Beijing Municipality, Establishment, Amendment and Cancellation Registration of Partnership Law Firms Measures

Issued: January 20 2003
Effective: February 1 2003
Interpreting authority: Judicial Bureau of Beijing Municipality

Main contents: The Measures specify the requirements for establishment of law firms in Beijing, for instance, with assets worth at least Rmb100,000 and three applicants of professional lawyers. The Measures also detail the establishment, amendment and cancellation registration Measures. The Measures now only require offices of law firms be set up in an environment compatible with the legal profession and meeting the requirements necessary for operations (Article 3). The restrictions on the applicants have also been relaxed. If a practising lawyer possesses a Master's degree or higher or if the municipality urgently requires legal professionals, an applicant practising lawyer not registered in Beijing does not need to have practised in the municipality for a year in order to be eligible (Article 3). The time limit for verification for establishment registration is stipulated to be 26 working days while those for the amendment and cancellation registrations are stipulated to be 10 working days (Articles 6, 11 and 20)
Related legislation: PRC Lawyers Law (Amended), Oct 28 2007, CLP 2007 No.10 p83; Administration of the Registration of Law Firms Measures, Oct 25 1996; Administration of Partnership Law Firms Measures, Oct 25 1996 and Administration of the Names of Law Firms Measures
Repealed legislation: Beijing Municipality, Establishment Requirements and Verification and Registration Measures of Law Firms Provisions, 1999