If they are not satisfied with the negotiation results, the parties may also lodge a complaint with the Bar Association or the local judicial organ.
Finally, if the lawyer is unwilling to cancel the contract and get a refund, the parties can collect evidence and complain to the local judicial bureau, or bring the evidence to the court to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.
According to the law, if a lawyer violates the law in his practice, the judicial administrative department of the district people's government at the municipal level or the municipality directly under the Central Government shall give him a punishment of stopping practicing for more than six months but less than one year, and may also impose a fine of less than 50,000 yuan; Illegal income, confiscate the illegal income; If the circumstances are serious, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall revoke his lawyer's practice certificate.
Legal basis:
Article 49 of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law.
If a lawyer commits one of the following acts, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of a city divided into districts or a municipality directly under the Central Government shall impose a penalty of not less than six months but not more than one year, and may also impose a fine of not more than 50,000 yuan; Illegal income, confiscate the illegal income; If the circumstances are serious, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall revoke his lawyer's practice certificate; If the case constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law:
(a) meeting with judges, prosecutors, arbitrators and other relevant staff in violation of regulations, or otherwise affecting the handling of cases according to law;
(2) Offering bribes to judges, prosecutors, arbitrators and other relevant staff members, introducing bribes or instigating or inducing parties to pay bribes;
(3) Providing false materials to the judicial administrative department or committing other fraudulent acts;
(4) Deliberately providing false evidence or threatening or inducing others to provide false evidence, which hinders the other party from obtaining evidence according to law;
(5) accepting property or other benefits from the other party, and maliciously colluding with the other party or a third party to infringe upon the rights and interests of the client;
(6) Disrupting the order of courts and arbitration tribunals and interfering with the normal conduct of litigation and arbitration activities;
(seven) inciting or instructing the parties to take illegal means such as disturbing public order and endangering public security to resolve disputes;
(8) making statements that endanger national security, maliciously slander others, and seriously disturb the order of the court;
(9) divulging state secrets.
If a lawyer is subject to criminal punishment for intentional crime, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall revoke his lawyer's practice certificate.
Article 54 of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law.
If a lawyer practices illegally or causes losses to the parties due to his fault, his law firm shall be liable for compensation. After making compensation, a law firm may claim compensation from a lawyer who has committed intentional or gross negligence.