Seizure of electronic storage devices and electronic data extraction are the two statutory methods. It is also noteworthy that different approaches would apply when it comes to collection of the electronic data located in China and of that located outside of China.
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.
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.
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.
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)).
China published a landmark judicial policy on the enforcement of foreign judgments in 2022. This post addresses the supplementary rules on jurisdiction in cases of the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in China.
China published a landmark judicial policy on the enforcement of foreign judgments in 2022. This post addresses the conditions for recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in China.
Drivers in ride-hailing platforms like Uber are not employees, but independent contractors, says a newly issued Chinese government policy in 2021, which also emphasizes that the platforms should treat workers like employees in certain aspects.
With a major overhaul of China’s trial system, the ongoing reform will grant higher courts greater discretion to decide to hear the first-instance cases from its lower courts, so as to ensure that judges are impartial and independent of local authorities.
Since 2020, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate has been exploring to establish a corporate compliance non-prosecution system. In June 2021, the newly-issued SPP policy document signals the adoption of conditional non-prosecution when introducing a third-party supervision and evaluation mechanism.