Jurisdiction Agreement

As of August 1st, Hong Kong and The Mainland were able to recognize and enforce commercial contracts, in accordance with the “Jurisdiction Agreement”  stated in “Arrangement between the Mainland of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Courts for Mutual Recognition and Implementation of Judgment on Civil-Commercial Cases under Agreement Jurisdiction." 

By Xu Xiaodan, King & Wood’s International Litigation & Arbitration Group

 Continue Reading Crossing the Border Provides No Refuge from the New Mutually Recognized Commercial Contract Law