1. Arbitration can employ lawyers, but it is not compulsory. Whether to hire a lawyer is up to the parties themselves. The parties and legal representatives may entrust lawyers and other agents to conduct arbitration activities. Where a lawyer or other agent is entrusted to conduct arbitration activities, a power of attorney shall be submitted to the Arbitration Commission.
2. Legal basis: Article 29 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Arbitration Law.
The parties and legal representatives may entrust lawyers and other agents to conduct arbitration activities. Where a lawyer or other agent is entrusted to conduct arbitration activities, a power of attorney shall be submitted to the Arbitration Commission.
2. The parties fail to perform the arbitral award?
If one party fails to perform the arbitration award, the other party may apply to the court with jurisdiction for enforcement according to law.
1. If the respondent's domicile or property is located in China, it may apply to the intermediate people's court of its domicile or property for compulsory enforcement of the foreign-related arbitral award;
2. If the domicile or property of the respondent is located outside China, and the host country has also acceded to the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (1958), the applicant may apply to the competent court of that country for enforcement according to the Convention;
3. The domestic arbitration award may be applied to the basic people's court where the respondent has his domicile or property.