1. The lawyer's fee for hiring a lawyer is based on the client's litigation jurisdiction, whether the client's case evidence is sufficient, the complexity of the work and the amount of tasks, and combined with the case entrustment fee stipulated by the relevant national legal institutions. The legal fees shall be paid by the plaintiff in advance, and shall be borne by the losing party after the judgment. If both parties fail to win the case completely, they shall bear it in proportion.
2. When a law firm handles legal affairs involving property relations, it may act as a risk agent with the consent of the client. The risk agency fee shall be agreed by both parties, but the maximum shall not exceed 30% of the subject matter agreed in the contract. This payment method, the law firm and the parties bear the risks. If the lawsuit is lost, the agency fee will not be paid.
3. The above fees are only lawyers' agency fees, and other expenses arising from arbitration, such as transportation fees, mailing fees, accommodation fees, etc. No matter whether the lawsuit wins or loses, it shall be borne by the parties themselves.
Article 27 Limitation of arbitration of Labor Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Law
The limitation period for applying for labor dispute arbitration is one year. The limitation period for arbitration shall be counted from the date when the parties know or should know that their rights have been infringed. The limitation of arbitration prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be interrupted because one party claims the rights of the other party, or requests the relevant departments to provide rights relief, or the other party agrees to perform its obligations. The limitation of arbitration shall be recalculated from the time of interruption.
If the parties fail to apply for arbitration within the time limit stipulated in the first paragraph of this article due to force majeure or other legitimate reasons, the arbitration period shall be suspended. The limitation period of arbitration shall continue to be counted from the date when the reasons for suspension of limitation are eliminated. If there is a dispute over the arrears of labor remuneration during the existence of labor relations, the employee's application for arbitration is not limited by the limitation period of arbitration stipulated in the first paragraph of this article; However, if the labor relationship is terminated, it shall be proposed within one year from the date of termination of the labor relationship.
People's Daily Online-Judge's Interpretation: Labor Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Law is applicable.