CHINESE LAW GUIDES

Practical Chinese-law guidance for cross-border private clients and complex business disputes.

Each guide is organised around a real decision point: which facts determine direction, what evidence should be assembled first, and how jurisdiction, preservation, negotiation and enforcement should be sequenced. The objective is not a catalogue of legal rules, but a clear route to implementation in China.

Cross-border private clients Inheritance, family matters, foreign identity documents and China-based assets requiring coordinated procedures.
Complex dispute resolution Contracts, receivables, shareholder, finance, leasing and employment disputes under Chinese law.
Corporate and institutional work Counsel, compliance and major-dispute support for foreign-invested businesses, SOEs and financial institutions.

Selected Guides

Start with the page closest to the issue in hand.

Cross-border

Cross-border inheritance starts with identity, asset location, and authentication

Useful for inheritance involving overseas parties, China property, bank assets, and multi-jurisdiction family documents.

Cross-border

Foreign-related divorce starts with jurisdiction and service before property allocation

Useful when one spouse is abroad, assets are split across places, or child arrangements are disputed.

Receivables

Should an unpaid contract claim begin with a demand, preservation, or filing

Useful for goods, services, engineering, and settlement receivables that have become overdue.

Employment

After termination, should you negotiate, arbitrate, or first strengthen evidence

Useful for dismissal compensation, non-compete, overtime, and equity incentive disputes.

Equity

Control and exit disputes usually begin with the articles and the resolution chain

Useful for blocked exits, control fights, dividend deadlocks, and partnership breakdowns.

Finance

Loan and guarantee disputes turn first on the principal debt and guarantee scope

Useful for banking loans, guarantee liability, recourse, preservation, and recovery planning.

Financial Leasing

Financial leasing disputes require early review of lease structure and asset disposal

Useful for lessee default, arrears, equipment recovery, guarantee exposure, and residual value strategy.

Corporate Counsel

Corporate counsel and compliance review are about risk priority, not template volume

Useful for growth companies, SOE projects, foreign-invested businesses, and platform teams entering structured legal support.

Attorney Profile

Start with Attorney Xiaoqin Zhong's profile if you want to check fit first

Useful for background, practice focus, client types, and the kinds of matters that usually call for direct lawyer follow-up.

Legal FAQ

Start with the most common legal questions before moving into a specific guide

Useful if you are still identifying the issue and want short, practical answers before going deeper.