Amendments to the Law on Lawyers: Ethical Standards Raised, but Not Yet to International Standards
China’s new Law on Lawyers addresses fundamental rights for lawyers. This month, Joanna Law spoke with some of China’s top lawyers who shared their views on the amendments and discussed what further changes would be beneficial to the profession.
Mediator: Joanna Law, staff writer of China Law & Practice [CLP]
Participants:
Mike Chen, head of litigation for Kangxin Partners P.C. and former PRC judge [ML]
Harry He, attorney at AllBright Law Offices [HH]
Peter Murray, chief representative at Ince & Co, Shanghai [PM]
Ron Ma, executive partner at Run Ming Law Office [RM]
Shuzhou Zhao, senior partner at Wang Jing & Co. [SZ]
John Chu, partner at Broad & Bright Law Firm [JC]
CLP: What are your initial thoughts on the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China (SCNPC) Law on Lawyers?
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