Article 7 of the Supreme People's Court's Provisions on the Access of Litigants to Civil Case Materials stipulates: "An agent ad litem may extract and copy the case materials. Case materials involving state secrets shall be handled in accordance with relevant state regulations. "
Article 10 stipulates: "These Provisions shall apply to the parties to a civil case who consult the relevant materials of this case." It can be known that the parties and their agents ad litem can consult and copy the case materials according to law.
Article 52 A defense lawyer directly applies to the people's court to collect and obtain evidence materials from witnesses or relevant units or individuals. If the people's court considers it really necessary to collect and obtain evidence materials, and it is inappropriate or impossible for the defense lawyer to collect and obtain evidence materials, it shall agree. When the people's court collects and takes evidence, the defense lawyer may be present.
The written evidence materials collected and transferred by the people's court from the relevant units must be signed by the provider and stamped with the seal of the unit; Written evidence collected from individuals must be signed by the provider.
The people's court shall issue a receipt for the evidential materials provided by the relevant units and individuals, indicating the name of the evidential materials, the time of receipt, the number of pieces, the number of pages and whether they are original or not, and shall be signed by the clerk or the judge.
After collecting and sorting out the evidence materials, it shall promptly notify the defense lawyers to consult, extract and copy, and inform the people's procuratorate.
When consulting the case materials, an agent ad litem may extract or copy them. Case materials involving state secrets shall be handled in accordance with relevant state regulations; These Provisions shall apply to the parties to a civil case who consult the relevant materials of the case. In other words, generally only the parties and their attorneys can copy the trial transcript.
Article 10 of the Supreme People's Court's Provisions on People's Courts' Making Information of Trial Process Public through Internet stipulates that the transcripts of court hearings, cross-examination, evidence exchange, pre-trial meetings, investigation and evidence collection, inquests, inquiries, judgments and other litigation activities shall be made public to the parties and their legal representatives, agents ad litem and defenders through the Internet.
Article 40 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that defense lawyers may consult, extract and copy the case files from the date when the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes the case. Other defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials with the permission of the people's court or the people's procuratorate.
Legal basis:
Article 40 of the Criminal Procedure Law
From the date when the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes the case, the defense lawyer may consult, extract and copy the case file. Other defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials with the permission of the people's court or the people's procuratorate.
Article 10 of the Supreme People's Court's Provisions on People's Courts' Openness of Information on Trial Process through the Internet states that the transcripts of court hearings, cross-examination, evidence exchange, pre-trial meetings, investigation and evidence collection, inquests, inquiries, judgments and other litigation activities shall be made public to the parties and their legal representatives, agents ad litem and defenders through the Internet.