After disputes, such as lawyer's divorce, lawyer's car accident, lawyer's being beaten, etc. As a lawyer of a party, he can bring a lawsuit to the court and demand the defendant to bear legal responsibility. As a plaintiff, a lawyer can read the complaint, give evidence, cross-examine, answer court inquiries, express his own opinions on agency, or hire a lawyer.
If a lawyer commits one of the following acts, the judicial administrative department of the people's government at the municipal level or municipality directly under the Central Government shall give him a warning and may impose a fine of not more than 5,000 yuan; Illegal income, confiscate the illegal income; If the circumstances are serious, the punishment of stopping practicing for less than three months shall be given:
1, practicing in two or more law firms at the same time;
2. Undertaking business by improper means;
3. Acting for both parties in the same case, or acting for legal affairs that have conflicts of interest with himself and his close relatives;
4. Being an agent ad litem or defender within two years after leaving the people's court or people's procuratorate;
5. Refusing to perform the obligation of legal aid.
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People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law
Article 46 A bar association shall perform the following duties:
(a) to ensure that lawyers practice according to law and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers;
(2) Summarizing and exchanging the working experience of lawyers;
(three) to formulate industry norms and disciplinary rules;
(4) Organizing lawyers' professional training, professional ethics and practice discipline education, and assessing lawyers' practice activities;
(five) to organize and manage the internship activities of lawyers, and to assess the interns;
(6) Rewarding and punishing lawyers and law firms;
(7) Accepting complaints or reports against lawyers, mediating disputes arising from lawyers' practice activities and accepting lawyers' complaints;
(eight) other duties stipulated by laws, administrative regulations, rules and the articles of association of the lawyers association.
The industry norms and disciplinary rules formulated by the Lawyers Association shall not contravene the relevant laws, administrative regulations and rules.