Legal basis: Article 39 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). A lawyer shall not act as an agent for both parties in the same case, nor shall he act as an agent for legal affairs that have conflicts of interest with himself or his close relatives.
Article 27 of the Measures for Punishment of Illegal Acts of Lawyers and Law Firms is an illegal act of law firms "accepting cases with conflicts of interest in violation of regulations" as stipulated in Item 5 of Article 50 of the Lawyers Law: (1) appointing lawyers of our firm to act as plaintiffs or defendants' representatives in the same litigation case, or defendants' defenders or victims' representatives in the same criminal case.