Is the lawyer's fee borne by the losing party?

The attorney's fee shall be borne by the losing party only in the following cases:

1, personal injury compensation, reputation infringement, traffic accident cases;

2. Legal aid cases;

3. Cases of copyright infringement;

4. Trademark infringement cases;

5. Patent infringement cases;

6. Cases of unfair competition;

7. Litigation cases in which creditors exercise their right of cancellation in contract disputes;

8. Litigation cases of security rights;

9. Arbitration cases.

The attorney's fee for entrusting a lawyer to conduct litigation or non-litigation is usually paid by the client himself, but in some cases, such as when the parties to a contract agree on the subject of attorney's fee in the contract, they shall bear it according to the agreement.

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People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law

Article 7 An applicant shall not be issued a lawyer's practice certificate under any of the following circumstances:

(1) Having no or limited capacity for civil conduct;

(2) Having been subjected to criminal punishment, except for negligent crimes;

(3) Being expelled from public office or having his practicing certificate as a lawyer or notary revoked. Article 6 To apply for practicing as a lawyer, an application shall be submitted to the judicial administrative department of the people's government of a city divided into districts or a municipality directly under the Central Government, and the following materials shall be submitted:

(a) the national unified legal professional qualification certificate;

(two) the materials issued by the lawyers association that the applicant has passed the internship assessment;

(3) the identity certificate of the applicant;

(4) A certificate issued by a law firm agreeing to accept the applicant.

To apply for a part-time lawyer's practice, it shall also submit a certificate that the unit where it works agrees that the applicant is engaged in a part-time lawyer's profession.

The department accepting the application shall conduct a review within 20 days from the date of acceptance, and submit the review opinions and all application materials to the judicial administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government. The judicial administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, within 10 days from the date of receiving the submitted materials, conduct an examination and make a decision on whether to approve the practice. If the practice is approved, the lawyer's practice certificate shall be issued to the applicant; If it is not allowed to practice, it shall explain the reasons in writing to the applicant.