After the judgment of the first instance, if you are dissatisfied with the judgment of the first instance, you can appeal to the people's court at the next higher level and start the second instance. After the appeal, the case will be changed from the first-instance procedure to the second-instance procedure, and will be tried again by the corresponding higher people's court.
Therefore, because the appeal has entered a new litigation procedure, if it is not agreed with the lawyer in advance, it is necessary to sign new entrustment materials and entrustment contracts with the lawyer, and the parties need to pay the lawyer's fees again after signing the new entrustment contract.
Therefore, if the case is likely to appeal or start the second trial, it is suggested that the parties and entrusted lawyers determine the payment of lawyer's fees during the second trial as soon as possible to prevent disputes over the payment of lawyer's fees after the appeal.
Legal objectivity:
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 183
When trying a case of first instance, the basic people's court and the intermediate people's court shall be composed of three judges or three to seven judges and people's jurors. However, a case in which a summary procedure or a summary procedure is applied in a basic people's court may be tried by a single judge.
When trying a case of first instance, the Higher People's Court shall consist of three to seven judges or three to seven judges and people's jurors.
The Supreme People's Court tried cases of first instance by a collegial panel of three to seven judges.
When trying cases of appeal and protest, the people's court shall be composed of three or five judges. The number of members of the collegial panel shall be odd.