1. Does the plaintiff have to pay the defendant’s attorney fees? When the plaintiff has legitimate grounds, he or she may file a claim requiring the defendant to bear attorney's fees. If the defendant loses the case, the plaintiff's attorney fees will be borne by the defendant. Citizens applying for legal aid should submit the following documents and certificates: (1) ID card or other valid identity certificate, and the applicant should also submit proof of the authority to represent the applicant; (2) Proof of financial difficulty; (3) Application for legal aid matters Relevant case materials. The application should be in written form and the application form should be filled in; if it is really difficult to apply in written form, the application can be made orally, and the staff of the legal aid agency or the staff of the agency that forwards the application will make a written record.
2. Where to apply for legal aid? 1. Criminal cases that do not involve notification of defense or non-notification of agency shall be handled by the legal aid agencies of the judicial administrative department at the same level where the People’s Court, People’s Procuratorate, and Public Security Bureau handle the case; non-criminal litigation cases shall be handled by the judicial administration department of the same level where the People’s Court handles the case. Executive Branch Legal Aid Agency Director. 2. Labor dispute arbitration cases shall be accepted by the legal aid institution where the labor dispute arbitration institution is located. 3. Applications for legal consultation shall be handled by the legal aid agency that accepts the application. 4. Applications for handling other legal matters shall be accepted by the legal aid institution where the volunteer organization is located, where the obligor is domiciled, where the person being requested is domiciled, or where the legal affairs occur. 5. Criminal suspects, defendants, prisoners, persons in compulsory isolation, and persons in administrative detention may apply for legal aid through the people's court, people's procuratorate, public security agency, or the prison, detention center, compulsory isolation center, or detention center where they are located. 6. If the complainant applies for legal aid based on the effective judgment, ruling or appeal of the People's Court or the People's Procuratorate, he or she shall apply to the legal aid agency of the judicial administrative agency at the same level where the effective judgment or ruling of the People's Court is located, or to the People's Procuratorate where the lawsuit is made. The legal aid agency of the judicial administrative agency at the same level where the People's Procuratorate at the same level is located where the decision to terminate criminal processing is made. A complaint has been filed with the People's Court or People's Procuratorate. If the People's Court or the People's Procuratorate has accepted the case, it should be submitted to the legal aid institution affiliated with the judicial administrative agency at the same level where the People's Court or the People's Procuratorate is located. So if one of the original and defendant parties loses the case, the specific attorney fees and appeal costs will be borne by the losing party. If one of the parties has financial difficulties, he can write a specific description of the financial difficulties and issue relevant certificates to apply to the court, and then The court will apply for legal aid based on the actual situation of the parties, and the costs do not need to be borne by the parties themselves.