On 6 August 2019, the State Council of China published the “General Planning of the New Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Program” (“General Planning“). Under Article 4 of the General Planning, reputable overseas arbitration and dispute resolution institutions will be allowed to “set up business organisations in the new area [of … Read more
Almost a year since their high profile establishment in June 2018, the International Commercial Courts of the Supreme People’s Court (CICC) have recently conducted hearings on the first cases that were submitted to the CICC. On 29 May 2019, the Second International Commercial Court of the Supreme People’s Court of China heard a case concerning … Read more
In Li Lian Dong and Others v Shen Yi (2018) Jing 04 Min Te 541, a first instance decision made earlier this year, the Beijing 4th Intermediate People’s Court considered whether the court’s power to set aside an arbitral award extends to setting aside the parties’ settlement formally given effect to by the arbitral tribunal … Read more
