A specialist law firm providing bilingual legal services from central London. Specialists in litigation, commercial, criminal, and immigration law. https://duanduanuk.com en-gb 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z https://duanduanuk.com/notable-cases/ https://duanduanuk.com/notable-cases/ 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z Reported judgments and notable cases involving Duan & Duan UK LLP (formerly Jackson Lyon LLP), from the UK Supreme Court and Court of Appeal to the High Court. Our litigation team has acted in cases across commercial disputes, immigration, human rights, shareholder disputes, and proceeds of crime. https://duanduanuk.com/hong-kong-judgments-enforcement-england/ https://duanduanuk.com/hong-kong-judgments-enforcement-england/ 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z Yes. A final Hong Kong SAR money judgment can be enforced in England and Wales, but not by registration: there is no statutory scheme for Hong Kong judgments. The creditor sues on the judgment as a debt at common law, usually with a summary judgment application. Conditions, defences and practical steps, by Jackson Ng of Duan & Duan UK LLP. https://duanduanuk.com/received-claim-form-england-first-14-days/ https://duanduanuk.com/received-claim-form-england-first-14-days/ 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z A defendant served in England usually has 14 days from service of the particulars of claim to file an acknowledgment of service or a defence. Defendants served in mainland China or the Hong Kong SAR have longer under Practice Direction 6B. Time limits, default judgment risk and challenging jurisdiction under CPR Part 11, by Jackson Ng of Duan & Duan UK LLP. https://duanduanuk.com/referring-english-law-matters-chinese-law-firms/ https://duanduanuk.com/referring-english-law-matters-chinese-law-firms/ 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z How Chinese law firms can refer English law and English court matters to Duan & Duan UK LLP: when English law is engaged, what to send first, the conflict check, engagement terms, how we work with the referring firm and the client, language, and fee transparency. By Jackson Ng of Duan & Duan UK LLP. https://duanduanuk.com/chinese-creditors-enforcing-judgments-england/ https://duanduanuk.com/chinese-creditors-enforcing-judgments-england/ 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z Jackson Ng of Duan & Duan UK LLP spoke in Mandarin at Duan & Duan's Shanghai headquarters on enforcing Chinese court judgments in England. There is no UK–China enforcement treaty, but the common law enforces PRC money judgments as debts — as Hangzhou Jiudang v Kei [2022] EWHC 3265 (Comm) and Li v Yuan [2026] EWHC 242 (Comm), a £28.4 million claim against debtors who moved to the UK, show. https://duanduanuk.com/xiamen-arbitration-commission-delegation-london/ https://duanduanuk.com/xiamen-arbitration-commission-delegation-london/ 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z Leon Chua, Partner at Duan & Duan UK LLP, hosted a delegation from the Xiamen Arbitration Commission (厦门仲裁委员会) in London in September 2026, showcasing the firm's cross-border dispute resolution and commercial practice between China and the UK. https://duanduanuk.com/uk-investment-conference-2026-shanghai/ https://duanduanuk.com/uk-investment-conference-2026-shanghai/ 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z Jackson Ng of Duan & Duan UK LLP at the China-Britain Business Council's 2026 UK Investment Conference in Shanghai, on why corporate structure, regulation, tax, employment, contracts, governance, dispute risk and investment screening are part of a Chinese company's UK investment strategy, not an afterthought. https://duanduanuk.com/shanghai-ip-delegation-london/ https://duanduanuk.com/shanghai-ip-delegation-london/ 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z Duan & Duan UK LLP hosted a senior delegation from the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration in London on 23 July 2026 — the only law firm on the delegation's itinerary — for an exchange on protecting Chinese companies' intellectual property and commercial interests in England. https://duanduanuk.com/account-freezing-order-guide/ https://duanduanuk.com/account-freezing-order-guide/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z A practical guide to Account Freezing Orders (AFOs) under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 - why accounts linked to China-related transfers are frozen, what to do in the first days, and how AFO and civil recovery proceedings run. Expert advice from Duan & Duan UK LLP. https://duanduanuk.com/civil-recovery-bitcoin-seizure-uk/ https://duanduanuk.com/civil-recovery-bitcoin-seizure-uk/ 2026-06-07T00:00:00.000Z The criminal conviction in the Lantian Gerui fraud was, in one sense, the end of a long road. In another, it was the beginning of a different one. A note from a firm now acting in the civil chapter. https://duanduanuk.com/enforcing-mainland-chinese-arbitral-awards-uk/ https://duanduanuk.com/enforcing-mainland-chinese-arbitral-awards-uk/ 2026-06-07T00:00:00.000Z A short practitioner's note on the enforcement in England and Wales of arbitral awards issued by CIETAC, SHIAC, SHAC, BAC, CMAC and other mainland Chinese arbitral institutions — the treaty framework, the closed list of grounds on which enforcement may be resisted, and the practical issues clients should expect to encounter. https://duanduanuk.com/family-money-cross-border-divorce-uk-china/ https://duanduanuk.com/family-money-cross-border-divorce-uk-china/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00.000Z A practical view of what English divorce proceedings make of parental contributions to the matrimonial home, school fees paid by grandparents, and monthly support from family in mainland China — and why the cultural arrangements that work informally in Chinese families rarely survive contact with the English court in the way the family expects. https://duanduanuk.com/case-study-debt-recovery/ https://duanduanuk.com/case-study-debt-recovery/ 2026-05-09T00:00:00.000Z Anonymised case study illustrating debt recovery for a Chinese exporter against a UK distributor. Letter Before Action under the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims, statutory demand under section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986, settlement before petition, and a structured payment plan secured against UK real estate. https://duanduanuk.com/case-study-shareholder-buyout/ https://duanduanuk.com/case-study-shareholder-buyout/ 2026-05-09T00:00:00.000Z Anonymised case study from the firm's commercial disputes practice. Section 994 unfair-prejudice petition leading to a court-supervised buy-out of a Chinese minority shareholder at fair value. Outline of the procedural steps, the valuation point, and the settlement that closed the matter on the steps of trial. https://duanduanuk.com/chinese-shareholder-dispute-london/ https://duanduanuk.com/chinese-shareholder-dispute-london/ 2026-05-02T00:00:00.000Z Practical guide to shareholder disputes in UK private companies for Chinese parties. Covers section 994 of the Companies Act 2006 (unfair prejudice), valuation, deadlock, exit and buy-out routes, freezing remedies, and the High Court (Companies Court / Chancery Division) procedure. Jointly written by Jackson Ng MCIArb (Partner & Barrister) and Leon Chua (Partner) of Duan & Duan UK LLP. https://duanduanuk.com/enforce-chinese-contract-uk/ https://duanduanuk.com/enforce-chinese-contract-uk/ 2026-05-02T00:00:00.000Z Practical guide for Chinese parties seeking to enforce a contract against a UK counterparty. Covers governing-law analysis under the Rome I Regulation as retained, exclusive and non-exclusive jurisdiction clauses, English-court litigation under the Civil Procedure Rules, arbitration enforcement under the New York Convention 1958 and sections 100 to 104 of the Arbitration Act 1996, the position where the contract is silent on dispute resolution, and the relationship to enforcement of an existing PRC court judgment. Jointly written by Jackson Ng MCIArb (Partner & Barrister) and Leon Chua (Partner) of Duan & Duan UK LLP. https://duanduanuk.com/sue-uk-distributor-from-china/ https://duanduanuk.com/sue-uk-distributor-from-china/ 2026-05-02T00:00:00.000Z Practical English-law guide for Chinese claimants suing a UK distributor or business. Covers jurisdiction over a UK defendant, governing-law analysis under the Rome I Regulation as retained, service on a UK company under section 1139 of the Companies Act 2006, the Hague Service Convention for individuals, conducting English proceedings from China, and the cross-border evidential considerations. Jointly written by Jackson Ng MCIArb (Partner & Barrister) and Leon Chua (Partner) of Duan & Duan UK LLP. https://duanduanuk.com/uk-debt-recovery-chinese-supplier/ https://duanduanuk.com/uk-debt-recovery-chinese-supplier/ 2026-05-02T00:00:00.000Z Practical English-law guide to recovering unpaid invoices from a UK company. Covers Letter Before Action under the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims, statutory demands and winding-up petitions under sections 122 and 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986, Part 7 claims and default / summary judgment under CPR Parts 12 and 24, interest under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, and post-judgment enforcement. Jointly written by Jackson Ng MCIArb (Partner & Barrister) and Leon Chua (Partner) of Duan & Duan UK LLP. https://duanduanuk.com/enforcing-chinese-judgments-uk/ https://duanduanuk.com/enforcing-chinese-judgments-uk/ 2026-04-26T00:00:00.000Z A practical guide to enforcing a People's Republic of China court judgment in England and Wales. Covers the absence of a bilateral treaty with the PRC, the common-law rules of recognition, the leading English authority Hangzhou Jiudang Asset Management Co Ltd & Anor v Kei [2022] EWHC 3265 (Comm), the CPR Part 24 summary-judgment route, available defences (fraud, natural justice, public policy), the position of Hong Kong judgments at common law (the colonial statutory regime having lapsed in 1997), and the recognition of PRC arbitral awards under the New York Convention 1958. Written by Jackson Ng MCIArb, Partner & Barrister, Duan & Duan UK LLP. https://duanduanuk.com/ipo-due-diligence-uk-subsidiaries/ https://duanduanuk.com/ipo-due-diligence-uk-subsidiaries/ 2026-04-25T00:00:00.000Z A practical guide to UK-side English-law due diligence and legal opinions for IPOs by Chinese-headquartered groups. Covers the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) Main Board (Chapter 3A sponsors regime, Chapter 8 qualifications, Chapter 18C specialist technology, Chapter 18A pre-revenue biotech), GEM, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Main Board and STAR Market post the 2023 registration-based reform, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange ChiNext Market, the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE), the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and the Taipei Exchange (TPEx). Sets out the standard scope of an English-law legal opinion on a UK operating subsidiary and the City of London Law Society and IBA/ABA opinion conventions. Written by Leon Chua, Partner, Duan & Duan UK LLP.