China Justice Observer

Sat, 18 Apr 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

To date, we have collected 57 cases involving China and 20 foreign States and regions in the field of recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. (Note: Foreign divorce judgments are excluded.)

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

Looking for a quick guide to China International Commercial Court (CICC)? Here are brochures designed by law students of China University of Political Science and Law.

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

The Case of Huizhi Liu is the third Chinese judgment recognized in the U.S. and the first in New York.

Sun, 12 Jan 2020 Insights Béligh Elbalti

China and Japan should avoid the passive ''wait-and-see'' attitude and should be prepared, in the light of the recent development in China, to be ready to take the decisive step that will end with the current stalemate.

Sun, 24 Nov 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋

How to litigate in a Chinese court? What happens if you have filed a lawsuit in China? The collection of ''Litigation in China 101'' is your guide to civil litigation in China, where you can have a basic understanding of China's court system, judicial proceedings, evidence rules and so on.

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

Dr. Meng Yu, as the panelist of the symposium of ''Exploring New Horizons in Caribbean-China Trade and Investment Relations'' held in Barbados in November 2019, talked about the possibility and feasibility for China and the Caribbean (in particular, the Caribbean offshore financial centers) to cooperate in mutual recognition and enforcement of court judgments.

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 China Legal Trends Xinzhu Li 李欣烛

"Administrative Measures for Business Offices Established by Overseas Arbitration Institutions in Lin-Gang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone"（《境外仲裁机构在中国（上海）自由贸易试验区临港新片区设立业务机构管理办法》）was issued by Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice on 21st. Oct 2019.

Fri, 08 Nov 2019 Videos Meng Yu 余萌

What is International Civil Litigation in China? We will discuss the approach to identifying a foreign-related case: the three-element test, and the case of Beijing Chaolai.

Fri, 11 Oct 2019 Insights Guiqiang LIU 刘桂强

Since 2010, the U.S. courts have frequently compelled Chinese banks to provide bank documents even though the discovery would violate Chinese bank secrecy law. The continuing conflicts would lead to a lose-lose situation in which neither the Chinese banks nor the foreign litigants would get any benefits.

Fri, 23 Aug 2019 Insights Guiqiang LIU 刘桂强

The D.C. Circuit upheld the contempt orders against three Chinese banks on 30 July 2019. For Chinese banks, they have been frequently caught in a catch-22 since Gucci v. Weixing Li: violating Chinese laws to produce documents or be held in contempt for refusing discovery. To some extent, perhaps Chinese banks are going through the worst of times after their entry into the U.S. financial markets.