends Meng Yu 余萌
Because it can help you accurately identify your debtor.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
If your product will enter the Chinese market sooner or later, you’d better register your trademark in China.
Tue, 02 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate released the 37th batch of guiding cases, with a special feature on crimes of new drugs.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate issued the “Notice on Strengthening Cooperation between Criminal Prosecution and Public Interest Litigation Prosecution to Crack Down on Telecommunications Crimes and Enhance Judicial Protection of Personal Information”, which enhances the protection of personal information in the field of telecommunications.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2022, China ratified the Convention Concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour and the Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2022, the Chinese legislature adopted the “Decision on Amending the Anti-Monopoly Law”. The amended Anti-Monopoly Law came into force in August, with added provisions on the use of data and algorithms.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, China established the Chengdu-Chongqing Financial Court, the third of its kind following the Shanghai Financial Court and the Beijing Financial Court.
Sun, 31 Jul 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
In 2022, Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court of China ruled to partially recognize and enforce three EB-5 visa fraud-related judgments rendered respectively by the US District Court for the Central District of California and the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
You can check or verify the basic information of Chinese companies on this official platform via the link (http://www.gsxt.gov.cn/index.html).
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
You need to understand the threshold and criterion for the enforcement of foreign judgments in China. If your judgment can pass the threshold and meet the criterion, you may consider enforcing your judgments in China to collect your debts.
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
Yes. If you and another applicant both apply to register an identical or similar trademark, whoever files the application first shall own the trademark.
