Legal basis: Article 3 of the Measures for the Administration of Lawyers' Service Fees in People's Republic of China (PRC).
Lawyers' service charges follow the principles of openness, fairness, voluntary compensation, honesty and credibility. Law firms should facilitate the people, strengthen internal management, reduce service costs, and provide convenient and high-quality legal services for clients;
Article 4 of the Measures for the Administration of Lawyers' Service Fees in People's Republic of China (PRC)
Lawyer service charges are subject to government-guided prices and market-regulated prices;
Article 5 of the Measures for the Administration of Lawyers' Service Fees in People's Republic of China (PRC)
The following legal services provided by law firms according to law are subject to government guidance: acting as an agent in civil litigation cases; Acting as an agent in administrative litigation cases; Acting as an agent for state compensation cases; Providing legal advice to criminal suspects in criminal cases, acting as an agent for complaints and accusations, applying for bail pending trial, and acting as a defender of the defendant or an agent ad litem of the private prosecutor or the victim; Acting as an agent for appeals in various litigation cases. The fees charged by law firms for providing other legal services shall be subject to market-regulated prices.