The Archive · 1927

Special Rules

'The special rules mentioned below' will be observed as from on Wednesday in civil cases:—

(a) Between Chinese; (b) between subjects of Powers benefiting under extraterritoriality; (e) tween Chinese and subjects Powers not benefiting under extraterritoriality.

These three categories are in the present order of service grouped urder the designation of "Chinese Affairs." in the court of the first instance and in thy appeal court.

Foreign attorneys will also be! permitter to appear for either side in all eases in which the Shanghai Municipal Council acts as prosecutor. they may appear also in civil eases in which a foreigner having. extra-

[territorial rights is suing "a for~ signer without those rights.

As recarde ordinary mixed cases the right of foreign lawyers to, appear kas never been in question.

Petitions shall be made out in only on a special form of|§

They shall be filed at the ronistry in a special register for Chinese civil cases.

They shall be accompanied by two! cases.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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