Ministry of Justice, National Development and Reform Commission and State Administration for Market Regulation, Opinions on Further Regulating Charges for Lawyers' Services

司法部、国家发展和改革委员会、国家市场监督管理总局关于进一步规范律师服务收费的意见

March 28, 2022 | BY

Susan Mok

Lawyer service fee rates are required to be filed annually for the record.

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Issued: December 28, 2021

Main contents: The lawyer service fee rates formulated by a law firm shall be filed annually for the record with the lawyers association of the city divided into districts or district (county) of the municipality directly under the central government where the firm is located. Once on record, the same may not, in principle, be modified for one year (Article 2).

Where a law firm provides for a contingency fee with a party, the fee may be charged at a fixed amount or, alternatively, at a certain