Sun, 23 Aug 2020 Insights Chenyang Zhang 张辰扬 , Ran Ren 任冉
In Chinese civil litigation, standards of proof can be categorized into two groups: most to-be-proved facts are subject to “preponderance of the evidence” standard, and some special to-be-proved facts subject to “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard.
Sat, 27 Jun 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
The answer lies in China's Supreme Court's "Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Administrative Agreements Cases" (关于审理行政协议案件若干问题的规定).
Tue, 12 May 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
China's Supreme Court Judge Gao Xiaoli (高晓力) gave a speech titled "Exploration and Innovation of the One-stop Diversified Settlement Mechanism of International Commercial Disputes of the Supreme People's Court" in November 2019.
Sun, 26 Apr 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
The results of polygraph tests are not admissible as evidence in criminal proceedings, but still remain controversial in civil litigation.
Sun, 15 Mar 2020 Insights Chenyang Zhang 张辰扬 , Ran Ren 任冉
E-mail is an evidence form recognized by Chinese courts, but given its authenticity being easily challenged, the parties should take the right way to obtain and present evidence to ensure its effectiveness.
Sat, 07 Mar 2020 News Meng Yu 余萌
Hainan's newly-established First and Second Foreign-related Civil and Commercial Tribunals marks China's first step towards a more centralized administration system on international cases.
Sat, 07 Mar 2020 Insights Jian Zhang 张建
Courts of Mainland China have accepted several applications from Hong Kong for interim reliefs in support of the arbitral proceedings since the 2019 Arrangement.
Sun, 01 Mar 2020 Insights Jian Zhang 张建
What can we expect from the 2019 Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in Court-ordered Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by the Courts of the Mainland and of Hong Kong?
Fri, 21 Feb 2020 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
No, but people's assessors exist in China, who, together with judges, will form a collegial panel to hear cases in specific circumstances.
Wed, 29 Jan 2020 Insights Chenyang Zhang 张辰扬 , Yue Wu 武悦
Don't forget about the series of formality requirements, apart from pleadings and evidence, so as to get ready for the civil litigation in China.