China Justice Observer

Wed, 13 May 2026 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

Signed on April 20, 2026, a new arrangement between Hong Kong and Mainland China expands the methods for serving judicial documents to improve cross-border efficiency and address rising litigation demands.

Wed, 13 May 2026 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

Having entered into force on March 1, 2026, China’s first comprehensive revision of its 1995 Arbitration Law has introduced ad hoc arbitration, strengthened interim relief, and aligned the legal framework more closely with international standards.

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 Insights Béligh Elbalti

In April 2025, the Mozambican Supreme Court ruled to recognize and enforce a Chinese monetary judgment of the Primary People’s Court of Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province (Han Boajun v. Minguei He (Case No. 75/2024-C)). This marks the first reported case where a PRC judgment was enforced in Mozambique.

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 China Legal Trends Meng Yu 余萌 , Wenliang Zhang

This post analyzes the historic rise in cross-border judgment enforcement involving China, specifically focusing on the persistent challenges hindering the recognition of Chinese judgments abroad. It identifies two primary obstacles—emerging legal hurdles regarding systemic due process and a "confidence deficit" among Chinese creditors—and argues that addressing these is essential to sustaining the framework of mutual recognition.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

In the case of Amazon Joyo v. CNIPA & Seletech et al. (2024), China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) addressed the procedural hurdles of serving an elusive foreign litigant in an intellectual property dispute. By integrating the Hague Service Convention with domestic civil procedure, the SPC validated a non-hierarchical, multi-track service strategy.

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In August 2025, China’s Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued its first batch of guiding cases on data rights, establishing clear judicial standards to curb excessive data collection and regulate China’s digital economy.

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

Xiamen has implemented mainland China’s second local personal bankruptcy regulation, establishing a legal framework for “honest but unfortunate” debtors to seek economic recovery.

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

In February 2025, the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia, granted recognition and enforcement to a Chinese monetary judgment of the First Intermediate People's Court of Hainan Province (Yangpu Huigu Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited v He [2025] NSWSC 28).

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

In November 2023, the High Court of New Zealand granted a summary judgment to enforce two Chinese court judgments (Tian v Xu [2023] NZHC 3259), marking the first reported case of a New Zealand court enforcing a Chinese mediation judgment—also known as a civil settlement statement.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

On 31 Dec. 2025, China Justice Observer released the 2025 version of the List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments. To date, we have collected 120 cases involving China and 26 foreign States and regions. (Note: Foreign divorce judgments are excluded from the Case List.)