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Seminar on cross-border debt recovery and judgment enforcement at Duan & Duan Shanghai

By Jackson Ng MCIArb · Partner & Barrister · 25 March 2025

On 25 March 2025 the Lawyers' Law Research Society of the Shanghai Law Society (上海市法学会律师法学研究会) held a seminar on cross-border debt recovery and the enforcement of judgments. Duan & Duan organised the seminar at its office in Shanghai.

Seminar participants standing together in the reception of Duan & Duan's Shanghai office
Seminar participants at Duan & Duan in Shanghai, 25 March 2025.

In short

  • The Lawyers' Law Research Society of the Shanghai Law Society held a seminar on cross-border debt recovery and judgment enforcement on 25 March 2025, organised by Duan & Duan.
  • Speakers from the Duan & Duan team and lawyers from other Shanghai firms discussed the practical issues in cross-border recovery.

The seminar

Duan & Duan's report of the seminar describes cross-border recovery as a growing field of practice for Chinese lawyers.

A round-table brought together experts from associations working in cross-border matters, lawyers from other Shanghai firms and members of the Duan & Duan team. In his closing remarks, Wu Jian (吴坚) of Duan & Duan emphasised the value of a comparative perspective: finding the points where Chinese law and English law connect and overlap.

Cross-border recovery between mainland China and England is at the heart of our UK–China disputes practice.

Report of the event

This event was also reported by Duan & Duan: Duan & Duan's report of the seminar (30 March 2025). Further Duan & Duan news is at duanduan.com/news.

Frequently asked questions

What was the seminar on 25 March 2025?

It was a seminar on cross-border debt recovery and the enforcement of judgments, hosted by the Lawyers' Law Research Society of the Shanghai Law Society (上海市法学会律师法学研究会) and organised by Duan & Duan at its office in Shanghai.

Who took part in the seminar?

The seminar brought together members of the Duan & Duan team, experts from associations working in cross-border matters, and lawyers from other Shanghai law firms. Wu Jian (吴坚) of Duan & Duan gave the closing remarks.

What themes did the seminar cover?

According to Duan & Duan's report, the seminar treated cross-border recovery as a growing area of practice, and its closing remarks stressed the value of a comparative Chinese and English law perspective: finding the points where Chinese law and English law connect and overlap.

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