Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law.
Article 33 From the day when the criminal suspect is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or compulsory measures are taken, the entrusted lawyer has the right to meet the criminal suspect and defendant with the lawyer's practice certificate, the certificate of law firm, the power of attorney or the official letter of legal aid to learn about the relevant situation. Lawyers are not monitored when they meet criminal suspects and defendants.
Article 34 An entrusted lawyer shall have the right to consult, extract and copy the litigation documents and files related to the case from the date when the case is examined and prosecuted. The entrusted lawyer has the right to consult, extract and copy all materials related to the case from the date when the people's court accepts the case.
Article 35 An entrusted lawyer may, according to the needs of a case, apply to a people's procuratorate or a people's court to collect and obtain evidence, or apply to a people's court to notify witnesses to testify in court.
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 36 From the date when the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes a case, the defense lawyer may consult, extract and copy the litigation documents and technical appraisal materials of the case, and may meet and correspond with the criminal suspect in custody. Other defenders, with the permission of the People's Procuratorate, may also consult, extract and copy the above-mentioned materials, and meet and correspond with criminal suspects in custody.
Since the people's court accepted the case, the defense lawyer can consult, extract and copy the materials of the alleged criminal facts in this case, and can meet and correspond with the defendant in custody. With the permission of the people's court, other defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials, and meet and correspond with the defendant in custody.
Article 37 With the consent of witnesses or other relevant units and individuals, defense lawyers may collect materials related to this case from them, or apply to the people's procuratorate or the people's court to collect and obtain evidence, or apply to the people's court to notify witnesses to testify in court.
With the permission of the people's procuratorate or the people's court, and with the consent of the victim or his close relatives or witnesses provided by the victim, the defense lawyer may collect materials related to the case from them.