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PRC Civil Code Series – 03: The Thing about Contracts

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July 5, 2020

China promulgated its first Civil Code in May 2020, which includes seven parts, i.e., General Principles, Real Rights, Contracts, Personality Rights, Marriage and Family, Succession, Liability for Tort, and Supplementary Provisions. The Contracts is its third part. For related posts on the PRC Civil Code, please click here. Before that, China had promulgated Contract Law separately. After the promulgation of the Civil Code, the Contract Law is to be abolished accordingly on 1 Jan.…

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A Look Into Expert Opinions – Guide to China's Civil Evidence Rules (4)

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July 3, 2020

The expert opinion is professional opinions provided by a neutral judicial expertise institution to the court on some factual issues of a case. As a type of statutory evidence, it plays an important role in China’s civil litigation. The expert opinion (“鉴定意见” in Chinese) is professional opinions provided by a neutral judicial expertise institution to the court on some factual issues of a case. The expert opinion is one of the eight types of…

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The Second Time China Recognizes a South Korean Judgment

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July 3, 2020

On 2 Apr. 2020, the Shanghai First Intermediate People’s Court (hereinafter “the Shanghai Court”) recognized a judgment rendered by the Seoul South District Court of South Korea (hereinafter “the Korean Court”) in Pektor Art Co., Ltd. v. Shanghai Chuangyi Baby Education Management Consulting Co., Ltd., (2019) Hu 01 Xie Wai Ren No. 17 (韩国彼克托美术式有限公司与上海创艺宝贝教育管理咨询有限公司申请承认和执行外国法院民事判决、裁定一案(2019)沪01协外认17号) . This is the second case where a Chinese court recognizes and enforces a Korean judgment (“the second…

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Evidence Discovery and Disclosure in China? A Look Into Evidence Presentation Order – Guide to China's Civil Evidence Rules (3)

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June 28, 2020

In cases where the evidence is completely controlled by one party and the other party has no way to collect, unfairness judgments may arise. To solve this problem, China has gradually set up the evidence presentation order system. Given it is designed to force the evidence controller to provide the evidence, some people call it China’s “evidence discovery and disclosure” system. However, there is a marked difference between the two. The evidence presentation order…

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PRC Civil Code Series – 02: The Thing about Real Rights

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June 28, 2020

China promulgated its first Civil Code in May 2020, which includes seven parts, i.e., General Principles, Real Rights, Contracts, Personality Rights, Marriage and Family, Succession, Liability for Tort, and Supplementary Provisions. The Real Rights is its second part. Before that, China had promulgated the Real Right Law and the Security Law respectively. After the promulgation of the Civil Code, both the Real Right Law and the Security Law are to be abolished accordingly on…

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Foreign Investment Law Series – 7: Adjustment and Changes in Sino-Foreign Joint Ventures Governance Structure

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June 26, 2020

According to the PRC Foreign Investment Law, the organizational structures and the governance rules of foreign-funded enterprises shall be governed by the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China (中华人民共和国公司法), the Partnership Law of the People’s Republic of China (中华人民共和国合伙企业法), etc. Existing foreign-funded enterprises can keep their original organizational structures within five years from the effective date of the Foreign Investment Law (1 Jan. 2020). However, to avoid a hasty decision on a…

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How Chinese Courts Deal With Government Contact Disputes? – Administrative Agreements Series-01

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June 26, 2020

The answer lies in China’s Supreme Court’s “Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Administrative Agreements Cases” (关于审理行政协议案件若干问题的规定). How Chinese courts deal with government contract disputes? The answer lies in the “Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Administrative Agreements Cases ” (关于审理行政协议案件若干问题的规定, hereinafter referred to as the “Judicial Interpretation”), which was issued by China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) in Dec. 2019. If you enter into an administrative agreement with…

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New Zealand Court Recognizes a Chinese Judgment for the First Time

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June 21, 2020

On 11 Apr. 2016, the Court of Appeal of New Zealand enforced a Chinese monetary judgment to its full value in Yang Chen v. Jinzhu Lin, CA334/2015, [2016] NZCA 113. This marks the first time that a Chinese monetary judgment has been enforced in New Zealand. Given that there has neither been a bilateral treaty that covers recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, nor any factual reciprocity precedence between China and New Zealand, the…

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PRC Civil Code Series – 01: The Thing About Part I General Principles

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June 21, 2020

China promulgated its first-ever Civil Code in May 2020. The General Principles is its first part. Before that, China had promulgated the “General Principles of Civil Law” (民法总则) and the “General Provisions of Civil Law” (民法通则) respectively. After the promulgation of the Civil Code, the two laws were abolished accordingly. “Part I General Principles” is divided into ten chapters: Basic Provisions, Natural Persons, Legal Persons, Unincorporated Associations, Civil Rights, Civil Juristic Acts, Agency, Civil…

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Technical Examination Officers: A Great Help in China's IP Cases

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June 21, 2020

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In intellectual property litigation, the technical examination officer will act as the judge’s technical assistant in aid of understanding and identifying professional and technical issues. On 18 Mar. 2019, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) promulgated the “Several Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on the Participation of Technical Examination Officers in the Intellectual Property Litigation” (最高人民法院关于技术调查官参与知识产权案件诉讼活动的若干规定, hereinafter “the Provisions”), officially establishing the technical examination officer mechanism. As early as 2014, the SPC had…

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PRC Civil Code Series – 03: The Thing about Contracts

A Look Into Expert Opinions – Guide to China's Civil Evidence Rules (4)

The Second Time China Recognizes a South Korean Judgment

Evidence Discovery and Disclosure in China? A Look Into Evidence Presentation Order – Guide to China's Civil Evidence Rules (3)

PRC Civil Code Series – 02: The Thing about Real Rights

Foreign Investment Law Series – 7: Adjustment and Changes in Sino-Foreign Joint Ventures Governance Structure

How Chinese Courts Deal With Government Contact Disputes? – Administrative Agreements Series-01

New Zealand Court Recognizes a Chinese Judgment for the First Time

PRC Civil Code Series – 01: The Thing About Part I General Principles

Technical Examination Officers: A Great Help in China's IP Cases

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