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When a foreigner files a lawsuit in China, it is difficult to understand what materials are required to sue in a Chinese court because of a language barrier. In this article, we briefly review the documents that need to be prepared for foreign customers. Firstly, the individual plaintiff should submit the pleadings, the duplicate of passport trans
The plaintiff should file a lawsuit to the court no later than the legal deadline. If later than the legal deadline, the plaintiff will lose the case. The legal deadline here is defined as limitation of actions. Certainly, China has the laws and regulations about limitation of actions. The period of limitation of action is 3 years in general. Some
The problem is complicated. In general, the lawsuit should be filed in the court where the defendant is located. But there are plenty of exceptions. If the defendant is an individual, the plaintiff should sue in the court of the defendant's domicile. However, if the defendant leaves his place of residence and ends up living continuously in a place
E-mail can be used as evidence. The idea that E-mail cannot be used as evidence is wrong. According to the Chinese law, a certain E-mail can be used as evidence as long as it is true, legal and relevant to the case. However, E-mail can be deleted and tampered with. When the opposing party challenges the authenticity of E-mail evidence, how t
After the service of the judgment of first instance, if the parties do not appeal within 15 days after the receipt of the judgment, the judgment of first instance shall come into effect 15 days later. If the parties file an appeal to a higher court within 15 days, the trial will never take effect. The judgment of the second instance shall come int