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引言历经四年磋商,香港律政司和中国最高人民法院终于在2006年7月14日签署了期待已久的《相互承认和执行民商事案件判决的安排》(“安排”)。目前,由于《外地判决(交互强制执行)条例》(第319章)(“交互执行条例”)不适用于内地判决,希望在香港执行内地判决的当事人必须在普通法下提起一个新的诉讼。香港判决在实践中亦不能在内地得到执行。故此,对于涉及香港和内地跨境商事交易的当事人来说,选择仲裁便成为了具有吸引力的争端解决方式。虽然“安排”对促进香港和内地间的司法协助而言勿庸置疑是一大
INTRODUCTION After a four-year negotiation, Hong Kong Department of Justice and Supreme People’s Court of China finally signed the much awaited “Arrangement for Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters” (“CEPA”) on July 14, 2006. At present, since the Foreign Judgments (Mutual Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap. 319) (the “Interactive Enforcement Ordinance”) does not apply to Mainland judgments, parties wishing to implement Mainland judgments in Hong Kong must bring a new common law litigation. Hong Kong judgments can not be implemented in the Mainland in practice. Therefore, the choice of arbitration has become an attractive way of dispute settlement for parties involved in cross-border commercial transactions in Hong Kong and the Mainland. Although “CEPA” is undoubtedly a big move to promote mutual legal assistance between Hong Kong and the Mainland