How was the lawyer's agency contract signed in the first stage of criminal proceedings?
1. Principal-agent contract: Principal-agent refers to a civil legal act carried out by an agent in the name of the principal. Its effectiveness directly belongs to the client. According to the General Principles of Civil Law, there are two main forms of agency, namely, written form and oral form. In practical application, the parties may adopt oral form or written form, but the legal provisions are in written form, which should be adopted in accordance with the law, such as litigation agent, signing economic contracts on their behalf, etc. Second, how is the lawyer's agency contract signed? Agency is a civil legal act carried out by an agent in the name of the principal on the basis of the entrustment of the principal. Its effectiveness directly belongs to the client. There are two main forms of agency: written agency and oral agency. In practice, the parties may take oral or written form, but the law requires written form. Three. Definition of principal-agent contract: Principal-agent is a civil legal act carried out by an agent in the name of the principal based on the entrustment of the principal. Its effectiveness directly belongs to the client. There are two main forms of agency: written agency and oral agency. In practical application, the parties can take oral form or written form, but if the law stipulates that it should be in writing, it should be in writing according to law, such as litigation agent, signing economic contracts on their behalf, etc. Four. Key points of signing agency contract: 1. You should choose your agent carefully. The principal shall examine the agent's ability to perform agency affairs. For some agency affairs that require professional qualifications or business qualifications, the client shall examine whether the agent has professional qualifications or business qualifications. 2. The entrusted matters are clear. A principal-agent contract is a contract in which the principal and the agent agree that the agent will handle the principal's affairs. Therefore, the entrusted matters must be specific and clear. 3. The scope of authorization is clear. In the agency relationship, the agent is a civil legal act in the name of the principal, and the legal consequences are borne by the principal. And the third paragraph of Article 65 of the General Principles of Civil Law clearly stipulates that "if the power of attorney is unclear, the principal shall bear civil liability to the third party, and the agent shall bear joint liability." Therefore, the client should pay attention to clearly stipulate the scope of authorization in the agency contract so as not to bear adverse legal consequences. The terms of agency are clear. The principal and the agent shall stipulate in the contract the specific time limit for performing the principal-agent behavior. If the agency period is too long, it may bring some legal risks to the client. 5. The payment is clear. Entrustment contracts are divided into free entrustment contracts and paid entrustment contracts. This kind of signing is divided into oral form and written form. For the sake of safety, it is better to choose a written form, and the specific reasons for entrustment and litigation requests can be written in detail. The corresponding remuneration of lawyers can also be explained accordingly to avoid unnecessary troubles in the future.