Decision of the Ministry of Justice on Revising the Administrative Measures for Law Firms
Decision of the Ministry of Justice on Revising the Administrative Measures for Law Firms
Decision of the Ministry of Justice on Revising the Administrative Measures for Law Firms
Order of the Ministry of Justice No.125
November 30, 2012
The Decision of the Ministry of Justice on Revising the Administrative Measures for Law Firms has been adopted at the meeting of the Ministry of Justice dated September 18, 2012 and is now promulgated for your implementation as of the date of promulgation.
Minister: Wu Aiying
For the purposes of regulating the establishment of law firm branch offices (hereinafter referred to as the branch, collectively the branches) and reinforcing the supervision and administration thereof, in combination with the actual work of lawyers, it is hereby decided that the Administrative Measures for Law Firms (Order of the Ministry of Justice No.111) shall be revised as follows in accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Lawyers (hereinafter referred to as the Law on Lawyers):
Article 1 Add "The establishment and development of law firms shall, based on the demand of national and local development of economy and society, achieve reasonable distribution and balanced development." as Paragraph 2 of Article 2.
Article 2 Delete Article 29 of the previous Chapter IV.
Article 3 Add a new Chapter V named "Establishment, alteration and termination of law firm branches" following the previous Chapter IV.
Article 4 There will be seven articles included in the new Chapter V, namely Article 31 - 37 as follows:
Article 31 A partnership law firm with over three-year operation after its establishment and with more than 20 practicing lawyers may establish branches outside the city or county where it is located based on business demand. A partnership law firm established in a municipality directly under the Central Government or a city with districts may establish branches outside the district or county where it is located.
Where a law firm or its branches are still in operation suspension for rectification, such law firm shall not establish any branch; where a law firm with branch/branches involved in punitive license revoking, such law firm shall not establish any branch within two years as of the revoking date.
Article 32 A branch shall meet the following requirements:
1.
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Order of the Ministry of Justice No.125
November 30, 2012
The Decision of the Ministry of Justice on Revising the Administrative Measures for Law Firms has been adopted at the meeting of the Ministry of Justice dated September 18, 2012 and is now promulgated for your implementation as of the date of promulgation.
Minister: Wu Aiying
For the purposes of regulating the establishment of law firm branch offices (hereinafter referred to as the branch, collectively the branches) and reinforcing the supervision and administration thereof, in combination with the actual work of lawyers, it is hereby decided that the Administrative Measures for Law Firms (Order of the Ministry of Justice No.111) shall be revised as follows in accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Lawyers (hereinafter referred to as the Law on Lawyers):
Article 1 Add "The establishment and development of law firms shall, based on the demand of national and local development of economy and society, achieve reasonable distribution and balanced development." as Paragraph 2 of Article 2.
Article 2 Delete Article 29 of the previous Chapter IV.
Article 3 Add a new Chapter V named "Establishment, alteration and termination of law firm branches" following the previous Chapter IV.
Article 4 There will be seven articles included in the new Chapter V, namely Article 31 - 37 as follows:
Article 31 A partnership law firm with over three-year operation after its establishment and with more than 20 practicing lawyers may establish branches outside the city or county where it is located based on business demand. A partnership law firm established in a municipality directly under the Central Government or a city with districts may establish branches outside the district or county where it is located.
Where a law firm or its branches are still in operation suspension for rectification, such law firm shall not establish any branch; where a law firm with branch/branches involved in punitive license revoking, such law firm shall not establish any branch within two years as of the revoking date.
Article 32 A branch shall meet the following requirements:
1.
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