Can You Refer to Arbitration in the Absence of an Arbitration Agreement?The answer is definitely negative.A valid arbitration agreement (or an arbitration clause contained in a contract) between the disputing parties is …
Judicial Review of Arbitration Cases - SubmissionsIf a disputing party has a doubt about the validity of an arbitration agreement or clause, they may file a petition for confirming its validity with a court of competent j…
Judicial Review of Arbitration Cases –Petitions Filed with Multiple Courts A person petitioning for recognizing an arbitral award rendered outside of mainland China should file a single petition with a court of competent…
Judicial Review of Arbitration Cases – Related to a Domestic CaseIf an arbitral award rendered outside of mainland China is related to a case admitted by a court of mainland China, and neither the domicile nor the proper…
Jurisdiction of Arbitration Cases for Judicial ReviewIf a disputing party files a petition for confirming the validity of an arbitration agreement, the case falls under the jurisdiction of the intermediate court or the sp…
Applicability of judicial review of arbitration casesFor the purpose of this article, arbitration cases exclude cases involving labor disputes, personal relations (marriage, family, adoption, succession, etc.), administra…
Who may apply for a declaration of presumed deathAny interested party may file a petition with a court of competent jurisdiction for a declaration of the presumed death of a natural person. Such an interested party may be…
An inheritance opens on the date of the decedent’s death, either physical death or declared death. If a decedent is declared dead by the court after having been missing for four years or for two years due to an accident,…
Robert Zhang 
Steve Li 