Sun, 10 Mar 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

In China, service of process not only occupies a significant number of resources of the courts, but also delays the progress in case hearing. Why?

Sat, 12 Jan 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

On 20 June 2017, a Chinese local court in Chenzhou, ruled against recognition of a French judgment on the ground that the applicant failed to submit a return receipt of the said judgment.

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

In June 2017, a court in Fujian Province, China, rendered a judgment against recognition of an Israeli judgment, but we believe that a similar case is very unlikely to happen again in the future. What’ more, we are optimistic that Chinese courts will possibly recognize and enforce the judgment of Israeli courts in the future.

Sun, 06 Jan 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

The most important difference between litigation and arbitration in China is that judges and arbitrators have different ways of thinking.

Fri, 04 Jan 2019 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

In trial activities, a Chinese judge will consider what kind of legal effect, social effect and political effect that may be incurred by a judgment to determine how to make a judgment.

Sat, 29 Dec 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

Why should Chinese courts try to resolve the enforcement predicament of civil judgments in two to three years (i.e., 2016-2018)? Justice Zhou Qiang (周強), president of China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC), explained this in a report on 24 October 2018, and introduced what the Chinese courts did for this.

Sun, 23 Dec 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) has been pushing all courts across the country to ascertain and apply foreign law as much as possible in the last three years.

Tue, 18 Dec 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟

China-US trade war may bankrupt many Chinese companies, and Chinese courts should get prepared as soon as possible.

Sun, 16 Dec 2018 Insights Guodong Du 杜國棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

Recently, China has established three Internet courts in Hangzhou, Beijing and Guangzhou. These courts will try Internet-related cases online, all of which are located in the most flourishing and prosperous area in the aspect of China’s Internet industry.

Sat, 17 Nov 2018 Insights Liu Qiang 劉強

The protection of the personal rights of Chinese judges is one of the most concerned issues for them. From an investigation report made by Longyan Intermediate People's Court of Fujian Province, we can learn that the personal rights of Chinese judges are often violated. Now, the SPC is working hard to solve this problem.