China Justice Observer

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

In 2019, due to parallel proceedings, Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court of China ruled to dismiss the application for enforcing a New Zealand judgment (Americhip, Inc. v. Dean et al. (2018) Yue 03 Min Chu No. 420 ).

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

In 2020, Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court of China ruled in Wen v. Huang et al. (2018) to recognize and enforce a US judgment, marking the third time that American monetary judgments have been enforced in China.

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

In 2021, due to lack of jurisdiction, a Chinese court in Liaoning Province ruled to dismiss applications for enforcing three South Korean judgments in KRNC v. CHOO KYU SHIK (2021).

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

In 2021, Xiamen Maritime Court of China ruled to recognize a Singaporean insolvency order in In re Xihe Holdings Pte. Ltd. et al. (2020), providing an example of how Chinese courts recognize foreign bankruptcy judgments based on the principle of reciprocity.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

Finality matters. In 2020, Wuxi Intermediate People's Court of China dismissed an application for enforcing a US judgment, due to the lack of finality, in Wuxi Luoshe Printing & Dyeing Co. Ltd. v. Anshan Li et al. (2017).

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

In March 2022, Shanghai Maritime Court ruled to recognize and enforce an English judgment in Spar Shipping v Grand China Logistics (2018), marking the first time that an English monetary judgment has been enforced in China based on reciprocity.

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

Yes, the Chinese court in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, enforced an Italian judgment in 2021, upholding the claim of the judgment creditor’s successor (Ye Aiwen v. Chen Tihu (2019)).

Sat, 28 May 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

China published a landmark judicial policy on the enforcement of foreign judgments in 2022. This post addresses the ex ante internal approval and ex post filings - a mechanism designed by China’s Supreme Court to ensure impartiality in enforcing foreign judgments.

Sun, 22 May 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

China published a landmark judicial policy on the enforcement of foreign judgments in 2022. This post addresses the rules on case filing, service of process and withdrawal of application.

Sun, 15 May 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

China published a landmark judicial policy on the enforcement of foreign judgments in 2022. This post addresses the rules on whether and how applicants may seek interim measures (conservatory measures) in cases of the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in China.