In the Absence of an Effective Corporate Bankruptcy System in China, How Does the Chinese Court Use Equal Distribution in Judgement Executions to Deliver Fairness Between Competing Creditors, 2017

The interview data were collected by Dr Zinian Zhang from his fieldwork conducted in Hangzhou, the capital city of the Zhejiang Province, the People's Republic of China in May 2017. The interviews focused on the question of how the Chinese court conducts equal distribution in commercial judgment enforcements to deliver fairness between competing creditors. In total, there were sixteen law practitioners, including four judges and twelve lawyers, interviewed. Among twelve lawyers, nine once represented judgment creditors seeking equal distribution, and three represented clients who have to share. The data reveal that fair distribution is not as often used as thought, and that fair distribution is unable to fill the gap left by a corporate bankruptcy system.