Lawyers Law
Article 47 If a lawyer commits any of the following acts, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of a city divided into districts or a municipality directly under the Central Government shall give him a warning and may also impose a fine of not more than 5,000 yuan. fine; if there are illegal gains, the illegal gains will be confiscated; if the circumstances are serious, a penalty of suspension of practice for not more than 3 months will be imposed:
(1) Practicing in two or more law firms at the same time;
(2) Soliciting business by improper means;
(3) Acting as an agent for both parties in the same case, or acting as an agent in legal matters that conflict with the interests of the person or his close relatives
(4) Serving as a litigation agent or defender within two years after leaving the People’s Court or People’s Procuratorate;
(5) Refusing to perform legal aid obligations. (5) Refusal to perform legal aid obligations.
Article 48 If a lawyer commits any of the following acts, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of the city or municipality directly under the Central Government shall give him a warning and may also impose a fine of not more than 10,000 yuan; if there is any illegal income, the illegal income shall be confiscated ; If the circumstances are serious, a penalty of suspension of practice for not less than three months but not more than six months shall be imposed:
(1) Accepting commissions, charging fees, or accepting entrustments from clients;
( 2) After accepting the entrustment, refuse to defend or represent the client without justifiable reasons, and fail to appear in court on time to participate in litigation or arbitration;
(3) Taking advantage of the convenience of providing legal services to obtain the client’s disputed rights and interests ;
(4) Disclosing business secrets or personal privacy.
Article 49 If a lawyer commits any of the following acts, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of the city or municipality directly under the Central Government shall impose a penalty of suspension of practice for not less than six months but not more than one year, and may also impose a fine of not more than 50,000 yuan. Fines; if there are illegal gains, the illegal gains shall be confiscated; if the circumstances are serious, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government shall revoke the lawyer's practicing certificate; if a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be investigated in accordance with the law:
(1) Violating regulations to meet with judges, prosecutors, arbitrators and other relevant staff, or using other improper means to influence the handling of cases in accordance with the law;
(2) To meet with judges, prosecutors, arbitrators and other relevant staff Staff members offer bribes, introduce bribes, or instruct or induce parties to pay bribes;
(3) Providing false materials or other fraudulent behaviors to judicial administrative departments;
(4) Intentionally providing Providing false evidence or threatening or inducing others to provide false evidence to prevent the other party from legally obtaining evidence;
(5) Accepting property or other benefits from the other party and maliciously colluding with the other party or a third party to infringe upon the rights and interests of the client ;
(6) Disturbing the order of the court or arbitration tribunal, interfering with the normal conduct of litigation and arbitration activities;
(7) Inciting and instigating the parties to take actions that disrupt public affairs or endanger public affairs. Resolving disputes by illegal means such as public security;
(8) Making remarks that endanger national security, maliciously slandering others, and seriously disrupting court order;
(9) Leaking state secrets.
If a lawyer has received criminal punishment for an intentional crime, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government shall revoke his lawyer's practicing certificate.
Article 50 If a law firm commits any of the following acts, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of a districted city or the people's government of a municipality directly under the Central Government shall, depending on the circumstances, give a warning and suspend business for a period of not less than one month but not more than six months. A fine of not more than 100,000 yuan may be imposed; if there are any illegal gains, the illegal gains shall be confiscated; if the circumstances are particularly serious, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government shall revoke the law firm's practicing certificate:
< p>(1) Accepting entrustment and collecting fees in violation of regulations;(2) Violating legal procedures to change major matters such as name, person in charge, articles of association, partnership agreement, residence, partners, etc.;
(3) Engaging in business activities other than legal services;
(4) Defaming other law firms;
(5) Violating regulations to accept cases involving conflicts of interest case;
(6) Refusing to perform legal aid obligations;
(7) Providing false materials to the judicial administrative department or engaging in other fraudulent activities;
(8) Neglecting to manage the lawyers of the firm, causing serious consequences. The consequences are serious.
If a law firm is punished for any violation of the preceding paragraph, its person in charge shall, depending on the severity of the case, give a warning or impose a fine of not more than 20,000 yuan.