As long as the parties have relevant legal knowledge and can cope with the situation in the litigation process, they can not hire a lawyer. But lawyers are proficient in law and have rich litigation experience. They can rely on identity investigation to obtain evidence, determine a reasonable and feasible litigation plan, save their time and energy, and run less wrong roads.
Everyone is allowed to defend himself, which is allowed by our law, but it is a situation to hire a lawyer in this era, and there is a reason. Lawyers are professionals after all. After all, they know more about the law than we do. Unless they are lawyers, let them be more competent in defense. Nowadays, everyone demands legal justice. If there is no lawyer (this is generally for criminal cases), there is a suspicion that the judiciary is not open and unfair. Courts usually require lawyers. Of course, civil cases are not that serious. Now the pursuit of a harmonious society, so now civil cases more emphasis on mediation.
If a party refuses to accept the judgment of the local people's court of first instance, he has the right to appeal to the people's court at the next higher level within 15 days from the date of service of the judgment; If you refuse to accept the ruling of the local people's court of first instance, you have the right to appeal to the people's court at the next higher level within 10 days from the date of service of the ruling.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law
Article 61 A party or legal representative may entrust one or two persons as agents ad litem.
The following persons may be entrusted as agents ad litem:
(1) Lawyers and grassroots legal service workers;
(2) Close relatives or staff members of the parties concerned;
(three) citizens recommended by the community, units and relevant social groups where the parties are located.
Article 171 If a party refuses to accept the judgment of first instance of a local people's court, he shall have the right to appeal to the people's court at the next higher level within 15 days from the date when the judgment is served.
If a party refuses to accept the ruling of the local people's court of first instance, he has the right to appeal to the people's court at the next higher level within 10 days from the date when the ruling is served.
Article 172 An appeal shall be attached. The contents of the complaint shall include the names of the parties, legal persons and their legal representatives or other organizations and their principal responsible persons; The name, case number and cause of action of the people's court that originally tried the case; The request and reasons for the appeal.