China International Commercial Court (CICC) 中国最高人民法院国际商事法庭
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In 2024, the Xiamen International Commercial Tribunal introduced "Consensual Jurisdiction Model Clauses" to enhance party autonomy in jurisdiction agreements, aiming to position the Tribunal as a preferred venue for resolving international commercial disputes.
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2024, the Wuxi International Commercial Court marked its first anniversary by releasing typical cases that illustrate the ascertainment and application of foreign law in international commercial disputes.
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2023, China's Supreme People’s Court issued guidelines for a one-stop platform to support and facilitate the resolution of international commercial disputes through methods such as neutral evaluation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation.
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Beijing International Commercial Court issued guidelines elucidating the application of the HCCH 1961 Apostille Convention in China, aiming to clarify procedures for parties unfamiliar with the Convention and to enable faster, more cost-effective, and more convenient cross-border document circulation.
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2023, China's Supreme People’s Court's newly amended provisions extended the reach of its International Commercial Courts (CICC). To establish a valid choice of court agreement, three requirements must be met - the international nature, the agreement in writing, and the amount in controversy - while the 'actual connection' is no longer required.
Mon, 05 Jun 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2023, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released the report Dispute Settlement with Chinese Characteristics: Assessing China’s International Commercial Court.
Mon, 15 May 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2023, the Hangzhou International Commercial Court heard its first case, involving the procurement of test kits by a German company from a Chinese company during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Mon, 31 Oct 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2022, China’s Xiamen International Commercial Court, as the first international commercial court established in Fujian Province, held its first hearing.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2022, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court held a press briefing to introduce its trial of foreign-related commercial cases in 2018-2022 and released ten typical cases.
Sun, 02 May 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
China's arbitration policies have been increasing since 2015, and the arbitration is gradually gaining widespread attention. We need to understand why this is happening.