Faithful to the law and the truth, safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the state, collectives, and citizens, diligently fulfilling duties with integrity, adhering to the professional ethics and disciplinary rules of the legal profession, maintaining the confidentiality of state secrets and the commercial secrets of clients learned during professional activities, and not disclosing the privacy of clients.
Establishing a system of lawyer’s investigative orders in civil litigation, lawyers, with their power of attorney, introduction letter from law firms, and lawyer’s practicing certificate, may lawfully investigate and verify relevant information from departments such as industry and commerce, public security, customs, finance, and real estate registration, and the relevant departments shall cooperate in accordance with relevant regulations.
Basic Principles of Civil Law: Equality, voluntariness, fairness, good faith, public order and customs, and environmental protection. |