Can a lawyer talk to his family after reading the case file?

You can't. Generally speaking, the defender can consult and copy the relevant files at the prosecution stage of the procuratorate, but the defendant's family does not have this right. Family or friends can't meet the suspect, only in court. During this period, only lawyers are entrusted to enter the detention center to meet with criminal suspects or defendants. Lawyers can enter the detention center to learn the following information: whether your relatives and friends were tortured to extract confessions, whether they were bullied or abused by fellow prisoners, provide them with legal advice and help, learn about the crimes and cases involved, feedback the concerns and hopes of relatives and friends, and their situation inside, get bail on their behalf, appeal or accuse on their behalf, and so on. Whether to relatives and friends or to arrested criminal suspects and defendants. Legal basis: Article 38 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). From the date when the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes the case, the defense lawyer may consult, extract and copy the case file. Other defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials with the permission of the people's court or the people's procuratorate.