Perform · 05
Performance, breach & evidence
Performance is a facts file. Do not start a new bilingual draft first.
First job Name the live performance issue and preserve the file before rewriting the contract.
Start here
Key considerations
- What was due — goods, payment, or a milestone?
- What actually happened?
- What notices have already gone out?
Decision map
Keep the question bounded.
- Name the dutyWhat the contract required.
- Hold the recordDelivery, payment, chats, chops on notices.
- Then forumThe clause route if a proceeding is next.
Curated resources
Open the asset that matches this job.
China business contracts practical guide
National counterparty, chop, bilingual and performance map — not a title file.
Breach of contract in China: remedies
Performance failure and remedy orientation — not a new draft.
Prepare a business-contract enquiry
Organise high-level contract facts before counsel or Ask a Lawyer.
Helpful to prepare
Facts that make the next conversation clearer.
These items are orientation aids, not a legal requirement list.
- Live issue in one sentence
- Whether a notice period is running
- Documents already in hand
Evidence file
Preserve the record before the forum is chosen.
This is a preparation prompt, not a finding that any item is admissible or required.
- Signed or chopped contract and amendments
- Delivery, acceptance or payment records
- Notices already sent or received
Local context
Add the city when the forum practice changes.
Court and notary practice can matter after the national contract question is identified.
Open city and province guidesCounsel hand-off
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