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Amendment of Chinese Civil Procedure Law Concerning Foreign Affairs

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Expand the jurisdiction of Chinese courts over foreign-related civil cases The type of cases the court has jurisdiction over has been revised from “disputes due to contract or other property rights” to “foreign-related civil disputes other than personal status.”

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Overview of the 2023 Amendments to Chinese Civil Procedure Law

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Background China’s Civil Procedure Law was enacted in April 1991 by the Fourth Session of the Seventh National People’s Congress. However, no substantial revisions were made to the provisions concerning foreign-related civil litigation. Since then, it had undergone four revisions in 2007, 2012, 2017, and 2021. Jurisdiction 2.1

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Shell litigation in the Dutch courts – milestones for private international law and the fight against climate change

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As was briefly announced earlier on this blog , on 29 January 2021, the Dutch Court of Appeal in The Hague gave a ruling in a long-standing litigation launched by four Nigerian farmers and the Dutch Milieudefensie. Climate change and related human rights litigation is undoubtedly of increasing importance in private international law.

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Virtual Hearing in China’s Smart Court

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Mr Ting Liao, PhD candidate at the Wuhan University Institute of International Law, published a note on the Chinese Smart Court , which attracted a lot of interest and attention. We have responded a few enquires and comments, some relating to the procedure and feasibility of virtual/remote hearing.

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German Federal Court of Justice: Article 26 Brussels Ia Regulation Applies to Non-EU Defendants

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By Moses Wiepen, Legal Trainee at the Higher Regional Court of Hamm, Germany In its decision of 21 July 2023 (V ZR 112/22), the German Federal Court of Justice confirmed that Art. In general, following the procedural law principle of actor sequitur forum rei , the Canadian trust should be brought to court in Canadian courts.

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Who is bound by Choice of Court Agreements in Bills of Lading?

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According to the doctrine of privity of contract, only parties to a choice of court agreement are subject to the rights and obligations arising from it. A choice of court agreement in a bill of lading which is agreed by the carrier and shipper and transferred to a consignee, or third-party holder is a ubiquitous example.

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The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: PIL and Litigation Aspects

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In this context, as explained by Michaels and Sommerfeld , while the CSDDD applies to certain non-EU firms based on their turnover in the EU (Article 2(2)), jurisdictional issues persist for actions against non-EU defendants in EU courts, with jurisdiction typically governed by national provisions.