What if I receive a letter from a lawyer?
When you receive a letter from a lawyer, you can consider negotiating with the other party or prepare for a lawsuit. A lawyer's letter is a kind of advance notice, indicating that the other party is ready to file a lawsuit against the current dispute. If you don't want to go to court, discuss with the other party how to solve it after receiving the lawyer's letter. If you think you have no problem and are not afraid of being sued, then you don't need to worry about the lawyer's letter. The lawyer's letter itself will not have legal consequences, just a warning. Lawyer's letter is generally regarded as a threat of litigation, which may be that the parties put pressure on the other party to make peace on their own initiative in order to gain the advantage of negotiation; It is also possible that the parties lose confidence in conflict resolution and issue a lawsuit warning. Of course, it may also include the purpose of the parties or lawyers spying on each other and tempting information. Receiving a lawyer's letter does not mean that you will bear the risks mentioned in the lawyer's letter, nor does it rule out the possibility that the parties will make up. What's more, the arbitration is a non-owned court, so there is no need to be confused and act rashly because of the lawyer's letter. You can keep silent and follow the development of the situation, or you can hire a lawyer to discuss countermeasures, or you can send a tit-for-tat lawyer letter to the other party in turn.
To sum up, if a lawyer accepts the entrustment of the client and sends a lawyer's letter to the other party, and the other party does not respond or agree to resolve the dispute after receiving the letter, then the client cannot bring a lawsuit or arbitration within a certain period of time. This is the role of the lawyer's letter to interrupt the statute of limitations. Lawyer's letter can play the role of intervening and resolving disputes in advance and prevent disputes from escalating to the level of legal proceedings.
Legal basis:
Article 58 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC)
A legal person shall be established according to law. A legal person shall have its own name, organization, domicile, property or funds. The specific conditions and procedures for the establishment of a legal person shall be in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations. The establishment of a legal person shall be approved by the relevant authorities in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations.