Can I cancel my lawyer's appointment halfway?

The contract of entrusting a lawyer may be terminated. In a gratuitous entrustment contract, the principal or agent may terminate the entrustment contract at any time, and if the termination of the contract causes losses to the other party, compensation shall be made. In addition, the paid entrustment contract should limit the parties' right to terminate at will. According to relevant regulations, the principal or the trustee may terminate the entrustment contract at any time. Where losses are caused to the other party due to the termination of the contract, the party who terminates the contract without compensation shall compensate for the direct losses caused by improper termination time, and the party who terminates the contract with compensation shall compensate the other party for the direct losses and the benefits that can be obtained after the performance of the contract. A party may terminate the entrustment relationship with a lawyer at any time. At the time of termination, the lawyer shall be notified to terminate the entrustment contract. If it is in the course of litigation, the entrustment can be cancelled without notifying the court. If the case has been prosecuted, the attorney can be revoked and replaced with a new lawyer, or the lawyer can be stopped and the litigation affairs can be handled by himself. If it is necessary to revoke the entrustment, it is necessary to issue a notice of revocation to the lawyer and inform the court. Because bringing a lawsuit is the right of the parties themselves and they have the right to exercise it. The lawyer hired is only to provide legal assistance to the client. Therefore, whether to hire a lawyer is up to the parties themselves.

The Civil Code stipulates that in any of the following circumstances, the parties may terminate the contract:

1. The purpose of the contract cannot be achieved due to force majeure;

2. Before the expiration of the performance period, if one party explicitly expresses or shows by its own behavior that it will not perform the main debt, the other party may immediately terminate the contract. Before the expiration of the performance period of the contract, if one party finds that the other party's performance ability is seriously insufficient, credit is seriously lacking or objective behavior shows that it will not perform or cannot perform the contract, it may notify the other party to provide sufficient guarantee for the performance of the contract within the statutory time limit. If the other party fails to provide sufficient guarantee within the statutory time limit, this contract can be terminated immediately.

3. If one party delays the performance of the principal debt and fails to perform it within a reasonable period after being urged, the creditor has the right to terminate the contract; The contract stipulates the time limit for performance. If the debtor fails to perform within the time limit, the creditor may directly terminate the contract without urging.

4. If one party delays the performance of debts or commits other breach of contract, the other party may terminate the contract.

Legal basis:

Article 933 The principal or the agent may terminate the entrustment contract at any time. Where losses are caused to the other party due to the termination of the contract, the party who terminates the contract without compensation shall compensate for the direct losses caused by improper termination time, and the party who terminates the contract with compensation shall compensate the other party for the direct losses and the benefits that can be obtained after the performance of the contract.

Article 32 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * A client may refuse his lawyer to continue to defend or represent him, and at the same time, he may entrust another lawyer to act as a defender or agent. After accepting the entrustment, a lawyer shall not refuse to defend or represent without justifiable reasons. However, if the entrusted matter is illegal, the client uses the services provided by the lawyer to engage in illegal activities, or the client deliberately conceals important facts related to the case, the lawyer has the right to refuse to defend or represent him.