Legal basis: Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Justice on Printing and Distributing Article 16 When a law firm accepts an entrustment, it shall sign a contract with the client for charging lawyer services or specify the charging terms in the entrustment contract.
The charging contract or charging terms shall include: charging items, charging standards, charging methods, charging amounts, payment and settlement methods, dispute settlement methods, etc.
National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Justice on Printing and Distributing Article 17 After signing a contract with the client, a law firm shall not change the charging items or increase the charging amount without authorization. If it is really necessary to change, the law firm must obtain the written consent of the client in advance.