Authored by Dr. Zhan Hao (zhanhao@anjielaw.com) and Ms. Zhang Wei(zhangwei@anjielaw.com)

Introduction

The issuance of Interpretations of the Supreme People’s Court on the Application of the Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as “Interpretations”) has brought a lot of changes to the civil procedure under Chinese law. One great change to the civil procedure is embodied in the jurisdiction issue. Besides the general provisions concerning jurisdiction issue, special provisions are made as to the jurisdiction of insurance contract disputes.