On 14 September 2022, the Beijing Lawyers Association issued the Guidance Notes to Lawyers Handling Criminal Law Related Civil Cases. It is the first documentation on criminal law related civil cases issued by a bar association in China.

The Guidance Notes are intended to provide guidance for attorneys to improve skills in practicing law and to avoid legal malpractice, therefore to achieve success and positive outcomes for their clients. 

The Guidance Notes, with 46 articles in four chapters, systematically summarize the salient points around procedural and substantial matters of handling criminal law related civil cases, in terms of two major types of cases involving both criminal and civil law.

From user’s perspective, the Beijing Lawyers Association Criminal Law related Civil Affairs Committee published a compilation over 1.5 million Chinese characters by collecting legislation, jurisprudence, typical cases, academic papers and journal articles over the past 40 years. The compilation will serve as a reference for the Guidance Notes and further facilitate its understanding.

Source: Beijing Lawyers Association