As one of the first batch of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (“GBA”) lawyers, our Partner Mr. Roy Leung attended the first ever course titled “Practical Legal Training for GBA Lawyers” co-organized by the Supreme People’s Court and the Ministry of Justice of the People’s Republic China at the National Judges College (Guangdong) in this mid-July.

This course was delivered by distinguished legal practitioners, including presiding judges of the People’s Courts, mainland legal experts, and specialists from arbitration and commercial mediation institutions. The course features important topics on civil and commercial litigation, arbitration, and mediation, including:

- “Judicial Thinking in Foreign-Related Civil and Commercial Cases Involving Hong Kong and Macao”

- “Rules of Evidence in Civil Litigation”

- “Practical Conduct in Litigation Services”

- “Practical Issues in Representing Civil and Commercial Litigation”

- “Enhancing Corporate Legal Systems to Support High-Quality Development: An Overview of the Sixth Amendment to the Company Law”

- “The Integration and Development of Arbitration Practices in the GBA: Issues and Recommendations”

- “Mediation Systems and Practices in the GBA”

The course is highly informative of extensive practical discussions, which will surely benefit our China Practice team in providing clients with sound legal advice and practical solutions for handling issues arising in civil and commercial matters in China.