April 2008

作者：李咏梅 金杜律师事务所争议解决组律师

1991年4月9日，第七届全国人民代表大会颁布施行了《民事诉讼法》。2007年10月28日，第十届全国人民代表大会常务委员会做出《关于修改〈中华人民共和国民事诉讼法〉的决定》，形成了《民事诉讼法》第一个修正案，并将于2008年4 月1日起施行。修订后的《民事诉讼法》（“新《民事诉讼法》”）集中解决了原《民事诉讼法》施行过程中矛盾突出的民事案件再审和执行问题，并与2007年 6月1日施行的《企业破产法》统一协调，删除了“企业法人破产还债程序”一章。Continue Reading 《民事诉讼法》修正案简评

By Li Yongmei of King & Wood’s Dispute Resoluton Group

The PRC Civil Procedure Law ("Old Law"), which was promulgated by the seventh National People’s Congress of People’s Republic of China ("NPC") and became effective on April 9, 1991, was amended for the first time on October 28, 2007 on the 13th session of the Standing Committee of the 10th NPC. The amendments to the Old Law ("New Law") came into effect on April 1, 2008. The New Law will reconcile the conflicts of the retrial system and civil enforcement system during the implementation of the Old Law. Also, the amendment have been coordinated with the PRC Enterprise Bankruptcy Law effective as of June 1, 2007, by deleting the chapter titled "Bankrupt Procedures of Enterprise Legal Person".Continue Reading Perfection of Civil Retrial and Enforcement & Consistency among Laws — Amendments to PRC’s Civil Procedure Law

By Ding Liang of King & Wood’s Corporate Group

A non-compete clause prohibits one party from competing in the same type of business as the other party for a specified period, within a specified geographical area, and is usually included in joint venture agreements, distribution agreements, OEM contracts, licensing agreements, and many other kinds of commercial agreements.Continue Reading The Interplay of Non-compete Covenants under the PRC Anti-monopoly Law