Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners discusses the rise of online courts used to resolve disputes particularly in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic where areas have been under lockdown and highlights the benefits and disadvantages of the use of online trials that will likely be incorporated as a norm in legal practice
A second set of opinions guiding trials of COVID-19 disputes arising from change in costs
SPC specifies the use of language terms for patent claims filing
China's Civil Law provides brand owners alternative avenue for IP protection
China's top court wants lower courts to facilitate continued performance of contracts as much as possible
U.S. Commerce Department removes civilian end-use exception for tech exports to China; ChiNext to trial registration-based IPO system following STAR board success; new civil litigation evidence rules take effect amid coronavirus disruption to contracts
SPC issues guidelines on force majeure claims of Covid-19 contract disputes
How has disruption to Chinese businesses and deals shifted as the virus itself has moved from China to the U.S.? Scott Yu and Meg Utterback discuss the pandemic's impact on international M&A, litigation, antitrust enforcement, and U.S. regulatory action against Chinese companies
China's support for its businesses' force majeure claims is raising questions about enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
In the first episode of the China Law Podcast, we discuss Chinese businesses claiming force majeure exemptions to contracts. Should foreign counterparties grant these exemptions? Must they? Or should they sue instead? And perhaps most importantly, would they win?
