A specialist law firm providing bilingual legal services from central London. Specialists in litigation, commercial, criminal, and immigration law. https://duanduanuk.com en-gb Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://duanduanuk.com/blue-sky-bitcoin-chinese-law-governs-victims-claims/ https://duanduanuk.com/blue-sky-bitcoin-chinese-law-governs-victims-claims/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 In DPP v Qian and others (12 October 2026) Mr Justice Turner held that whether victims of the Tianjin Lantian Gerui fraud have rights in the bitcoin held in England is governed by Chinese law, whether under Rome I, Rome II or the common law. Duan & Duan UK LLP summarises the judgment. https://duanduanuk.com/the-climbers-law-of-trust/ https://duanduanuk.com/the-climbers-law-of-trust/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jackson Ng and Leon Chua discuss trust, cross-border legal services and the Chinese community in the United Kingdom. https://duanduanuk.com/the-climbers-who-we-are/ https://duanduanuk.com/the-climbers-who-we-are/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jackson Ng introduces the firm's work for Chinese businesses, families and individuals in the United Kingdom. https://duanduanuk.com/hong-kong-judgments-enforcement-england/ https://duanduanuk.com/hong-kong-judgments-enforcement-england/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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/duan-duan-lidw26-london-2026/ https://duanduanuk.com/duan-duan-lidw26-london-2026/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Duan & Duan lawyers took part in London International Disputes Week 2026 (LIDW26), held from 1 to 5 June 2026 at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London, attending the main conference and more than ten specialist sessions each. https://duanduanuk.com/family-money-cross-border-divorce-uk-china/ https://duanduanuk.com/family-money-cross-border-divorce-uk-china/ Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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/ Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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/ Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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/ Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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/duan-duan-inta-annual-meeting-london-2026/ https://duanduanuk.com/duan-duan-inta-annual-meeting-london-2026/ Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 From 2 to 6 May 2026 Duan & Duan exhibited at the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting at ExCeL London, with a dedicated booth, a traditional Chinese woodblock printing display and a place on the Shanghai Intellectual Property Services Association joint stand. https://duanduanuk.com/enforce-chinese-contract-uk/ https://duanduanuk.com/enforce-chinese-contract-uk/ Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 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.