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Service Procedure in Chinese Courts

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

The 2023 Civil Procedure Law adopts a problem-oriented approach, addressing difficulties in the service of process for foreign-related cases by expanding channels and shortening the service by publication period to 60 days for non-domiciled parties, reflecting a broader initiative to enhance efficiency and adapt legal procedures to the complexities of international litigation.

Fri, 05 May 2023 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌

Apart from those in the Prep Checklist, which can be found in the ‘2022 Guide to Enforce Foreign Judgments in China’, the applicant needs to prepare one more document in the case of foreign default judgments, that is, the proof documents to prove that the foreign court has legally summoned the defendant.

Wed, 11 Apr 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌

The service procedure is one of the key matters reviewed by Chinese courts in the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. There is no specific stipulation in China, at present, about how to review the procedure of services. Nevertheless, we attempt to learn the practices by Chinese courts from relevant decided cases.