Courts feel trials of global economy

Mainland judges face a growing number of international cases

Increasing globalization of the economy is leading to more legal disputes involving overseas parties, posing unprecedented challenges for the court system, a judge said.

"When investment profits fluctuated sharply, a spate of disputes erupted in small and medium-sized companies that lacked mature corporate governance structures and investment arrangements," said Liu Guixiang, presiding judge of the No 4 Civil Tribunal under the Supreme People's Court, which is in charge of overseas commercial and maritime trials.