Can a lawyer represent two defendants in the same case?

Different courts and even different judges in the same court have different understanding and handling of this issue. Some people think that according to the spirit of the reply of the Ministry of Justice, it is inappropriate for the same lawyer to represent more than two defendants in the same civil lawsuit. Because it is difficult for more than two defendants to judge whether there is a conflict of interest before the final judgment of the court. There must be agreement or conflict between defendants, and whether there is a conflict of interest can not be determined by the subjective judgment of lawyers or the prejudgment of the court. Some people think that the same entrustment conforms to the provisions of the Civil Procedure Law, prohibiting lawyers from representing more than two defendants in the same civil lawsuit, which is suspected of restricting lawyers' practice rights.

Personally, I think this problem should be treated differently: if two or more defendants are the same obligor, their rights and obligations are combined into one, and there is no redistribution of interests. For example, if the property of husband and wife is the same defendant or infringement cases, it should be handled in accordance with the general principles of the Civil Procedure Law, and the same lawyer is allowed to represent the lawsuit; If more than two defendants are joint obligors, the legal rights and obligations need to be redistributed. For example, in the case of damages between * * and the infringer as the defendant, although there is temporary consistency in the litigation against the other party, it involves the future redistribution of interests between the parties. In this case, if each defendant entrusts the same lawyer to represent the lawsuit, the court should stop it in time, and fully explain the interests to each client, so that he can cancel the entrustment or entrust it separately.