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, 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).
Wed, 25 May 2022 Insights Zilin Hao 郝梓林
On 5 May 2022, China deposited a declaration of extension of the territorial application of the CISG to Hong Kong SAR.
Sun, 27 Feb 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
China’s Supreme Court’s newly-issued 2021 Conference Summary on cross-border commercial and maritime litigation, addressed, among others, jurisdiction clauses, cross-border electronic service, and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
China’s newly amended Civil Procedure Law aims to reduce the caseload and simplify the litigation procedure by, among others, promoting online litigation and supporting mediation.
Sun, 13 Feb 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
Diverging views among Chinese local courts are expressed on the question of whether the disclosure of Chinese judgments infringes the privacy of the parties.
Sun, 09 Jan 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Though legal professional ethics has long been underappreciated in China, it has gradually enjoyed better status since 2015.
Sun, 02 Jan 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
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.
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
On December 26, 2021, ICDPASO released ICDPASO Commercial Mediation Rules (Draft). ICDPASO (International Commercial Dispute Prevention and Settlement Organization) is a non-governmental international organization established by China in 2020.
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
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.