Lawyer Sheng Dian Chen Zhimin was hired as the first batch of invited mediators for cross-border commercial disputes in the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong High Court.
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2020.12.25
On December 23, the appointment ceremony of the first batch of specially invited mediators for cross-border commercial disputes in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao was held in Guangzhou. Guangdong News Network reported on the ceremony. Lawyer Chen Zhimin, honorary director and senior partner of Shengdian Law firm, has become one of the first 52 Guangdong lawyers to be specially invited as mediators, and will actively participate in the mediation of cross-border commercial disputes in the future. to contribute to the creation of an international first-class business environment under the rule of law in the Greater Bay area.
It is reported that among the first batch of 90 specially invited mediators in the Greater Bay area, 60 are retired judges, lawyers and legal experts from the mainland, 25 are Hong Kong lawyers and legal experts, and 5 are Macao lawyers and legal experts. they are all professionals who have been engaged in commercial trial, commercial arbitration and commercial mediation for a long time. These specially invited mediators will follow the principles of equality, voluntariness, fairness, efficiency, convenience, and confidentiality to assist Guangdong courts in the mediation of cross-border commercial disputes.
In recent years, Guangdong courts have continuously strengthened the equal protection of cross-border trade, investment, operation, and cooperation, focusing on the resolution of commercial disputes in the Greater Bay Area. According to the "Guangdong Free Trade Zone Cross-border Commercial Dispute Mediation Rules" jointly issued by the Provincial Court and the Provincial Department of Justice, mediation can be voluntarily entrusted by the parties or entrusted by the court to provide mediation services. Hong Kong or Macau wholly-owned enterprises and investors can apply Hong Kong or Macau laws to resolve disputes in the Mainland. Mainland enterprises and investors in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area can learn from internationally accepted commercial rules and industry practices to resolve cross-border commercial disputes.
Lawyer Chen Zhimin has been practicing for 32 years. Since 1995, he has served as an arbitrator of Shenzhen Arbitration Commission and Shenzhen International Arbitration Court. He has accumulated rich experience in the main practice field of major commercial dispute resolution. The specially invited mediators in the Greater Bay Area will work together with the judicial circles of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao to help Guangdong courts build a convenient and smooth "one-stop" diversified dispute resolution channel, build a diversified dispute mediation platform, and better serve Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area's market-oriented, legal and international business environment, and further expand the influence of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area's rules for resolving cross-border commercial disputes.
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