A reading map for document roles, attesting routes and online access to a Mainland China civil court.
Start with whether the problem is the document itself or access to the court process, then open the guide that matches that stage.
Do you need to identify who handles a Hong Kong document for Mainland use?
Use the role-and-route guides to distinguish the document actors and the questions to ask the receiving body.
Are you preparing to file a civil or commercial case from overseas?
Use the online-filing guide as the route map for identity, authority, filing materials and correction notices.
All guides in this topic
Using Hong Kong documents in Mainland China
Use this guide to identify the document purpose, receiving body and the different professional roles.
Hong Kong–Mainland notarisation roles and fee categories
Use this guide to separate the actors and charge categories before asking for a written scope.
Online civil filing in China for an overseas litigant
Use this guide to organise court selection, identity, authority, complaint and evidence materials.
Who wrote this
Peng Zibin (彭子镔) — Lawyer; Beijing Dongyuan Law Firm, Shenzhen Office (registered name: BEIJING DONGYUAN LAW FIRM SHENZHEN OFFICE), law firm practising licence number 24403201011309995; practice areas: criminal compliance, criminal defence, economic crime and criminal-civil intersection disputes。
Not legal advice
This article is general information, not legal advice, and reading it does not create a lawyer-client relationship. Outcomes turn on the specific facts. Before acting, please obtain advice on your own circumstances.