Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law.
Twenty-third law firms should establish and improve the practice management, conflict of interest review, fees and financial management, complaint investigation, annual assessment and file management systems, and supervise lawyers to abide by professional ethics and practice discipline in their practice activities.
Article 24 A law firm shall, after the annual inspection, submit the annual practice report and the inspection results of lawyers' practice to the judicial administrative department of the people's government at the municipal level or municipality directly under the Central Government.
Article 25 When a lawyer undertakes business, the law firm accepts the entrustment, signs a written contract with the client, collects fees in accordance with state regulations and records them truthfully. Law firms and lawyers shall pay taxes according to law.
Article 26 Law firms and lawyers shall not engage in business by slandering other law firms and lawyers or paying referral fees.
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