Video Links will Be Allowed in Int’l Commercial Courts & More。。。

The guideline simplifies the proof procedures for foreign public documents

On September 16, 2025, the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China released the "Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of International Commercial Courts to Serve and Guarantee High-Level Opening-Up". Below is a summary of the key contents we have organized based on these Opinions.

* Providing standardized English versions of judicial documents and litigation procedures

Under the guideline, foreign business entities will be provided with standardized English versions of judicial documents and litigation procedures that are relevant while resolving disputes in Chinese international commercial courts and tribunals.

* Allowing the use of video links

Within the legal framework, judges are also permitted to use video links to transmit evidence and witness the authorization of agents by foreign parties to improve efficiency, the guideline said.

*Encouraging the use of advanced technologies

It encourages the use of advanced technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence to build a cross-border service database and assist in identifying foreign laws. "It also encourages the use of advanced technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence to build a cross-border service database and assist in identifying foreign laws."

*Simplifying the proof procedures for foreign public documents

The guideline requires accurate application of the "Convention on the Abolition of the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents", simplifies the proof procedures for foreign public documents, and improves the efficiency of handling the cross-border transfer of evidence materials and the authorization of parties by means of video witnessing.

*Strengthening the accurate application mechanism of international treaties and international customs

Improve the filing mechanism for judgment documents applying international treaties and international customs, enrich the cases applying international treaties and international customs in the people's court case database, and increase the intensity of promoting judicial cases applying international treaties and international customs to international organizations.

*Improving the foreign law identification mechanism

Rely on modern scientific and technological means such as artificial intelligence, big data reasoning optimization, and knowledge graph technology to build a cross-border legal service database with the intelligent characteristics of a large language model, and improve the efficiency and accuracy of foreign law identification. 

In addition, the court will amend judicial interpretations of the Civil Procedure Law and the Arbitration Law at an appropriate time to strengthen protections for cross-border transaction disputes and support the development of arbitration.

Seems a little bit improvements eventually, what do you think?