The current laws and regulations only restrict individual lawyers to act as defenders for two suspects who commit the same crime.
Article 38 of the Supreme People's Court's Interpretation on the Application of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates: "A defender shall not defend two or more defendants who have not handled the same case but have related criminal facts".
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Measures for punishment of illegal acts of lawyers and law firms
Article 7 A lawyer who has any of the following circumstances is an illegal act of "acting as an agent for both parties in the same case, or acting as an agent for legal affairs with conflicts of interest with himself and his close relatives" as stipulated in Item (3) of Article 47 of the Lawyers Law:
(1) Acting as an agent or providing relevant legal services for parties with conflicts of interest in the same civil litigation, administrative litigation or non-litigation legal affairs;
(2) Acting as a defender or agent for the defendant and the victim at the same time in the same criminal case, or acting as a defender for two or more criminal suspects and defendants at the same time;
(3) Providing legal services to the parties who have conflicts of interest with the consulting unit during their tenure as legal advisers;
(4) Lawyers who have served as judges and prosecutors act as agents and defenders to undertake cases handled by the original courts and procuratorates;
(5) A lawyer who has served as an arbitrator or is still serving as an arbitrator, acting as an agent to undertake the cases handled by the arbitration institution where he previously served or currently serves.
law of advocate
Article 47 A lawyer who commits any of the following acts shall be given a warning by the judicial administrative department of the people's government at the municipal level or municipality directly under the Central Government, and may be fined not more than 5,000 yuan; Illegal income, confiscate the illegal income; If the circumstances are serious, the punishment of stopping practicing for less than three months shall be given:
(1) Practicing in two or more law firms at the same time;
(2) Undertaking business by improper means;
(3) Representing both parties in the same case, or representing legal affairs that have conflicts of interest with himself and his close relatives;
(4) Failing to serve as an agent ad litem or defender within two years after leaving the people's court or people's procuratorate;
(5) Refusing to perform the obligation of legal aid.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Interpretation of High Law