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China Civil Procedure Law

China Civil Procedure Law: Civl and Commercial Legal Procedure in China

(Adopted at the Fourth Session of the Seventh National People’s Congress and promulgated by Order No. 44 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on April 9, 1991)

Contents

Part One General Provisions

Chapter I The Aim, Scope of Application and Basic Principles

Chapter II Jurisdiction

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关于审理涉外民商事案件适用国际条约和国际惯例若干问题的解释

《最高人民法院关于审理涉外民商事案件适用国际条约和国际惯例若干问题的解释》(以下简称《解释》)已于2023年12月5日由最高人民法院审判委员会第1908次会议通过,自2024年1月1日起施行。

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China updated the hierarchical jurisdiction over foreign-related civil&commercial cases

On Nov.14th, 2022, the China supreme court issued a new regulation concerning the hierachical jurisdiction over foreign related disputes which shall be take effect from Jan. 1st, 2023. Let’s take a look at it: Continue reading

Guiding Opinions of the Supreme People’s Court on the Issues of Properly Hearing Civil Cases involving the COVID-19 Pandemic in Accordance with the Law (III)

Legal cases relating to China have been significantly affected by the pandemic of Covid-19, China supreme court issued some guiding opinions for trying cases that are affected by the pandemic. Herebelow we’re studying: the Guiding Opinions on the Issues of Properly Hearing Civil Cases involving the COVID-19 Pandemic in Accordance with the Law (III),(No. 20 [2020] of the Supreme People’s Court) Continue reading