Practical articles for overseas buyers working with Chinese suppliers: what Chinese courts actually do with contracts, payments, quality claims, trademarks and supplier checks. Each one is written from a real judgment or from my own practice.
A Zhongshan court enforced a factory’s promise not to deal with a trader’s customer, then reduced RMB 300,000 to RMB 100,000. What the clause got right, what it left open, and why the evidence changed the number.
Three Chinese judgments on OEM factories that kept making a brand's goods after the order or the contract ended: what was proved, what was paid, what to draft.
An overseas buyer paid a start-up payment, and the Chinese supplier never delivered. Why it was not a deposit in law, and what the buyer could recover.
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Before sharing designs, know-how or commercial information.
Six published PRC judgments on liquidated damages in supplier agreements.
One judgment read closely: why the factory lost, and why the damages came down.
Specifications, acceptance, payment, defects and tooling.
Appointing a distributor and agreeing the relationship.
Choosing the right document and scope of review.
Evidence, possible next steps and the limits of recovery.
Assessing a dispute before deciding on further action.
Contracts, sourcing and disputes: where to start.
Operating routes and China-side legal work.
Labels, claims, supplier records and product responsibilities.
Marriage, property and inheritance with a connection to China.
The parties, assets and practical steps to consider.
Documents to organise when an heir lives abroad.
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