This case was the first cross-border forensic appraisal case in Beijing. This enhances the confidence of Chinese enterprises in "going global" and effectively promotes the sharing of benefits among countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative.
The successful execution of this cross-border appraisal and the smooth conclusion of the case serves as an exemplary model for cross-border appraisals. It has demonstrated the role of the judiciary in promoting shared benefits among countries involved in Belt and Road cooperation.
A company in Beijing signed an artist-agent contract with a Taiwan compatriot surnamed Lai, stipulating that the company would exclusively manage Lai's worldwide commercial and non-commercial performing activities.
Case 1: Violation of legal procedures by an arbitration institution due to its delivery of documents to a clearly non-existent address of the respondent without verifying its authenticity
This case marks the first instance in the Chinese mainland of applying the "Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Civil and Commercial Judgments by Courts of the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" (hereinafter referred to as the "Arrangement") since it came into effect on January 29, 2024.
The Beijing No 4 Intermediate People's Court recently concluded a case concerning the application for recognition and enforcement of a civil and commercial judgment rendered by the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
In December 2022, two companies involved in a construction project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) resolved a long-standing dispute at the Beijing International Commercial Tribunal (BICT).
The effective ascertainment of foreign laws plays an important role in equally protecting the rights and interests of Chinese and foreign parties, promoting international civil and commercial exchanges, protecting the legitimate commercial interests of commercial subjects, and properly resolving international commercial disputes.
As overseas tourism continues to grow, irregularities occur in the entrusted tourism services. Chinese courts will serve and protect the enterprises in foreign-related cases, and give judicial guidance to foreign companies to improve their management and standardize their business behaviors.
Disputes over the validity of resolutions of foreign-related joint venture companies are caused by conflicts in internal management of legal persons, and the choice of the applicable law shall be determined in accordance with the personal law of legal persons in the place where the joint venture company is registered.
The new court was set up as a division under the Beijing No 4 Intermediate People's Court, as the intermediate court has specialized in handling capital-related commercial disputes involving overseas litigants since 2018...