Civil lawsuits filed against legal persons or other organizations shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court where the defendant is domiciled.
If the domiciles and habitual residences of several defendants in the same lawsuit are under the jurisdiction of two or more people's courts, each people's court shall have jurisdiction.
Article 22 The following civil actions shall be under the jurisdiction of the People's Court of the place where the plaintiff is domiciled: If the plaintiff's place of domicile is inconsistent with his place of habitual residence, the People's Court of the place of habitual residence shall have jurisdiction:
(1) ) Litigation over identity relations filed against persons who do not reside within the territory of the People’s Republic of China;
(2) Litigation over identity relations filed against persons whose whereabouts are unknown or declared missing;
( 3) Litigation against persons who have been subject to compulsory education measures;
(4) Litigation against imprisoned persons.
Article 23: Litigation initiated due to contract disputes shall be under the jurisdiction of the People's Court of the place where the defendant is domiciled or the place where the contract is performed.
Article 24: Litigation initiated due to insurance contract disputes shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court at the place where the defendant is domiciled or where the insurance subject matter is located.
Article 25: Litigation arising from bill disputes shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court at the place where the bill was paid or the defendant's domicile.
Article 26: Litigation arising from the establishment of a company, confirmation of shareholder qualifications, profit distribution and dissolution shall be under the jurisdiction of the People's Court of the place where the company is domiciled.
Article 27: Litigation arising from disputes over railway, highway, water, air transport or combined transport contracts shall be under the jurisdiction of the People's Court of the place of origin, destination or the place where the defendant is domiciled.
Article 28: Litigation filed due to infringement shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court at the place where the infringement occurred or where the defendant is domiciled.
Article 29: A lawsuit filed for damages due to a railway, highway, water or aviation accident shall be filed at the place where the accident occurred, where the vehicle or ship first arrived, where the aircraft first landed, or where the defendant is domiciled. The People's Court has jurisdiction.
Article 30: Litigation for damages due to ship collision or other maritime damage accidents shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court at the place where the collision occurred, the place where the colliding ship first arrived, the place where the offending ship was impounded, or the place where the defendant is domiciled.
Article 31: Litigation arising from maritime disaster salvage expenses shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court at the place where the salvage took place or where the salvaged ship first arrived.
Article 32: Litigation arising from general average shall be under the jurisdiction of the People’s Court of the place where the ship first arrives, where the general average is settled, or where the voyage ends.
Article 33 The following cases shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the people's courts specified in this article:
(1) Litigation arising from real estate disputes shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's court where the real estate is located;
(2) Litigation filed due to port operation disputes shall be under the jurisdiction of the People's Court where the port is located;
(3) Litigation filed due to inheritance disputes shall be under the jurisdiction of the place of domicile of the decedent at the time of death or the domicile of the main heir. The local people's court has jurisdiction.
Article 34. The parties to a contract or other property rights dispute may, through a written agreement, choose the people's court in the place where the defendant is domiciled, the place where the contract is performed, the place where the contract is signed, the place where the plaintiff is domiciled, the place where the subject matter is located, and other places that are actually related to the dispute, but the provisions of this Law shall not be violated. Level jurisdiction and exclusive jurisdiction provisions.
Article 35: For litigation in which two or more people's courts have jurisdiction, the plaintiff may bring a lawsuit to one of the people's courts. If the plaintiff files a lawsuit in two or more people's courts with jurisdiction, the people's court that files the case first shall have jurisdiction.