Posts under category Insights

The Hierarchical Chinese Courts

• August 3, 2018
• Insights

Chinese courts at various levels, to some extent, are part of the administrative bodies in the national hierarchy, rather than just a judicial organ with the sole responsibility of adjudicating cases.

A Questionnaire Survey of Chinese Judges' Job Satisfaction

• July 25, 2018
• Insights

In recent years, Chinese judges have become increasingly dissatisfied with their profession, and some have chosen to leave. Why？

China’s Supreme Court Talks about Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in China-Part II

• July 16, 2018
• Insights

Judge Gao Xiaoli of China’s Supreme People’s Court talks about recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in China.

China’s Supreme Court Talks about Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in China-Part I

• July 16, 2018
• Insights

Judge Gao Xiaoli of China’s Supreme People’s Court talks about recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in China.

The Nanning Statement: A Milestone in Recognizing and Enforcing Foreign Judgments in China

• July 10, 2018
• Insights

China’s Supreme People’s Court demonstrates its readiness, for the first time, in the Nanning Statement to loosen the criteria for recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.

Thus Spoke the Chinese Judge Who First Recognized and Enforced a Singaporean Court Judgment

• July 6, 2018
• Insights

Judge Jiang Xin, who rendered the first ruling to recognize and enforce a Singaporean court judgment in China, talks about what lessons China could draw from an Israeli case to promote the principle of reciprocity.

Thus Spoke the Chinese Judge Who First Recognized and Enforced a US Court Judgment

• June 27, 2018
• Insights

Judge Zhao Qianxi, who rendered the first ruling to recognize and enforce a US court judgment in China, talks about his process of reflection in hearing the case.

China's Supreme Court Talks about Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in China ( Part II)-The Voice of Chinese Judges

• June 13, 2018
• Insights

Judge Shen Hongyu of China’s Supreme People’s Court, who is participating in the policy making, talks about recognition and enforcement of foreign civil and commercial judgments in China.

China's Supreme Court Talks about Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in China ( Part I)-The Voice of Chinese Judges

• June 13, 2018
• Insights

Judge Shen Hongyu of China’s Supreme People’s Court, who is participating in the policy making, talks about recognition and enforcement of foreign civil and commercial judgments in China.

You Can View Almost All the Chinese Court Judgments Online for Free

• June 8, 2018
• Insights

“China Judgments Online” went online, and the judgment documents made by all the Chinese courts should be published on this website. As of the end of February 2018, the judgments published on the website had reached 42.783 million copies.

Big Data on Chinese Lawyers

• June 1, 2018
• Insights

The Ministry of Justice of China recently released a series of data on Chinese lawyers as of the end of 2017, including the number of lawyers, the number of lawsuits in which they acted as agents, and the number of clients they provided services for.

SPC’s Outline of the Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property in the Next Five Years

• May 29, 2018
• Insights

In 2017, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued the “Outline of the Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property in China (2016-2020)”, indicating what Chinese courts would do to enhance the protection of intellectual property rights in the next five years.

Protection of IP Rights in Shanghai Courts in 2017

• May 24, 2018
• Insights

In April 2018, Shanghai High People’s Court issued the white paper on “Juridical Protection for IP Rights of Shanghai Courts in 2017” (2017年上海法院知识产权审判白皮书).

You Can Watch Trials in Chinese Courts on the Internet Now

• May 20, 2018
• Insights

Do you wonder what a Chinese court is like? How is a trial proceeding in a Chinese court? Now you are able to watch the live broadcast of the court trial online.

Chinese Female Judges with a Numerical Advantage in China’s Legal Profession

• May 3, 2018
• Insights

In modern China, there is an obvious increase in the number of female law students, lawyers and judges, which has surpassed the number of male professionals. Such an increase brings a unique feminization to China’s law profession.

Enforcement Departments of Chinese Courts: the Enforcement Authorities of Court Judgments/ Rulings and Arbitral Awards.

• April 29, 2018
• Insights

In China, Courts are in charge of enforcing effective legal instruments, such as judgments/rulings in civil cases and arbitral awards. Within the Court, an enforcement department is responsible for organizing and handling enforcement work.

Chinese Courts Need to Improve their International Credibility for the Belt and Road Initiative

• April 23, 2018
• Insights

Chinese expert Prof. Yongping Xiao indicates, if China wishes to promote the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), improvements in the international credibility of the Chinese judiciary is required.

7 Tips on China’s High-level Consumption Restrictions

• April 19, 2018
• Insights

In order to urge the judgment debtor to fulfill the payment obligation determined in an effective legal instrument and also to prevent his/its property from being reduced by consumption, Chinese courts may restrict the judgment debtor on high-level consumption as well as the relevant consumption not necessary for livelihood or business operation.

Voice of Chinese Judges: How to Review the Service Procedure in Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in China

• April 11, 2018
• Insights

The service procedure is one of the key matters reviewed by Chinese courts in the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. There is no specific stipulation in China, at present, about how to review the procedure of services. Nevertheless, we attempt to learn the practices by Chinese courts from relevant decided cases.

14 Compulsory Execution Measures against A Judgment Debtor in China

• March 31, 2018
• Insights

If a judgment debtor refuses to fulfill the obligations specified in a legal document, a Chinese court may take the following fourteen (14) execution measures.

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