Litigation · 03
Litigation
Court work is stage-led: jurisdiction, filing, service, hearing, judgment. Do not skip to a hearing plan.
First job Confirm jurisdiction and current procedural stage before planning the next filing.
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Key considerations
- Is a Chinese court even seised or available?
- What stage is the case at, if any?
- What must be filed or answered next?
Decision map
Keep the question bounded.
- Confirm jurisdictionAgreement, connection and exclusive-court clauses.
- Place the stagePre-action, filed, served, hearing or judgment.
- Plan the next filingOnly after stage and evidence are named.
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Facts that make the next conversation clearer.
These items are orientation aids, not a legal requirement list.
- Jurisdiction and service facts
- Current procedural stage
- Next deadline if a case is live
Local context
Add the forum city only when procedure changes.
Court, arbitration institution and preservation practice can differ after the national route is identified.
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