How to enforce mainland civil judgments – Taiwan Focus
January 16, 2014 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesEnforcing final civil judgments that have been made in mainland, Hong Kong and Macau courts in Taiwan can be challenging. As cross-strait disputes increase, businesses need to make sure they have the right dispute resolution clauses in place
One of the most momentous breaking points in Taiwan's political history came when the Taiwan government first lifted its ban on visiting relatives in China in 1987. Since that time it has been inevitable that Taiwan and China would become more closely-connected in all aspects. In recent years, cross-strait commerce has played an important role for businesses both from Taiwan and China. To nobody's surprise, the deeper the connection becomes, the more disputes arise; especially when the parties involved come from different jurisdictions, which can cause a dispute to be much more complicated.