Legislation roundup: Arbitration, online IP and data privacy
December 04, 2020 | BY
Susan MokA party may file applications for arbitration enforcement with both the mainland China court and Hong Kong court respectively, e-commerce platforms are required to set guidelines for handling IP infringement and mobile apps are restricted to collection of necessary personal information.
Supreme People's Court, Supplemental Arrangement Concerning Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral Awards between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
If the party against whom the application is filed is domiciled or has property in both mainland China and Hong Kong that may be subject to enforcement, the applicant may file applications for enforcement with the courts of the two places respectively. The courts of the two places shall, at the request of the court of the other place, provide information on its status of the enforcement of the arbitral award. The total amount to be recovered from enforcing the arbitral award in the courts of the two places may not exceed the amount determined in the arbitral award.
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