Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law.
Article 49 A party has the right to entrust an agent to apply for withdrawal, collect and provide evidence, debate, request mediation, file an appeal and apply for enforcement.
The parties may consult the relevant materials of this case and copy the relevant materials and legal documents of this case. The scope and methods of consulting and copying relevant materials in this case shall be stipulated by the Supreme People's Court.
The parties must exercise their litigation rights in accordance with the law, abide by the litigation order, and perform legally effective judgments, rulings and conciliation statements.
Article 58 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 109 If a people's court refuses to appear in court twice without justifiable reasons after being summoned, it may compel the defendant to appear in court.
Article 143 If the plaintiff refuses to appear in court without justifiable reasons after being summoned by a summons, or withdraws from court without the permission of the court, it may be treated as withdrawing the lawsuit; If the defendant counterclaims, he may make a judgment by default.
Article 144 If the defendant refuses to appear in court without justifiable reasons after being summoned by a summons, or withdraws from court without the permission of the court, he may make a judgment by default.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code
Article 162 A civil juristic act carried out by an agent in the name of the principal within the scope of his agency authority is effective for the principal.
Article 163 Agency includes entrusted agency and legal agency.
An entrusted agent shall exercise the power of agency as entrusted by the principal. A legal agent shall exercise his power of agency in accordance with the provisions of the law.
Article 171 Where an actor has no agency, exceeds the agency or remains an agent after the agency is terminated, it shall not be effective to the principal without ratification by the principal.
The counterpart may urge the principal to ratify it within 30 days from the date of receiving the notice. If the trustor fails to declare it, it shall be deemed as refusal to ratify it. Before the act committed by the actor is ratified, the bona fide counterpart has the right to revoke it. Revocation shall be made by notice.
If the act committed by the actor is not ratified, the bona fide counterpart has the right to demand the actor to perform the debt or demand the actor to compensate for the damage he has suffered. However, the scope of compensation shall not exceed the benefits that the counterpart can obtain when the principal ratifies.
If the counterpart knows or should know that the actor has no right to act as an agent, the counterpart and the actor shall bear the responsibility according to their respective faults.
Article 172 If the actor has no agency right, exceeds the agency right or the agency right is terminated, and the counterpart has reason to believe that the actor has the agency right, the agency act is valid.