China Law in One Minute presents one-minute insight into an aspect of Chinese law and Chinese society.
In China Law in One Minute, a column of China Justice Observer, we will enrich the content of this column at a rate of 1,000 new posts every year, so as to cover all aspects of Chinese law and society.
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
Given the large scale of China’s trade, even if the chance of getting bad debts is small, the impact on international creditors and the amount of liabilities arising therefrom should not be underestimated.
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
If you have not registered your trademark in China, the answer is NO.
Thu, 07 Jul 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
In March 2022, with the approval of China's Supreme People's Court (SPC), a local court in Shanghai ruled to recognize an English monetary judgment. Apart from being the first of its kind where an English monetary judgment has been enforced in China based on reciprocity, this case also shows how Chinese courts ensure impartiality, through the mechanism of ex ante internal approval and ex post filings, in foreign judgments enforcement cases.
Thu, 07 Jul 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
It is not easy to demand payment from the debtor, either to ask the buyer to pay for the goods or to ask the supplier to return the money (in case of a failed transaction).
Thu, 07 Jul 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
You can register an intellectual property rights (IPR) complaint account on Alibaba (including Taobao, Tmall, 1688.com, and Alibaba.com) and file a complaint against counterfeit products in person or through an agent.
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
It means enforcing foreign judgments in China will not be much harder than that in other foreign judgments friendly countries.
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
In practice, as an agency specializing in China-related debt collection, we have noticed that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are often more likely to get into situations where they are owed money by their Chinese partners.
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
You only need to prepare the proof of identity, proof of intellectual property rights (IPR), and proof of authorization.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
In international trades, many traders do not always use formal contracts when doing business in China. Instead, they use simple purchase orders (POs) and proforma invoices (PIs), which do not cover all the details of the transaction.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
What do you do as a creditor if you have a winning judgment against your debtor in a country other than the one where the debtor has assets or is located?