Legal basis: "Legal Aid Regulations"
Article 21 Legal aid institutions can assign law firms to arrange lawyers or arrange their own staff to handle legal aid cases; according to other social At the request of the organization, it can also arrange for its subordinates to handle legal aid cases. For cases designated for defense by the People's Court, the legal aid institution shall reply to the designated People's Court with the confirmed list of persons to undertake the case three days before the hearing.
Article 22 Personnel handling legal aid cases shall abide by professional ethics and practice disciplines, and shall not receive any property when providing legal aid.
Article 27 If a law firm refuses to be assigned by a legal aid agency and does not arrange for its lawyers to handle legal aid cases, the judicial administrative department shall give a warning and order it to make corrections; if the circumstances are serious, it shall be fined for not less than one month. Punishment of suspension of business for less than 3 months for rectification.
Article 28 If a lawyer commits any of the following circumstances, the judicial administrative department shall give him a warning and order him to make corrections; if the circumstances are serious, he shall be punished by suspending his practice for not less than 1 month but not more than 3 months:
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(1) Refusing to accept or terminating legal aid cases without justifiable reasons;
(2) Collecting property for handling legal aid cases.
In case of any illegal act in Item (2) of the preceding paragraph, the judicial administrative department shall order the return of illegally obtained property, and may impose a fine of not less than 0 times but not more than 3 times the value of the property collected.
Article 29: Lawyers who violate professional ethics and practice disciplines when handling legal aid cases shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Lawyers Law.