Notice on the implementation measures and standards for the management of lawyers' service charges in Sichuan Province
Article 17 If the entrustment contract cannot be fulfilled due to the lawyer's fault and the client requests to terminate the entrustment relationship, the law firm shall refund all or part of the lawyer's service fees collected or received in advance according to the lawyer's fault liability. If the client requests to terminate the entrustment relationship, and there is no lawyer's fault or the entrustment contract cannot be performed due to the client's fault, the law firm requests to terminate the contract, and the lawyer's service fee charged will not be refunded; If the fee is not prepaid or does not meet the actual workload of lawyers, the law firm may negotiate with the client to collect it according to the entrustment contract.
In handling the case, if both parties agree to terminate the contract and the entrustment relationship, the refund amount shall be determined by both parties through consultation.