China Legal Guides · Industry routing command

Route the underlying dispute before generic procedure hides the specialist risk

Preserve the shared chronology, evidence, assets and clause, then open the sector workstream that controls supply, governance, IP, people or data decisions.

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Operational orientation · Qualified PRC counsel required for fact-specific decisions

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Legal review status

This routing presentation is subject to legal review in full.

No expert approval is claimed. It routes issues and does not summarise or decide sector law.

Command structure

One evidence spine, separate specialist owners

Coordinate without duplicating specialist conclusions.

Keep one controlled matter record.

Industry routes

Identify the specialist desk

Each route owns a different substantive question.

Supply and quality

Performance, specification, acceptance, recall, tooling and supplier evidence.

Business and contract

Joint venture and governance

Authority, deadlock, information, capital, related parties and exit.

Corporate

Intellectual property

Ownership, registration, trade secrets, platform, customs and urgent relief.

Employment

Investigation, discipline, termination, confidentiality and employee evidence.

Employment

Data and cybersecurity

Lawful collection, access, preservation, transfer and incident response.

Data

First routing record

Stabilise the shared facts

Selections remain in this browser.

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Result sought

Define money, performance, restraint, control or defence.

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Instrument

Collect complete contracts and dispute terms.

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Clocks

Record notices, service and suspected deadlines.

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Evidence

Issue lawful holds and name custodians.

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Assets

Map property and dissipation signals.

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Sector route

Assign the substantive specialist owner.

Routing questions

Do not let procedure erase the underlying issue

All answers are subject to legal review.

Can disputes counsel handle every specialist issue alone?

Coordinate disputes strategy with the qualified sector specialist where substantive law affects rights, evidence or remedies.

Should the same evidence be copied into every workstream?

Maintain one controlled evidence spine with appropriate access, then reference it from specialist workstreams.

What comes first when assets may move?

Escalate preservation immediately while the substantive route is being classified.

Practice routes

Open the hub owning the substantive issue.

Business and contract Company formation and governance Intellectual property Employment and labour Data and cybersecurity Dispute resolution pillar

Immediate routes

Open the workstream matching the first risk

Preservation and sector advice may run in parallel.

01 · Assets

Asset Preservation

Use for urgent property risk.

Open specialist route →02 · Court

Foreign-Company Litigation

Use for PRC court procedure.

Open specialist route →03 · Settlement

Commercial Mediation

Use for settlement authority and security.

Open specialist route →

Counsel handoff

Escalate when sector law, evidence or assets require parallel command

Use the record built here for current, fact-specific advice.

A deadline or proceeding is liveDo not calculate or waive a right from this orientation.

Assets or evidence may moveUrgent relief and lawful preservation need immediate analysis.

The instrument or forum is uncertainClassify it before committing to a route.

Prepare a dispute enquiryProvide the instrument, parties, dates, evidence, assets and requested result.

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General information only, not legal advice. The operational presentation is subject to legal review. Confirm current law, procedure, institution rules and local practice before acting.