Performance Appraisal: A Decisive Factor in Chinese Judges’ Behavior Patterns

• February 21, 2019
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Chinese courts have developed a performance appraisal system to measure judges’ performance. If you want to establish reasonable expectations about how Chinese judges hear cases, the role of this system should not be overlooked.

Chinese Courts Facing Litigation Explosion

• February 19, 2019
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Chinese courts have been facing a litigation explosion in the recent five years, which has caused work overload to judges. Dealing with litigation explosion has now become one of the top priorities for the supreme court and local courts in China.

Case List of ICDR of AAA Arbitral Awards in China

• February 15, 2019
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We are endeavoring to collect all Chinese court decisions involving the recognition and enforcement of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution of American Arbitration Association arbitral awards.

Forum Non Conveniens in China: Think Twice Before Filing a Motion to Dismiss on FNC grounds

• February 15, 2019
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In most cases, Chinese courts do not support the defendant's motion to dismiss on FNC grounds, but tend to exercise jurisdiction over relevant cases. The case of Singapore Chi Cheng Pte. Ltd. et al. v. SinCo Technologies Pte. Ltd. is a classic example of the judicial practice in China.

Forum Non Conveniens in China: The Most Stringent Standards Ever?

• February 13, 2019
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Chinese courts rarely dismiss a case on forum non conveniens (FNC) ground. Grace Young International Ltd. v. Seoil Agency Co. Ltd. is currently one of the only two cases in which the Chinese courts grant an FNC dismissal.

Lawyer Sending Poison to Judge, TCM Vendor Acquitted | "Tales of the Criminal Courtroom"-1

• February 8, 2019
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The “Tales of the Criminal Courtroom” Series is a collection of articles written by J. Wong, a Chinese judge currently serving in the criminal division of a local court. This is the 1st post of the Series.

Documentary Evidence - The King of Evidence in Chinese Civil Litigation

• February 7, 2019
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In China’s civil litigation, judges attach the greatest importance to the documentary evidence. The role of witness testimony and physical evidence is almost negligible.

Success in the Chinese Courtroom: Safety and Efficiency, the Interests of Judges

• February 3, 2019
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In the Chinese litigation, you are not to defeat the other party, but to win over the judge. You have to stand on the judge's side to focus on his interests: safely and easily closing the case as soon as possible.

Case List of ICC Arbitral Awards in China

• January 30, 2019
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We are endeavoring to collect all Chinese court decisions involving the recognition and enforcement of the ICC International Court of Arbitration arbitral awards.

How to Litigate Before the Internet Courts in China?

• January 25, 2019
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There are currently three internet courts in China. In this article, the Beijing Internet Court is used as an example to interpret how internet courts in China hear cases.

How Does China’s System of Dishonest Judgment Debtors Operate?

• January 24, 2019
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The system of dishonest judgment debtors has become the main means for Chinese courts to enforce civil judgments for 5 years. This system has achieved certain results, but it has also given rise to some problems and raised public concerns.

Similar Judgements for Similar Cases: Forces Driving Chinese Courts to Promote AI

• January 19, 2019
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Chinese courts hope to achieve the system of “similar judgments for similar cases” through AI technology, in order to ensure the effective supervision of trial activities.

Litigation Procedures of Chinese courts

• January 15, 2019
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A summary of China's civil procedures is listed below based on a time sequence. The specific time frames are underlined for easy reference.

Chinese Court Refuses to Recognize a French Judgment due to Lack of a Return Receipt

• January 12, 2019
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On 20 June 2017, a Chinese local court in Chenzhou, ruled against recognition of a French judgment on the ground that the applicant failed to submit a return receipt of the said judgment.

Chinese Court Refuses to Recognize an Israeli Judgment, but It Won’t Exert Further Influence

• January 11, 2019
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In June 2017, a court in Fujian Province, China, rendered a judgment against recognition of an Israeli judgment, but we believe that a similar case is very unlikely to happen again in the future. What’ more, we are optimistic that Chinese courts will possibly recognize and enforce the judgment of Israeli courts in the future.

What Is the Difference between Litigation and Arbitration in China?

• January 6, 2019
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The most important difference between litigation and arbitration in China is that judges and arbitrators have different ways of thinking.

How Chinese Judges Think

• January 4, 2019
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In trial activities, a Chinese judge will consider what kind of legal effect, social effect and political effect that may be incurred by a judgment to determine how to make a judgment.

Why Chinese Courts Put so Much Emphasis on Enforcement of Civil Judgments?

• December 29, 2018
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Why should Chinese courts try to resolve the enforcement predicament of civil judgments in two to three years (i.e., 2016-2018)? Justice Zhou Qiang (周强), president of China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC), explained this in a report on 24 October 2018, and introduced what the Chinese courts did for this.

Chinese Courts Making Efforts to Ascertain and Apply Foreign Law

• December 23, 2018
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China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) has been pushing all courts across the country to ascertain and apply foreign law as much as possible in the last three years.

Chinese Courts Preparing for the Bankruptcy Wave Triggered by the China-US Trade War

• December 18, 2018
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China-US trade war may bankrupt many Chinese companies, and Chinese courts should get prepared as soon as possible.