Sun, 06 Nov 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國(guó)棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

In 2021, Xiamen Maritime Court ruled, based on the principle of reciprocity, to recognize the order of the High Court of Singapore, which designated an insolvency officeholder. The trial Judge shares his view on reciprocity review in applications for recognition of foreign bankruptcy judgments.

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國(guó)棟

China's Export Control Law (ECL) came into effect on 1 Dec. 2020. As it has been almost two years since its implementation, it’s time for us to glimpse how China enforces the ECL.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國(guó)棟

Foreign law firms started to explore China’s legal market in 1992. After a 12-year rapid growth period started in 2002, they gradually declined from their peak in 2014.

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國(guó)棟

China’s Supreme People's Procuratorate shows, in its published guiding case, Jian Li No.67, shows how Chinese procuratorates review electronic data obtained from overseas.

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國(guó)棟

Seizure of electronic storage devices and electronic data extraction are the two statutory methods. It is also noteworthy that different approaches would apply when it comes to collection of the electronic data located in China and of that located outside of China.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國(guó)棟

As lawsuits involving workers in the gig economy increase, Chinese courts are now facing difficulties in determining whether gig workers are employees and who is the employer.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國(guó)棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

On 21 August 2022, China Justice Observer released the 2022 version of the List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments. To date, we have collected 89 cases involving China and 24 foreign States and regions.

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國(guó)棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

In 2021, the Superior Court of Washington for King County ruled to recognize a judgment of a Beijing local court, marking the first time for a Washington state court, and the sixth time for a US court, to recognize and enforce Chinese monetary judgments (Yun Zhang v. Rainbow USA Investments LLC, Zhiwen Yang et al., Case No. 20-2-14429-1 SEA).

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國(guó)棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

In 2022, Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court of China ruled to partially recognize and enforce three EB-5 visa fraud-related judgments rendered respectively by the US District Court for the Central District of California and the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜國(guó)棟 , Meng Yu 余萌

In 2022, the New South Wales Supreme Court of Australia ruled to recognize two Chinese civil settlement statements, which were considered as ‘foreign judgments’ under Australian law (Bank of China Limited v Chen [2022] NSWSC 749).