(March 20, 2004 the Fifth All-China Lawyers Association, the Ninth Standing Committee adopted this specification since March 20, 2004 shall come into force)
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Professional Ethics of Lawyers
Section I Basic Guidelines
Article VI lawyers must Be faithful to the Constitution and the law.
Article 7 lawyers must be honest and trustworthy, diligent and responsible, in accordance with the facts and the law, to safeguard the interests of the client, safeguard the dignity of the law, and safeguard social fairness and justice.
Article 8 lawyers should pay attention to professional cultivation, cherish and safeguard the professional reputation of lawyers, with laws and regulations, as well as socially recognized ethical norms constrain their own words and deeds, in order to influence, to strengthen the public for the authority of the law of the conviction and compliance.
Article 9 lawyers must keep state secrets, the client's commercial secrets and personal privacy.
The tenth lawyer shall endeavor to study business, and constantly improve the level of practice.
Article 11 lawyers must respect peers, fair competition, mutual assistance.
The twelfth lawyer should pay attention to, and actively participate in social welfare.
Article XIII lawyers must abide by the constitution of the bar association, fulfill the obligations of members.
Section 2 practice duties
Article 14 lawyers shall not practice in two or more law firms. At the same time in a law firm and one other legal services organization is regarded as practicing in two law firms.
The invitation to another law firm to participate in the handling of issues related to specialized areas, and the lawyer's law firm and the invited law firm agreed in writing between the legal consequences borne by the former and informed the client, does not contravene the provisions of the above.
Article 15 of the lawyer to provide legal services, shall engage in independent professional thinking and judgment, conscientious and responsible.
Article 16 lawyers shall not make promises to their clients about the outcome of a judgment in a particular case.
Lawyers in accordance with the facts and the law on a case to make a certain judgment, shall indicate to the client to make a judgment is only a personal opinion.
Article 17: When providing legal services, a lawyer shall consider not only the law, but also, in an appropriate manner, moral, economic, social, political and other factors relevant to the client's situation.
Article 18 of the lawyer to provide legal services, shall be dignified, patient and courteous to the client, witnesses, judicial officers and related personnel.
Article 19 lawyers in the practice of law shall not engage in, or to assist or induce others to engage in the following acts:
(1) acts of bad social influence;
(2) deception, fraudulent behavior;
(3) to obstruct the state judicial and administrative organs in the exercise of their powers in accordance with the law;
(4) express or implied possession of ability that may improperly influence the judicial or administrative organs of the State to change their established opinions;
(v) aiding or abetting a judicial or administrative officer or an arbitrator in committing acts that violate the law.
Article 20 lawyers shall not privately accept a commission to undertake legal affairs, shall not privately to the client to collect fees, additional remuneration, property or other benefits that may arise.
Article 21 has served as a judge, prosecutor of lawyers, not more than two years after leaving office, shall not act as an agent or defender.
Article 22 of the law firm shall not assign non-lawyers to provide legal services as lawyers or in other disguised manner. A law firm shall not provide any facilities for the non-lawyer personnel to provide legal services in the capacity of a lawyer or in other disguised manner.
Chapter 3 prerequisites for practice
Article 23 of the lawyers must hold a valid lawyer's license issued by the judicial administrative organs. Lawyer license is the only credentials for lawyers to practice.
Article 24 of the lawyers practicing lawyers must go through the pre-service training prescribed by the bar association.
Article 25 of the lawyer shall, in accordance with the arrangements of the local bar association for the practice of law, the practice of law oath is an integral part of the norms, is a lawyer to assume professional responsibility for the solemn commitment.
Lawyers practice oath oath: I volunteer to join the ranks of lawyers, to become a lawyer of the Chinese people's *** and the state of lawyers and members of the All-China lawyers association, faithful to the constitution, the law, strict implementation of the "lawyers law", abide by the "lawyers association statutes", to fulfill the obligations of lawyers, abide by the lawyer's professional morality, diligence and dedication to maintain the correct implementation of the law, and safeguard the dignity of the law and work hard.
Chapter IV practice organization
Article 26 of the law firm is the practice of lawyers.
Article 27 of the practice of lawyers must accept the law firm management, supervision.
Article 28 of the law firm shall establish and improve personnel, finance, business, fees and other internal management system.
Article 29 of the law firm shall sign an employment contract with the lawyers, other staff, and the lawyers of the firm, the other staff of the unemployment insurance, pension insurance, medical social security fund, housing fund and other social security costs.
Article 30 law firms must pay taxes according to law.
Article 31 law firms in accordance with the statute of the organization of lawyers to carry out business work, study the law and state policy, summing up, exchange of work experience.
Thirty-two law firms shall not invest in companies, directly involved in commercial business activities.
Article 33 in the firm's lawyers are subject to suspension of punishment period, shall not allow or acquiesce in the name of the lawyer to continue to engage in lawyer business activities.
Article 34 shall not take the issuance or provision of the law firm letter of introduction, lawyers, special official documents, fee vouchers, etc., for the people who have not yet obtained the certificate of practice of lawyers or other law firms to engage in the illegal practice of law to facilitate.
Article 35 shall not bribe judges, prosecutors, arbitrators. Shall not give any material or non-material benefits to the person concerned for the purpose of soliciting cases beforehand and afterwards.
Article 36 shall not refuse or neglect to fulfill the obligations of legal aid and other public welfare legal services assigned by the relevant state organs and bar associations.
Article 37 of the lawyers change the practicing organization, shall be required to handle the transfer procedures.
Article 38 of the lawyer, shall not harm the interests of the original law firms, shall honor its commitment to keep commercial secrets; shall not be the original law firm is providing legal services to provide legal services to the client.
Article 39 accepts the transfer of lawyers of the law firm shall accept the transfer of lawyers shall pay attention to the exclusion of unfair competition, shall not require, condone or assist the transfer of lawyers to engage in behavior that is detrimental to the interests of the original law firm.
Article 40 of the lawyer in the undertaking of fiduciary affairs, the emergence of insurmountable difficulties and risks shall promptly report to the law firm.
Article 41 of the lawyer and the client dispute, the lawyer shall accept the law firm's solution.
Article 42 of the lawyer for practicing fault to the law firm caused losses, the law firm has to pursue the lawyer.
Article 43 of the lawyer to the auxiliary personnel assigned to handle the affairs of the error, shall take to stop or remedial measures, and bear responsibility.
Article 44 of the law firm has the obligation to establish a law firm through the rules and regulations and effective management measures to regulate their own practice and supervise the lawyers to conscientiously abide by the code of conduct for the practice of law.
Article 45 of the law firms on the lawyers practice behavior supervision, the lawyers have the responsibility to intervene and remedy violations.
Article 46 of the law firm has the obligation to lawyers and interns, paralegals, legal interns, administrative staff and other auxiliary personnel in the lawyer's business and professional ethics guidance and supervision.
Chapter 5 the establishment of the proxy relationship
Article 47 the lawyer shall discuss with the principal on the scope of the proxy, the content of the proxy, the proxy authority, the proxy fee, the proxy period, etc., and after reaching agreement, by the law firm and the principal to sign the proxy agreement or to obtain the confirmation of the principal.
Article 48 lawyers shall be careful, honest, objective, inform the client to entrust matters may arise legal risks.
Section one of the basic requirements of the proxy
Article 49 lawyers shall fully utilize their professional knowledge, according to the provisions of the law to complete the entrusted matters, and safeguard the interests of the principal.
Article 50 lawyers have the right to choose the method of realizing the purpose of the client in accordance with the requirements of the law and ethical standards.
Article 51 the lawyer shall strictly in accordance with the period prescribed by law, the statute of limitations, and the time agreed upon with the principal, to handle the entrusted matters.
Article 52 lawyers shall establish lawyers business file, keep a complete record of business work.
Article 53 of the lawyer shall be careful custody of evidence and other legal documents provided by the client, to ensure that they are not lost.
Article 54 of the lawyer to the client to understand the entrusted matters of the situation, shall give a timely response.
Article 55 of the lawyer shall be authorized to engage in the scope of representation. If there is a need for special authorization, shall obtain prior written confirmation of the principal.
Article 56 law firms, lawyers and their support staff shall not disclose the client's commercial secrets, privacy, and other information about the client known through the law firm handling the client. However, the lawyer believes that confidentiality may lead to the inability to prevent the occurrence of serious crimes such as personal injury or death in a timely manner and may lead to serious damage to the interests of the state except.
Article 57 the lawyer may disclose the information that the client authorizes the consent to disclose.
Article 58 of the lawyer in the process of representation may be innocently implicated in the client's criminal behavior, the lawyer may for the protection of their legitimate rights and interests and disclose the client's relevant information.
Article 59 of the lawyer's duty of confidentiality remains after the conclusion of the representation.
Section 2 acceptance of the entrusted authority
Article 60 after accepting the entrustment, the lawyer can only in the entrusted authority to carry out practice activities, shall not exceed the entrusted authority.
Sixty-one lawyers in the entrusted legal affairs, such as found that the authorization limit can not adapt to the needs of the principal, shall promptly inform the principal, without the consent of the principal or for the authorization of the entrusted formalities, lawyers can only be in the authorization of the scope of legal affairs.
Article 62 of the lawyer accepts the entrustment must be clearly stipulated with the client, including procedural law and substantive law of the entrusted authority. Entrusted authority is not clear, the lawyer shall take the initiative to prompt.
Article 63 of the lawyers in the entrusted authority to complete the entrusted legal affairs, shall promptly inform the client. After the lawyer and the principal clearly dissolve the entrusted relationship, the lawyer shall not again in the name of the entrusted person.
Article 64 in the absence of the consent of the principal, the lawyer shall not accept a conflict of interest at the same time, the other party entrusted to handle legal affairs.
Article 65 of the lawyer accepts the entrustment, without justifiable reason shall not refuse to perform the duties of the agreement, shall not refuse to defend or represent without reason.
Section 3 prohibits false promises
Article 66 a lawyer shall not mislead the client for the purpose of establishing a relationship of entrustment and representation.
Article 67 lawyers shall not make false promises to their clients for the purpose of obtaining representation or defense business, nor shall they make promises contrary to the facts and the law after accepting a commission.
Article 68 after accepting a criminal defense commission, shall be based on the facts and the law to put forward not guilty, or mitigate, exempted from criminal responsibility; criminal defense evidence is not enough to deny the guilty charge, shall not promise that after the defense of the inevitable result of innocence.
Article 69 of the lawyer according to the facts and evidence provided by the client, according to the provisions of the law to analyze the case, shall put forward to the client foreseeable, analytical conclusions, but shall pay attention to avoid false promises.
Article 70 of the lawyer according to law defense, representation of the case put forward the correct opinion is not adopted or because of the wrong decision, so that the lawyer's pre-analysis of the opinion is not realized, can not be regarded as the lawyer's opinion is a false promise.
Article 71 of the principal to entrust matters or requirements belonging to the law or lawyers practice norms prohibited, the lawyer shall inform the principal, and put forward proposals for modification or be rejected.
Section 4 prohibit illegal profit-making of the client
Article 72 lawyers and law firms shall not take advantage of the convenience of providing legal services, illegal profit-making of the client.
Article 73 in addition to legal service fees in accordance with the relevant provisions of the lawyers shall not be economically linked to the client's disputed rights and interests, shall not agree with the client to sell the subject matter of the dispute to himself after winning the case, shall not entrust others to acquire or lease for himself or for his relatives the subject matter of the litigation in which the client is in dispute with others.
Article 74 lawyers shall not solicit property from their clients, and shall not obtain other economic benefits unfavorable to their clients.
Article 75 without the consent of the client, a lawyer shall not use the information obtained from the provision of legal services to the client for the purpose of obtaining benefits detrimental to the client.
Section 5 conflict of interest and disqualification
Article 76 conflict of interest refers to a conflict of interest between the entrusted matters represented by the same law firm and other entrusted matters of the firm's clients, and the continuation of the representation of the interests of the relevant clients will directly affect the situation.
Article 77 before accepting the commission, the lawyer and his law firm shall conduct a conflict of interest check. Only in the case of no conflict of interest between the client can establish the proxy relationship.
Article 78 to accept the client entrusted to the lawyer has been known to the other side of the litigation or conflict of interest has been appointed by the lawyer is their close relatives or other interested parties, shall be recused, but the two sides of the client issued a letter of exemption, except.
Article 79 after accepting the commission, a lawyer knows that the other party or a conflict of interest appointed by the lawyer is a close relative or other interested party, shall promptly tell the client this relationship clearly. If the client objects, the lawyer shall be disqualified.
Article 80 after accepting the commission of lawyers know that the other party or conflict of interest has appointed the same law firm other lawyers, shall be negotiated by both lawyers to dissolve a party's commission relationship, the negotiation fails, shall be signed with the commission contract with the party or has not paid the lawyer's fee to dissolve the commission relationship.
Article 81 once in the previous legal affairs on behalf of a party in legal affairs, even after the dissolution or termination of the agency relationship, but also can not accept and the former client has a conflict of interest with the other party entrusted to deal with the same legal affairs, unless the former client to make a written consent.
Article 82 a lawyer who has represented a party in the previous legal affairs, shall not use in the same or similar legal affairs in the future from the previous legal affairs of the unfavorable former client's information, unless the former client's permission, or sufficient evidence to prove that the information has been known to the people ****.
Article 83 the client intends to hire a lawyer to handle the legal affairs, is the lawyer practicing law before the lawyer's career as a government official or judicial officers, arbitrators, the lawyer and his law firm shall recuse themselves.
Section 6 custody of the client's property
Article 84 lawyers shall properly custody of property related to the entrusted matters, shall not be misappropriated or misappropriation.
Article 85 of the law firm is entrusted with the custody of the client's property, the client's property shall be strictly separated from the law firm's property. The client's funds shall be kept in the law firm's location of good credit financial institutions in the independent account, or kept in the client designated by the independent opening of the bank account. The method of keeping other property of the principal shall be approved by him in writing.
Article 86 of the principal request for the return of the lawyer's firm entrusted with the custody of the client's property, the law firm shall obtain from the principal written proof of receipt of property, and the entrusted custody agreement and the principal submitted to the receipt of property together with the proof of archives.
Article 87 of the law firm entrusted with the custody of the client or a third party continuously delivered funds or other property, the lawyer shall promptly inform the client in writing, even if the client issued a written statement exempting the lawyer from the obligation to inform the lawyer in a timely manner, the lawyer shall still regularly send the client a list of custody of property.
Section 7 sub-delegation
Article 88 without the consent of the principal, the lawyer shall not be entrusted with the legal affairs entrusted to others.
Article 89 of the lawyer after accepting the entrustment of a sudden illness, job transfer, etc., need to replace the lawyer, shall promptly inform the principal. The principal agrees to replace the lawyer, the lawyer shall promptly transfer materials between, and through the law firm for relevant procedures.
Article 90 non-consent of the principal, the lawyer can not increase the financial burden of the principal because of the transfer of entrustment.
Chapter 6 lawyers fees
Article 91 of the lawyer's fees should be reasonable.
Law firms and lawyers should be in accordance with the state administrative departments, the bar association formulated the relevant provisions of reasonable fees.
Article 92 of the lawyer's fees shall take into account the following reasonable factors:
(1) the time required to perform legal services, the difficulty of the work, including the novelty and skill required;
(2) acceptance of this retainer will be clearly impeded by the lawyer to carry out the other work of the risk;
(3) the amount of fees usually charged by the same region for similar legal services;
(iv) The amount of money involved in the matter entrusted to the attorney and the reasonable results to be expected;
(v) Time constraints on the legal services imposed by the client or imposed by objective circumstances;
(vi) The attorney's experience, reputation, professionalism, and competence;
(vii) Whether the rate of the fee and the method of payment are fixed and not subject to conditions;
(viii) Reasonable costs.
Article 93 of the lawyer's fees in accordance with state regulations or by the law firm and the client to determine the negotiation, can be used hourly fee, fixed fee, according to the proportion of the subject matter of the fee. In a commissioned matter can be used at the same time the first several ways, also can use other ways not prohibited by law.
Article 94 of the use of hourly fees, the lawyer shall, at the request of the client to provide a list of work records.
Article 95 of the law firm shall agree in the proxy contract fees, standards, payment methods and other fee matters.
Article 96 of the results of litigation or other legal services as the basis for lawyers' fees, the fee payment amount and payment method shall be determined in the form of an agreement, should be clear that the payment of fees for legal services, the payment of fees, including settlement, mediation, or the trial of the different results of the impact on the payment of the fees, and the necessary expenses in the litigation, and whether or not it has already been included in risk (c) the remuneration for representation.
Article 97: Lawyers and law firms may not, for any reason or in any manner, propose to their clients in alimony, support, maintenance, or criminal cases the use of fees based on the outcome of the litigation, unless the client so requests.
Article 98 lawyers shall not collect cases or fees privately. The fees paid by the client shall be delivered directly to the lawyer's law firm, the lawyer shall not charge the client directly. Clients entrusted to lawyers on behalf of the fees, lawyers shall be collected on behalf of the fees promptly delivered to the law firm.
Article 99 lawyers shall not demand or obtain in addition to the legal service fees in accordance with the provisions of additional remuneration or benefits.
Article 100 of the legal service fees collected by law firms shall be recorded in the accounting books before they can be used in accordance with the prescribed items and scope of expenditure.
Article 101 law firms shall not issue unofficial vouchers for lawyers' fees to their clients.
Article 102 the following expenses shall be paid separately by the client:
(1) judicial, administrative, arbitration, appraisal, notarization and other fees charged by the department;
(2) reasonable communication, copying, translation, transportation, food and lodging;
(3) the client agreed to the expert argumentation fees;
(4) Other expenses agreed to be paid by the principal.
Article 103 lawyers need to be borne by the client of the lawyer's fees other than the costs, shall be in the principle of thrift reasonable use.
Article 104 the law firm for reasonable reasons to terminate the entrusted agent agreement, the right to collect the completed part of the fee.
Article 105 the client for reasonable reasons to terminate the entrusted agent agreement, the law firm has the right to collect the completed part of the fee.
Article 106 If the principal unilaterally terminates the entrusted agent agreement, the lawyer's fee shall be paid according to the agreement.
Chapter 7 the termination of the entrusted agent relationship
Article 107 lawyers in the process of handling entrusted matters in the following circumstances, the law firm shall terminate its agency work:
(1) with the client to negotiate the termination of;
(2) be canceled or suspended from practicing;
(3) found that insurmountable conflict of interests;
(iv) the lawyer's health is unfit for continued representation;
(v) continued representation would violate the law or the lawyer's code of practice.
Article 108 termination of representation, the law firm shall try not to make the client's legitimate interests affected.
Article 109 termination of the agent, the lawyer shall, as far as possible, give notice to the client in advance. The law firm, with the consent of the principal, may appoint another lawyer to continue to undertake the entrusted matters, or shall terminate the proxy agreement.
Article 110 when the following circumstances occur, the lawyer may refuse to defend and represent:
(1) the client uses the legal services provided by the lawyer to engage in criminal activities;
(2) the client persists in pursuing the lawyer believes that the unattainable or unreasonable goals;
(3) the client fails to fulfill the obligations of the entrustment contract to a considerable extent. And has been reasonably urged;
(4) in advance can not foresee the premise, the lawyer to provide legal services to the client will bring the lawyer unreasonable cost burden, or to the lawyer unbearable, unreasonable difficulties;
(5) the evidence provided by the client does not have the objective authenticity, relevance and lawfulness, or by the judicial organs that there is a Suspicion of perjury;
(vi) Other legitimate reasons.
Article 111 after accepting the commission of a lawyer can refuse to defend or represent the situation, shall explain the reasons to the client, and urge the client to accept the lawyer's advice, to correct the cause of the lawyer to refuse to defend or represent.
Article 112 before the dissolution of the entrusted relationship, the lawyer must take reasonable and practicable measures to protect the interests of the client, such as timely notification of the client, so that he or she will have sufficient time to re-appoint other lawyers, the recovery of the original documents, as well as the return of fees paid in advance, etc..
Article 113 If the relationship of entrustment is terminated due to the refusal of defense or representation, the lawyer may retain copies of documents relating to the legal affairs of the client.
Chapter VIII practice promotion
Section 1 business promotion principles
Article 114 lawyers and law firms to promote lawyers' business, shall abide by the principle of equality and good faith, abide by the lawyer's professional ethics and practice discipline, abide by the legal services market and the lawyer's industry generally accepted industry norms, fair competition, and prohibit the industry's unfair competition behavior.
Article 115 lawyers and law firms shall promote and carry out the business of lawyers by striving to improve their overall quality, improve the quality of legal services, and strengthen the competitiveness of their own business.
Article 116 lawyers and law firms may not offer intermediaries or referrals the opportunity to provide legal services for a fee by promising to honor any material or non-material benefit.
Article 117 lawyers may introduce their fields of practice and professional specialties through profiles and other means.
Article 118 lawyers may publish academic papers, case studies, answers to special questions, and give lectures, etc., in order to popularize the law and publicize their field of specialization.
Article 119 lawyers may organize or participate in various forms of thematic and professional seminars in order to recommend their own professional expertise.
Article 120 lawyers can in their own name or law firm to participate in a variety of social welfare activities, to participate in all kinds of legally established associations and organizations.
Article 121 lawyers in practice promotion, shall not provide false information or exaggerate their professional ability, shall not express or imply with the judicial, administrative and other related organs of the special relationship, shall not disparage the professional ability and level of peers, shall not provide or promise to provide kickbacks and other ways of soliciting business, shall not be significantly lower than the level of fees in the same industry to compete for a particular legal business.
Section 2 lawyers advertising norms
Article 122 lawyers advertising refers to lawyers and law firms in order to promote the business and get entrusted, so that the public know, understand the lawyer personal and law firm legal services business and the release of information and its behavioral process.
Article 123 lawyer advertising shall comply with national laws and regulations and the norms. Adhere to the true, rigorous, moderate principle.
Article 124 lawyer advertisement shall be recognizable, should be able to make the public to identify the lawyer advertisement.
Article 125 lawyer advertisement can be released in the name of individual lawyers, can also be released in the name of law firms. Lawyer advertising in the name of the lawyer shall indicate the name of the lawyer's personal practice.
Article 126 of the following circumstances, lawyers and law firms shall not publish lawyer advertisements:
(1) did not pass the annual inspection of the registration;
(2) is under suspension of the practice of law;
(3) by the notification of the criticism of less than one year.
Article 127 of the lawyer's personal advertisements shall be limited to the lawyer's name, portrait, age, sex, place of birth, education, degree, the date of registration of the lawyer's practice, the name of the law firm to which he or she belongs, the hours of work in the law firm to which he or she belongs, the fees, the method of contact, as well as the scope of the business of the legal services that he or she is able to provide to the community in accordance with the law.
Article 128 of the law firm advertisement shall be limited to the law firm name, office address, telephone number, fax number, postal code, e-mail address, web site, belong to the lawyers association, under the jurisdiction of the practicing lawyers and legal services to the community according to law, the business scope of the brief.
Article 129 shall not be used in advertising to lawyers, law firms to make misleading or false propaganda.
Article 130 lawyers and law firms shall not publish lawyer advertisements that disparage other lawyers or law firms and their services.
Article 131 lawyers and law firms may not produce advertisements in a way that is contrary to the mission of lawyers or detracts from the image of lawyers, and may not produce advertisements by means of artistic exaggeration of general commercial advertisements.
Article 132 lawyers shall not appear in their practice advertisements in violation of the provisions of their respective bar associations on the management of lawyers' practice advertisements.
Section 3 lawyers publicity norms
Article 133 lawyers publicity refers to the public media through the public media in the form of news, features, interviews and other forms of lawyers and law firms to report on, introduce the information release behavior.
Article 134 lawyers and law firms shall not themselves carry out or authorize or allow others to publish lawyer advertising in the form of publicity.
Article 135 lawyers and law firms may not engage in publicity that distorts the facts or the substance of the law, or that is likely to create unreasonable public expectations of lawyers.
Article 136 lawyers and law firms may advertise a particular area of specialized legal services practiced, but they may not self-declare or imply that they are recognized or certified as experts in a particular area of specialization.
Article 137 lawyers and law firms cannot publicize comparisons between lawyers or between law firms.
Article 138 shall also comply with the provisions concerning the publicity of lawyers when legal advice is given through the public media in the form of replies to letters, self-questions and answers.
Chapter IX lawyers in the peer relationship of the code of conduct
Section 1 respect and cooperation
Article 139 lawyers and law firms shall not obstruct or refuse to entrust other lawyers and law firms to participate in the same subject matter of the client's legal services.
Article 140 to provide legal services on the same subject matter of lawyers should be clear division of labor, mutual cooperation, disagreement should be promptly informed of the client's decision.
Article 141 lawyers and law firms shall not in public and the media to make disparaging, denigrating, damaging the reputation of their peers.
Article 142 lawyers of all parties shall respect each other during court hearings or negotiations, and shall not use sarcastic, ironic or insulting language.
Section 2: Prohibition of Unfair Competition
Article 143: Unfair competition in the practice of law refers to the violation of the principles of voluntariness, equality and good faith and the code of conduct for lawyers' practice by lawyers and law firms in order to promote the business of lawyers, as well as the violation of the recognized professional standards of the legal services market and the lawyers' profession, and the use of improper means to compete with peers for business, thus harming the legitimate rights and interests of other lawyers and law firms. The lawful rights and interests of other lawyers and law firms.
Article 144 Lawyers and law firms shall not use the following improper means to compete with their peers for business in their contacts with clients and others:
(1) intentionally denigrating or slandering the credibility and reputation of other lawyers or law firms;
(2) without justifiable reasons, attracting clients by charging fees below the level of fees charged by their peers in the same industry, or by using Promise to give customers, intermediaries, referrals kickbacks, gifts of money and property to compete for business;
(3) deliberately create disputes between the client and his lawyer;
(4) express or imply to the client that the lawyer or law firm has a special relationship with the judiciary, government agencies, social organizations and their staff, to the exclusion of other lawyers or law firms;
(5) to attract clients by charging fees below the level of the same industry, or by using the p>
(5) on the results of legal services or the outcome of judicial proceedings to make any promise without factual and legal basis;
Article 159 in the court, male lawyers do not wear shoulder-length hair, female lawyers do not apply heavy make-up, clean face, neat hair, do not wear excessively conspicuous ornaments.
Article 190 of the norms since March 20, 2004 on a trial basis.