Tag: Civil Procedure Law

This column examines commercial courts in a domestic context. It outlines the features of efficient and effective commercial dispute resolution, as recognised by international practice

This article analyses whether such an arbitration strategy is valid in terms of contract relativity

Small wonder that the past couple of years have spawned an exciting amount of tech-related reform in China’s courts and arbitration institutions

Intra-company disputes are usually resolved by courts in China, but the absence of special procedural rules in the Civil Procedure Law leads to time-consuming and laborious settlements

When different judicial systems clash on disputes involving foreign commercial judgments recognised and enforced in mainland China the outcomes have always been tricky, even under the confines of bilateral treaties

This edition of China Lexicon explores the concept of agent ad litem, which refers to an agent who represents the interests of a party in a litigation or other legal proceedings