Foreign Litigation / 涉外诉讼, International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
2026-09-10
On 9 September 2026 the Supreme People's Court (SPC) convened the fifth seminar of its International Commercial Expert Committee in Shanghai, announcing the addition of new international commercial mediation...
International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
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
Since the 2023 amendment to the Civil Procedure Law (in force 1 January 2024), Chinese courts may take jurisdiction over foreign-related disputes with "other proper connections" to China beyond...
2026-08-28
On 20 August 2026 the Fujian Higher People's Court announced that, with approval of the Supreme People's Court, first-instance foreign-related, Hong Kong-, Macao- and Taiwan-related commercial cases from six...
2026-08-28
The Supreme People's Court's 2025 opinion on the International Commercial Court (CICC) upgrades foreign-related adjudication: model jurisdiction clauses, pre-trial conferences and standardised bilingual procedures.最高人民法院2025年《国际商事法庭高质量发展意见》升级涉外审判：管辖示范条款、审前会议与标准化中英双语程序。China is building a cross-border legal-service...
Foreign Litigation / 涉外诉讼, International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
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...
International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
2026-08-28
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...
International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
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. ...
International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
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...
International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
2026-08-28
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,...