Wed, 03 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2024, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court swiftly granted interim measures within 24 hours of the case filing, supporting an arbitration administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC).
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2024, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released ten typical cases of judicial review of arbitration, aiming to unify the standards for judicial review of arbitration across the country. Among others, Case No.1 shows that the Chinese court confirmed the validity of an arbitration agreement despite an unregistered company seal.
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2023, a Shanghai local court set a groundbreaking precedent by issuing investigation orders to assist arbitration institutions, marking the first instance of such support in China's legal landscape.
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court released its 2020 Annual Report on Judicial Review of Commercial Arbitration, aiming to standardize criteria, regulate judicial review power, guide arbitration institutions, and provide case materials for legislative amendments.
Tue, 10 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2023, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate Court (BFIC) released its “2022 Annual Report on Judicial Review Cases in Domestic Arbitration”. As a court with jurisdiction over two of the largest arbitration institutions in China, namely the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), BFIC is a major player in China’s arbitration landscape.
Mon, 11 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, the Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC) promptly froze the respondent’s bank accounts through an online system when handling the applicant’s property preservation application in a supply contract arbitration.
Wed, 21 Jun 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In 2021, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court enforced an emergency order made by an arbitrator appointed by the Swiss Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Institute (SCAI), which is believed to be the first time that a Chinese court has enforced a foreign emergency arbitration order.
Mon, 30 Jan 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court released six cases on judicial review of arbitration as the 36th batch of guiding cases.
Mon, 30 Jan 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2022, Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court reported its work on foreign court judgment/arbitral awards enforcement cases. Since 2018, the court has accepted 332 cases, with the total amount in controversy reaching more than CNY 5 billion (approx. USD 740 million).
Fri, 19 Nov 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
The Supreme People’s Court published the Annual Report on Judicial Review of Commercial Arbitration (2019). Cases relating to judicial review of foreign-related arbitration agreements in 2019 are introduced in Part Three.