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Dispute Resolution

If you have a problem that requires legal action, our team can assist you in analysing risk, managing disputes and seeking constructive solutions and settlement. CMS´s sector-focused experts are not just litigators or arbitration specialists but business-minded problem solvers.

If you want your dispute to stay out of court or arbitration, we can guide you tactically in achieving this. We routinely act as counsel in arbitration proceedings in commercial and international disputes, including investment arbitration. Our partners also regularly act as arbitrators.

One of the biggest risks you may face is the threat of an external investigation amid allegations of corporate wrongdoing. Our specialists can support you 24/7 through sensitive investigations by criminal and regulatory authorities, including negotiating settlements where appropriate.

According to Chinese law, as a representative office of a foreign law firm we are not allowed to represent our clients before Chinese People’s Courts. For such litigation proceedings, we cooperate closely with local Chinese law firms who represent our clients directly before the courts. With our cooperation with local Chinese law firms, we also assist our clients in enforcing judgements and arbitral awards in China to be enforced through the Chinese People’s Courts.

Using our global experience and local knowledge, we can safeguard your interests before state courts, arbitral tribunals and in alternative dispute resolution. With over 400 experts in more than 40 countries, we can handle your dispute across any European jurisdiction, obtain judicial assistance in foreign proceedings and deal with enforcement procedures for international judgements and arbitral awards.

Our Awards:

  • Notable Law Firm for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms) by Chambers and Partners, 2021-2022
  • Notable Law Firm for Dispute Resolution: Foreign Firms by Legal 500, 2022

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14/02/2024
Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in China
1. Is there an exequatur procedure? Yes. A party may apply to a local court in mainland China for the recognition and/or enforcement of a foreign judgement or arbitral award. A foreign court that renders...
08/01/2024
Justice in the Digital Age: Exploring AI’s Role in International Arbitration
IntroductionThe use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in international arbitration has been a topic of debate and discussion long before the launch of chatbot ChatGPT in late November 2022.  Indisputably...
15/12/2023
Oil & Gas Disputes Survey 2023
Our Oil and Gas Disputes Survey 2023 has highlighted that regulator activity, environmental issues and global economic and political challenges are seen by those in the oil & gas industry to be driving...
04/12/2023
Hague 2019 and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments – a welcome...
UK Government confirms entry into Hague 2019On 23 November 2023 it was confirmed that the UK government will sign the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments...
04/12/2023
International arbitration law and rules in China
The Chinese legal framework has traditionally maintained a distinction between domestic arbitration and foreign-related arbitration. However recently there has been expansion in the roles of domestic...
11/09/2023
Amendment of PRC Civil Procedure Law
On 1 September 2023, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) released its decision to amend, for the fifth time, the PRC Civil Procedure...
17/08/2023
Chinese Central Government Further Promotes Foreign Investments
On 13 August 2023, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) released its Opinions on Further Optimizing Foreign Investment Environment and Reinforcing the Efforts to Attract...
14/08/2023
CMS Expert Guide to Digital Litigation in China
1. Describe the state of digitalisation of the civil justice system in your jurisdiction in general. According to the October 2022 press conference on the effectiveness of the Smart Court (a product...
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20/03/2023
UK Announces it will become a party to the Singapore Convention on Mediation
It has been announced that the UK will become a party to the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (the “Singapore Convention”), as an “important...
17/03/2023
InterDigital v Lenovo – High Court sets global FRAND licence terms
The UK High Court has handed down its decision in the FRAND trial of the InterDigital v Lenovo litigation. It concerned InterDigital, an American company holding patents relevant to 3G, 4G and 5G technology...
14/03/2023
China has acceded to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing...
On 8 March 2023, the People's Republic of China (the "PRC") has (finally!) acceded to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Doc­u­ments (the...
23/12/2022
International Disputes Digest - 2022 Winter Edition
Welcome to the winter edition of the International Disputes Digest, our bi-annual publication that considers and analyses current trends in global dis­pute-res­ol­u­tion and their wider impact. With war raging...