SELECTED MATTERS / PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Selected matters across disputes, corporate and commercial practice, presented from newest to oldest.
Client names, case numbers and other identifying details have been omitted. Matters are listed from newest to oldest.
10 matters · Newest first
Represented a trading company in a cargo damage claim against a sea carrier. The representation addressed the claimant’s standing, the carrier’s period of responsibility and duty of care, the evidential weight of transport records and inspection reports, and the assessment of loss. The first-instance court recognized the client’s standing and allowed part of the cargo damage claim together with the corresponding interest.
In August 2026, the procuratorate issued a decision not to prosecute in a case involving alleged smuggling of goods prohibited by the state from import or export. The decision was made at the prosecution review stage.
Represented an international trade company in a commercial arbitration involving international trade and international logistics, concluded in August 2026. The opposing party brought monetary claims in the tens of millions, together with interest and related costs. After hearing the case, the tribunal dismissed all of the opposing party’s claims. The award is final.
Represented a creditor throughout both the first-instance and appellate proceedings in a private lending dispute involving shareholder contribution obligations. The representation addressed the company’s ability to repay its debts, the benefit of deferred contribution deadlines, and transfers of shares before contribution obligations were fulfilled. The appellate court dismissed the opposing parties’ appeals and upheld the first-instance judgment requiring the company to repay loan principal and interest and the relevant shareholders to bear liability within the applicable limits. The appellate judgment is final.
Represented beneficial shareholders throughout both the first-instance and appellate proceedings in a shareholder status dispute involving the validity of a nominee shareholding arrangement, the basis of their equity interests and the requirements for registration in their own names. The appellate court dismissed the opposing party’s appeal and upheld the first-instance judgment confirming the clients’ shareholder status and requiring the company to issue capital contribution certificates, update its register of shareholders and apply for the corresponding changes to the corporate registration. The appellate judgment is final.
Represented an employer in an employment termination dispute. The representation addressed the validity of workplace rules, the evidential basis for misconduct and compliance with termination procedures. The arbitral tribunal found the termination lawful and dismissed the employee’s claim for compensation for unlawful termination in its entirety.
Represented a freight forwarding company in defending a carrier’s claims for container detention and storage charges, and for return of a container or compensation for its loss. The representation addressed the forwarder’s agency role, the parties bound by the carriage contract, and whether email correspondence constituted an independent undertaking to pay. The first-instance court recognized the client’s agency role and rejected the carrier’s claims against the freight forwarder.
A dispute concerning a contract of carriage of goods by sea, in which Lv Dapeng acted as counsel, was reported in Chinese Maritime and Commercial Law Reports, 2023 Volume 3, published by Informa UK plc. in the United Kingdom.
A maritime freight forwarding contract dispute in which Lv Dapeng acted as counsel was selected as a typical case in the Dalian Maritime Court’s 2022 Maritime Trial White Paper.
Two disputes concerning contracts of carriage of goods by sea, in which Lv Dapeng acted as counsel, were selected as typical cases in the Dalian Maritime Court’s 2021 Maritime Trial White Paper.