When commencing legal actions against Chinese defendants in foreign national courts, plaintiffs usually encounter the problem how to accomplish service of process. Many foreign parties perceive the process through the Hague Service Convention in China as cumbersome and time-consuming, especially considering the challenges arising from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, TianTong’s cross-border dispute resolution team touches upon service of foreign judicial documents in China and address some specific methods of service that might be of interest to foreign parties who need to have foreign court documents served upon Chinese defendants in China. This newsletter also features recent Chinese law updates.
A copy of the November 2020 newsletter is available here.