China News Service, Nanning, January 6th (Reporter Lin Hao) According to the introduction of the Higher People's Court of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the 6th, as a frontier window for China to open up and cooperate with ASEAN, Guangxi will build a "one-stop platform" integrating mediation, arbitration and litigation. "style" foreign-related civil and commercial dispute resolution platform, promote the foreign-related civil and commercial dispute resolution mechanism to be in line with international standards, and provide fair, efficient, convenient and low-cost services for parties in ASEAN countries and "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement" (RCEP) member states legal service.
On the same day, the Nanning International Commercial Court of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Zone sounded the "first gavel" of the new year's foreign-related commercial trial. It tried a wholly-owned Hong Kong-owned enterprise and sued the company's Australian executive Luo for misappropriating the company's funds. Agree to enter into a lease contract with the company and other acts that damage the company's interests, and require it to return about 8 million yuan of illegal income to the company.
Liao Shaokun, president of the Nanning International Commercial Court, served as the presiding judge of this case. The presiding judge used the "Cloud Court" system before the court to handle the procedures for authorized witnesses for Luo, who is in Australia, and carried out evidence and cross-examination through the online litigation platform for the first time. link.
The court conducted a detailed investigation around the disputed issues. The attorneys of both parties fully expressed their opinions on the disputed issues.
The trial of the case lasted nearly an hour and a half, and a sentencing date will be chosen.
It is reported that the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area Nanning International Commercial Court is approved by the Supreme People's Court of China and specializes in hearing foreign-related civil and commercial cases.
Since its official operation on October 1, 2022, the court has accepted 62 foreign-related civil and commercial cases, involving not only ASEAN countries such as Vietnam and Singapore, but also RCEP member states such as Australia.
Next, the China-ASEAN Free Trade Zone Nanning International Commercial Court will build a joint settlement mechanism for foreign-related civil and commercial disputes, and create a higher level of marketization, rule of law, and international business environment with the concept of openness, coordination, and integration. It is a hot spot for Chinese and foreign enterprises to invest and start their business.
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