Article 162 of the General Principles of Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * A civil juristic act carried out by an agent in the name of the principal within the scope of agency authority shall be effective for the principal. Article 165 If the power of attorney is in written form, it shall specify the name of the agent, the matters to be represented, the authority and the time limit, and shall be signed or sealed by the principal. Article 29 of the Arbitration Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The parties and their legal representatives may entrust lawyers and other agents to conduct arbitration activities. Where a lawyer or other agent is entrusted to conduct arbitration activities, a power of attorney shall be submitted to the Arbitration Commission. Article 33 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * A lawyer who acts as a defender has the right to meet a criminal suspect or defendant in custody or under residential surveillance with a lawyer's practice certificate, a law firm certificate, a power of attorney or a power of attorney for legal aid in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law. Defense lawyers are not monitored when meeting with criminal suspects and defendants.
Is the agent's power of attorney the same as the entrustment contract?
A lawyer's power of attorney is different from an entrustment contract. The two sides of the power of attorney are unequal, while the two sides of the entrustment contract are equal. Power of attorney refers to the certification document that the entrusted agent has obtained the qualification of litigation agent to conduct litigation on behalf of the client, which mainly includes the entrusted matters and agency authority, and is signed or sealed by the client. An entrustment contract is a contract in which the principal and the trustee agree that the trustee will handle the principal's affairs. Legal service contracts can be classified into different contract types according to their specific contents. Power of attorney is a relatively strong power. Entrustment contract has the most essential characteristics of contract.
Model format of lawyer's power of attorney
The format of the power of attorney is as follows: client: name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _。 Principal: _ _ _ _ _ _ (signature or seal) Trustee: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _