CHINA PR 2026-1

Intermediate People’s Court, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, 27 November 2024

(Equipment Company v. Company at Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province)

 

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Intermediate People’s Court, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, 27 November 2024

(Equipment Company v. Company at Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province)

 

Topics: 101, 301, 306, 401, 502, 509, 524

27 - 11 - 2024

CHINA PR 2026-1

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, S. W. Schill (ed.), Vol. LI (2026)
Jurisdiction China
Summary

The Court granted recognition and enforcement of an SCC award rendered in Singapore, rejecting the defendant’s argument that it had not been given proper notice of the arbitration because it had not received the arbitration documents. The Court noted that courier delivery had simply been refused, which did not invalidate service. Further objections were rejected because they related to the merits of the award; also, it was irrelevant that the items for which enforcement was sought did exactly replicate the award.

Related topics
101

The court discusses the determination and relevance of the place where the award was made (in a foreign State or another contracting State.

Award made in the territory of another (Contracting) State (paragraphs 1 and 3 - first or "reciprocity" reservation)
301

The court discusses the principle that the procedure for the enforcement of awards under the Convention is governed by the lex fori, as well as procedural issues (such as the competent enforcement court) not falling under the specific cases of ¶¶ 302-307.

Procedure for enforcement in general
306

The court discusses the applicable period of limitation for seeking enforcement of an award.

Period of limitation for enforcement
401

The court discusses the general conditions the Convention imposes on a petitioner for seeking recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award – namely, the submission of the original arbitration agreement or arbitral award or a certified copy thereof – and examines in general whether these conditions were complied in the case at issue.

Conditions to be fulfilled by petitioner in general
502

The court discusses the principle that the merits of the award may not be reviewed and that the court may only carry out a limited review of the award to ascertain grounds for refusal.

No re-examination of the merits of the arbitral award
509

Due process: The court discusses what constitutes “proper notice” of the appointment of the arbitrators or of the arbitration proceedings.

"Proper notice"
524

Public policy: The court discusses the effect of other alleged violations of public policy on the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award, such as contradictory reasons, manifest disregard of the law (US), etc.

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