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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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Amendment of Chinese Civil Procedure Law Concerning Foreign Affairs

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Add provisions on parallel litigation First, this revision adds a general provision for parallel litigation and a mechanism for coordinating jurisdictional conflicts.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 5/2023: Abstracts

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Nitschmann: The consequences of Brexit on Civil Judicial Cooperation between Germany and the United Kingdom The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union has far-reaching consequences for international civil procedure law. 57 Austrian Code of Civil Procedure. It was approved by means of Law No. Pursuant to Art.

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Bonn University / HCCH Conference — The HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention: Cornerstones – Prospects – Outlook, 9 and 10 June 2023

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Registration now open Dates: Friday and Saturday, 9 and 10 June 2023 Venue: Universitätsclub Bonn, Konviktstraße 9, D – 53113 Bonn Registration: sekretariat.weller@jura.uni-bonn.de Registration Fee: € 220.- Programme Friday, 9 June 2023 8.30 Young Scholars Rate (limited capacity): € 110.-

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 4/2023: Abstracts

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The author analyses the background of the decision and discusses its consequences for the long-standing conflict of procedural laws ( Justizkonflikt) between the United States and Germany. Kronke: Obituary on Jürgen Basedow (1949–2023) C. Rüsing: Dialogue International Family Law on April 28 and 29, 2023, Münster

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 1/2023: Abstracts

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The decision illustrates that the relevance of the domicile of natural persons for the jurisdiction in direct actions for damages against board members (Art 4, 62 Brussels Ia Regulation) can lead to the fact that courts of different member states have to decide on crucial aspects of complex investor litigation at the same time. 36 (1) No.

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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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