Legal analysis: Since the appeal case has entered a new litigation process, if there is no entrustment agreement signed with the lawyer in advance, the entrustment materials and entrustment contract need to be re-signed with the lawyer. After signing the new entrustment contract, the parties also need to Repay attorney fees.
Legal basis: "Article 183 of the Chinese People's Political and Criminal Procedure Law" stipulates that when hearing a case of first instance in a basic people's court or an intermediate people's court, there shall be three judges or A collegial panel is composed of three or seven judges and people's assessors, but cases heard by basic people's courts that apply summary procedures or expedited procedures may be tried by one judge alone.
Senior People's Court. When a court hears a first-instance case, it shall consist of a collegial panel consisting of three to seven judges or three to seven judges or people's assessors****. When a court hears a first-instance case, it shall consist of three to seven judges. Collegiate panel.
The people's court shall consist of a collegial panel of three or five judges.