Ad Hoc Arbitration Comes to Central China: The Hunan FTZ Guide of 26 August 2026
On 26 August 2026 the Guide to Ad Hoc Arbitration in the China (Hunan) Pilot Free Trade Zone was released in Changsha — the first ad hoc arbitration practice...
2026-08-28
On 26 August 2026 the Guide to Ad Hoc Arbitration in the China (Hunan) Pilot Free Trade Zone was released in Changsha — the first ad hoc arbitration practice...
2026-08-28
From 1 January 2024 the amended Civil Procedure Law widens Chinese courts' reach over foreign-related civil and commercial disputes, adding an "other appropriate connection" catch-all. 自2024年1月1日起施行的修改后民事诉讼法扩张了人民法院对涉外民商事案件的管辖范围，并新增"其他适当联系"兜底规则。Article 277 lets...
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CIETAC (est. 1956, Beijing) is China's flagship international commercial arbitration institution, and its awards are enforceable across borders under the New York Convention. 中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会（贸仲，1956年成立于北京）是中国国际商事仲裁的旗舰机构，其裁决可依《纽约公约》跨境执行。CIETAC's 2024 Arbitration Rules took...
2026-08-28
The revised PRC Arbitration Law, effective 1 March 2026, for the first time codifies the "seat of arbitration" (Article 81), determining the applicable procedural law and supervisory court. ...
2026-08-28
The "seat" (legal place) of arbitration, not the hearing venue, determines which courts supervise the proceedings and where awards are enforced — choosing it is one of the most...
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The New York Convention has applied in mainland China since 22 April 1987, subject to China's reciprocity reservation and commercial reservation. 《纽约公约》自1987年4月22日起在中国内地施行，并受中国作出的互惠保留与商事保留两项声明的约束。The seat of arbitration—not the institution's nationality,...
2026-08-28
The Supreme People's Court's International Commercial Court (CICC, 国际商事法庭) provides first- and second-instance adjudication of foreign-related commercial disputes and centralized recognition of foreign judgments and awards. 最高人民法院国际商事法庭（CICC）集中审理涉外民商事一审、二审案件，并集中受理外国判决与裁决的承认案件。The revised...
2026-08-28
China's Arbitration Law has been comprehensively revised for the first time since 1994: the new law was passed on 12 September 2025, promulgated by Presidential Order No. 54, and...