Capital's courts resolved 310,263 disputes in two years

Beijing's courts have issued judgments in 310,263 disputes over the past two years, it was revealed on Thursday.

These cases, filed between January 2014 and September this year, involved a total of 141.9 billion yuan ($21 billion), Yang Wanming, president of Beijing High People's Court, told a news conference.

"Whether a case can be concluded and whether a verdict can be enforced relate much to people's interest," Yang said.

"Urging people to comply with verdicts is about protecting people's rights, keeping society stable and improving our economic development."

Under a regulation recently issued by the capital's government, every governmental department has been asked to coordinate with the municipal courts to implement verdicts, such as by urging debtors to return money in a timely manner, according to a statement of the high people's court.

The regulation requires governmental authorities to build up an information sharing platform, to help courts distribute lists of those declining to comply with verdicts and find what property they own, the statement said.

"Defaulters can be barred from going abroad using this online platform. The effect and efficiency of judicial work will be also improved," it added.

Zhang Yankun, a member of the municipal standing committee responsible for legal affairs, applauded the courts' efforts in enforcing verdicts and asked them to join hands with more governmental departments to enhance implementation work.

He said it was necessary for people to register properties under their real names, while credit records should also be used as a reference during annual evaluations.

"Beijing, as the country's capital, is determined to take the lead in implementing the rule of law, and will go on increasing efforts to speed up enforcement and improve judicial credibility," Zhang added.