Legal analysis: the plaintiff may be required to collect evidence. For direct mediation, this can be put forward by the parties to the court. At the end of the court debate, a judgment shall be made according to law. Mediation can be conducted before the judgment, and mediation can also be conducted. If mediation fails, a judgment shall be made in time. Although there are clear provisions in the law, it is generally difficult for lawyers to obtain evidence on their own, and defendants are often unwilling to cooperate. If criminal cases are involved, lawyers may have to bear their own personal risks.
Legal basis: Article 35 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). According to the needs of the case, the entrusted lawyer may apply to the people's procuratorate or the people's court for collecting and obtaining evidence or to the people's court for notifying witnesses to testify in court. If a lawyer investigates and collects evidence by himself, he may, with the lawyer's practice certificate and the certificate of the law firm, investigate the situation related to undertaking legal affairs with the relevant units or individuals.