Should attorney's fees be included in the compensation?

The answer of the Shanghai High Court may not be applicable to the whole country.

Lawyer's fee, whoever asks for a lawyer will pay. This is different from foreign countries, and we can't "catch ghosts" with the world. This is the characteristic of China. Of course, individual types of cases "can" be borne by the losing party, such as intellectual property rights, foreign-related economic disputes, and traffic accidents (freedom of speech), but other judges can "pretend to be deaf and dumb" and ignore them. ...

It is precisely because in China's legal practice, the lawyer's fee is "whoever pays", so many parties often consider the cost, and the judicial efficiency is low, "this lawsuit is endless", so they give up some lawsuits that should be prosecuted, that is, the so-called "can't afford to fight" lawsuits, so they can only bear it, the legal atmosphere is greatly reduced, and it is difficult to become the mainstream of society by relying on the law. On the surface, the litigation rate in China has been greatly reduced, showing a harmonious and peaceful scene. ......