Law and Restrictions
A representative office, its representatives, and the law office it belongs to shall not commit any of the following acts:
- Investing directly and indirectly on Chinese law firms;
- Making practicing associations with Chinese law firms or Chinese lawyers that share the profits or risks;
- Establishing joint offices or sending personnel over to Chinese law firms that will engage in legal service activities;
- Managing, operating, controlling and enjoying the equity rights and interests of Chinese law firms;
- Directly instructing lawyers in the entrusted Chinese law firms, as agreed between both parties;
- Employing Chinese practitioner lawyers, or its employed support staff that conducts legal services activities;
- Not settling on the fees that it collects for legal services within the territory of China;
- Concurrently a full-time or part-time representative in two or more representative offices;
- A representative within the office is a resident in China for less than 6 months each year;