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On March 17, 2025, the Shanghai Maritime Court concluded a highly watched case concerning an application to confirm the validity of an ad hoc arbitration agreement. This case marks the first judicial precedent on the validity of an ad hoc arbitration agreement since the implementation of the Regulations on Promoting the Establishment of an International Commercial Arbitration Center in Shanghai (hereinafter referred to as the "Arbitration Regulations").The dispute arose between two companies registered in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone and the Lingang New Area over transportation costs incurred during the importation of goods. In November 2024, the parties entered into an Ad...
information processing, safety control, and other products for new energy storage systems. It primarily focuses on new battery technologies and other energy storage products, as well as various advanced energy storage technologies. This also includes power management chips, power electronic devices, thermal management, and energy control systems. As an emerging field within the electronics and information manufacturing industry, the new energy storage manufacturing sector is a vital part of the modern industrial system.The "Action Plan" consists of 22 ...
To implement the decisions and plans of the Central Government on advancing the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), fully utilize the functions and advantages of the arbitration system, foster a market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized business environment, and support the high-quality development of the GBA, the Supreme People's Court and the Ministry of Justice recently issued the "Opinions on Fully Leveraging the Functions of Arbitration to Support the High-Quality Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions").The "Opinions" clarify the "Hong Kong (Macao) Capital, Hong Kong ...
On December 30, the Shanghai International Commercial Court (SHICC) was officially inaugurated under the Shanghai First Intermediate People's Court, centrally exercising jurisdiction over first-instance and second-instance foreign-related commercial cases, judicial review of arbitration, and other matters that were originally under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai First and Second Intermediate People's Courts.The functional positioning of the Shanghai International Commercial Court primarily includes, in terms of performing judicial duties, exercising centralized jurisdiction over foreign-related commercial cases in accordance with the law; in terms of reform and innovation, exploring and improving an international commercial adjudication mechanism that is more adaptable to a high-level institutional opening-up; and in terms of ...
In this case, the plaintiff, a certain company in Anhui (hereinafter referred to as "Anhui Company"), holds the exclusive implementation right for the "Huaimai 44" wheat plant variety within Anhui Province. Between 2019 and 2020, the plaintiff entrusted the defendant, Lixin County Guang Company, with seed production. Subsequently, the plaintiff further authorized the defendant to sell propagation materials using packaging bags provided by the plaintiff, which were labeled with the variety name, and collected variety right usage fees and packaging bag usage fees...