Business letter and lawyer’s letter are two different concepts and are not equivalent. Business letters refer to business correspondence between companies or individuals, and are mainly used for communication, communication and business negotiations. A lawyer's letter refers to a letter sent by a lawyer on behalf of a client to the other party. It is usually used to resolve legal disputes and protect the client's rights and interests. A lawyer's letter has legal effect and is a legal document, while a business letter has no legal effect and is a commercial document.
A lawyer's letter is usually issued by a lawyer on behalf of the client. Its contents include explanations of facts and legal issues, requirements for the other party's behavior, and legal responsibilities towards the other party. It is an important tool for lawyers to handle legal matters on behalf of their clients. A lawyer's letter can effectively protect the client's legitimate rights and interests and avoid unnecessary legal risks. Because a lawyer's letter has legal effect, lawyers need to fully understand and study relevant laws and regulations before issuing a lawyer's letter to ensure the legality and effectiveness of the lawyer's letter.
The differences between business letters and lawyer letters are as follows:
1. Different uses: Business letters are a type of letters in business interactions and are mainly used for business communication, negotiation, notification, etc. A lawyer's letter is a letter sent by a lawyer on behalf of a client to the other party. It is mainly used to safeguard the client's legitimate rights and interests and resolve legal disputes.
2. Different contents: The content of business letters usually includes business cooperation, inquiry, ordering, delivery, payment and other business matters; the content of lawyer’s letters involves legal matters, including explanations of facts and legal issues , requirements for the other party’s behavior, legal liability against the other party, etc.
3. Different legal effects: Business letters usually have no legal effect, while lawyer letters have legal effect. As a legal document, a lawyer's letter can be used to resolve legal disputes and protect clients' rights and interests, and has high legal validity.
4. Different senders: The sender of a business letter can be a company or an individual, while a lawyer's letter is usually issued by a lawyer on behalf of the client;
5 .Send to different objects: Business letters are usually sent to customers, suppliers, partners and other relevant parties in business dealings; however, lawyer's letters are usually sent to interested parties involved in legal matters, such as the other party and government agencies.
To sum up, business letters and lawyer letters are two different concepts, differing in terms of purpose, content, legal effect, sender, sender, etc. In actual use, it needs to be used differently according to specific situations.
Legal basis:
Article 28 of the Lawyers Law of the People's Republic of China
Lawyers may engage in the following businesses:
( 1) Accept the entrustment of natural persons, legal persons or other organizations to serve as legal advisors;
(2) Accept the entrustment of parties to civil cases and administrative cases, act as agents and participate in litigation;
(3) Accept the entrustment of criminal suspects or defendants in criminal cases or be appointed as defenders by legal aid institutions in accordance with the law, accept the entrustment of private prosecutors in private prosecution cases, victims of public prosecution cases or their close relatives, and participate in litigation as an agent;
(4) Accept entrustment and act as an agent for appeals in various litigation cases;
(5) Take over rough excavation and participate in mediation and arbitration activities;
(6) Accept entrustment and provide non-litigation services Legal services;
(7) Answer silly questions about the law, and write litigation documents and other documents related to legal affairs.