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Relevant laws and regulations:
Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC);
Article 29
Lawyers, as legal advisers, should provide advice to clients on relevant legal issues, draft and review legal documents, participate in litigation, mediation or arbitration activities as agents, handle other entrusted legal affairs and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of clients.
Article 30
If a lawyer acts as an agent for litigation legal affairs or an agent for non-litigation legal affairs, he shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client within the scope of authorization.
Article 40
A lawyer shall not commit any of the following acts in his practice:
(1) Accepting entrustment, charging fees, accepting property or other benefits from the client without permission; ?
(two) to seek the disputed rights and interests of the parties by taking advantage of providing legal services; ?
(3) 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; ?
(4) Meeting with judges, prosecutors, arbitrators and other relevant staff in violation of regulations; ?
(5) bribing judges, prosecutors, arbitrators and other relevant staff members, introducing bribes or instigating or inducing parties to pay bribes, or otherwise influencing judges, prosecutors, arbitrators and other relevant staff members to handle cases according to law; ?
(six) intentionally providing false evidence or threatening or inducing others to provide false evidence, so that the other party can not legally obtain evidence;
(seven) inciting or instigating the parties to take illegal means such as disturbing public order and endangering public security to resolve disputes; (8) Disrupting the order of courts and arbitration tribunals and interfering with the normal conduct of litigation and arbitration activities.
Article 54
If a lawyer practices illegally or causes losses to the parties due to his fault, his law firm shall be liable for compensation. After making compensation, a law firm may claim compensation from a lawyer who has committed intentional or gross negligence.
Contract law:
Article 93 Termination of Contract Agreement
The parties may terminate the contract if they reach an agreement through consultation. The parties may stipulate the conditions for one party to terminate the contract. When the conditions for contract termination are met, the creditor may terminate the contract.
Article 94 Legal rescission of a contract
In any of the following circumstances, the parties may terminate the contract:
(a) the purpose of the contract cannot be achieved due to force majeure; ?
(two) before the expiration of the performance period, one party clearly stated or indicated by its own behavior that it would not perform the main debt;
(three) one party delays the performance of the main debt and fails to perform it within a reasonable period after being urged; ?
(4) One of the parties delays the performance of debts or commits other breach of contract, which makes it impossible to achieve the purpose of the contract; ?
(5) Other circumstances stipulated by law.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyer Law
Baidu Encyclopedia-People's Republic of China (PRC) Contract Law