Lawyer Yanhui Yang Gave a Lecture on the Recognition & Enforcement of Foreign Judgement in China
On 31st January, 2019, on the invitation of Washington State Bar Association, Lawyer Yanhui Yang, Partner of Beijing DHH Law Firm, gave a wonderful lecture on the recognition & enforcement of foreign judgement in China, and made in-depth exchanges on the relevant issues with legal practitioners from many local law firms in Washington.
Focused on the relevant issues involving the recognition & enforcement of foreign judgement in China, Lawyer Yang not only shared his interpretation on the overall judicial philosophy of Chinese courts towards the relevant issues, but also interpreted how the courts across China adjudicate practically when handling the recognition & enforcement of foreign judgement. Furthermore, Lawyer Yang emphasized the role that the principle of Reciprocity plays in Chinese courts’ decision on the recognition & enforcement of foreign judgement, and shared the name list of countries that had signed relevant treaties on judicial assistance with China.
In order to make the American legal practitioners know more details on the judicial practice in China, Lawyer Yang gave a detailed introduction to the basic procedure, the major challenges and the coping strategies of the recognition & enforcement of foreign judgement in China, based on his two practical cases and combined with the differences in laws and legal procedures between China and the United States. After his speech, Lawyer Yang conducted in-depth interaction and exchanges on the relevant issues proposed by the audience.
The lecture by Lawyer Yang attracted more than 40 on-site and online legal practitioners from Washington, which greatly expanded the influence of DHH in Washington and also embodied the competence of DHH Seattle Office in handling the legal issues involving China and the United States.
The DHH Seattle Office and the DHH Washington D.C. Office will cooperate closely to expand the legal service market in the United States and provide two-way legal services of high quality for both Chinese and American clients.