Legal basis:
Article 50 of the Code of Conduct for Lawyers' Practice is under any of the following circumstances: (5) In civil litigation, administrative litigation and arbitration cases, different lawyers of the same law firm act as agents of both parties to the dispute at the same time, or the firm or its staff is one party and other lawyers of the firm are agents of the other party.
Article 105 Lawyers and law firms that violate the Code shall be punished by the Lawyers Association in accordance with the Rules on Disciplinary Actions of Members of the Lawyers Association and relevant industry normative documents.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law
Article 49 If a lawyer commits any of the following acts, the judicial administrative department of the people's government at the municipal level or municipality directly under the Central Government with districts 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; If the case constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law: (5) accepting property or other benefits from the other party, maliciously colluding with the other party or a third party, and infringing on the rights and interests of the client; Article 50 If a law firm commits any of the following acts, it shall be given a warning by the judicial administrative department of the people's government at the municipal level or municipality directly under the Central Government, and be suspended for rectification for more than one month and less than six months, and may also be fined less than 100,000 yuan. Illegal income, confiscate the illegal income; If the circumstances are particularly serious, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall revoke the practice certificate of the law firm: (1) accepting entrustment or charging fees in violation of regulations; (5) Accepting cases with conflicts of interest in violation of regulations; (eight) dereliction of duty in the management of lawyers in this firm, resulting in serious consequences. If a law firm is punished for the illegal acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall give a warning or a fine of less than 20,000 yuan to the person in charge, depending on the seriousness of the case.
Article 54 If a lawyer practices illegally or causes losses to his client 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.