On 23 Dec. 2020, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) published the Annual Report on Judicial Review of Commercial Arbitration (2019) (the Report). Case heard by Chinese courts for judicial review of foreign-related arbitration agreements in 2019 are introduced in Items 1-4 of Section VI, Part Three thereof.
China Annual Report 2019 on Judicial Review of Commercial Arbitration Highlights:
These cases provide insight into how Chinese courts review foreign-related arbitration agreements in practice.
Pursuant to the structure of the Report, the cases mentioned in the Report, together with links to their full texts are provided below.
1. Application for Determining the Validity of Arbitration Agreement between Claimant Luck Treat Co., Ltd. and Respondent Shenzhen Zhongyuancheng Commercial Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. (申请人运裕有限公司与被申请人深圳市中苑城商业投资控股有限公司申请确认仲裁协议效力案), Supreme People’s Court (2019) Zui Gao Fa Min Te No.1 Civil Ruling (September 18, 2019).
2. Application for Determining the Validity of Arbitration Agreement between Claimant Newpower Enterprises Inc. Co., Ltd. and Respondent Shenzhen Zhongyuancheng Commercial Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. (申请人新劲企业公司与被申请人深圳市中苑城商业投资控股有限公司申请确认仲裁协议效力案), Supreme People’s Court (2019) Zui Gao Fa Min Te No.2 Civil Ruling (September 18, 2019).
3. Application for Determining the Validity of Arbitration Agreement between Claimants Beijing CTS H.K. Metropark Hotels Management Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Metropark Jinghua Hotel Co., Ltd. and Respondent Shenzhen Zhongyuancheng Commercial Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. (申请人北京港中旅维景国际酒店管理有限公司、深圳维景京华酒店有限公司与被申请人深圳市中苑城商业投资控股有限公司申请确认仲裁协议效力案) Supreme People’s Court (2019) Zui Gao Fa Min Te No.3 Civil Ruling (September 18, 2019).
4. Application for Determining the Validity of an Arbitration Agreement between Claimant Henan Kanghui Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. and Respondent Jetstar Pacific Airlines, Inc. (申请人河南康辉航空科技有限公司与被申请人捷星太平洋航空股份有限公司申请确认仲裁协议效力案) Zhengzhou Intermediate People’s Court of Henan Province (2019) Yu 01 Min Te No. 18 Civil Ruling (August 26, 2019)
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Contributors: Meng Yu 余萌
