Fri, 01 Mar 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
China’s Supreme People's Court (SPC) is prompting judges to explain their reasons as carefully as possible in judgment writing.
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Thu, 21 Feb 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
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.
Tue, 19 Feb 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
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.
Fri, 15 Feb 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
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.
Fri, 15 Feb 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
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.
Wed, 13 Feb 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
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.
Thu, 07 Feb 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
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.
Sun, 03 Feb 2019 Insights Dennis (Yongquan) Deng 邓永泉
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.
Wed, 30 Jan 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
We are endeavoring to collect all Chinese court decisions involving the recognition and enforcement of the ICC International Court of Arbitration arbitral awards.