Government Standard for Shanghai Lawyers Rates (from July 1, 2009)

In accordance with the regulation of “Lawyer Rates Management Guideline” “Shanghai Lawyer Rates Management Guideline”, government-guided price shall be implemented in five legal services including attorney of civil suit, administrative suit, state compensation, etc. The government-guided price of Shanghai lawyer rate is specified as follows:

1. Charges on the claim amount basis

1.1 Attorney of criminal cases

Provide legal advice, attorney of proceedings, bring a lawsuit, apply for bail out in investigation phase: 1500-10000 yuan/case;

Examination and prosecution phase: 2000-10000 yuan/case;

First trial phase: 3000-30000 yuan/case

The rates of private prosecution and attorney of the victim shall be reduced at discretion abide by the above standard

1.2 Attorney of civil, administrative lawsuit and state compensation cases not involving property relations: 3000-12000 yuan/case.

2. Charge on the basis of proportion of the subject

The rates of attorney of civil, administrative lawsuit and state compensation cases involving property relations shall be charged in proportion with the following standard according to the subject amount:

The part of amount below 100,000 yuan (100,000 included): 8% – 12%. Minimum charge: 3,000 yuan.

The part of amount between 100,000 and 1 million yuan (1 million included): 5% – 7%

The part of amount between 1 million and 10 million yuan (10 million included): 3% – 5%

The part of amount between 10 million and 100 million yuan (100 million included): 1%-3%

The part above 100 million: 0.5%-1%.

3. Hourly rate

The rate of Attorney of civil, criminal, administrative lawsuit and state compensation cases and other proceedings: 200-3000 yuan/ hour.

4. Explanations

4.1 If the suspect, defendant of criminal cases is accused of several charges or criminal facts, rates can be charged on the basis of the amount of charges or criminal facts.

In Civil suit in civil suit collateral to criminal suit cases, rates shall be charged in accordance with the civil suit charging standard.

4.2 Rates of Civil, administrative cases involving both property and non-property relations can be charged according to whichever is higher.

Rates of counter charges can be negotiated with the client on the basis of the original charges.

4.3 Charges of appeal of all litigations shall be executed according to the standard in first trial phase.

4.4 In major, complicated and difficult lawsuits, rates can be charged not exceeding 5 times of the standard after the negotiation between the law firm and the client. The standard for major, complicated and difficult lawsuits is made by the Municipal Bar Association and reported to the municipal pricing department and judicial and administration department for record.

4.5 The above charging standard, unless otherwise stated, is the standard in first trial phase in litigation. The rate of Attorney in second trial, death penalty review, retrial, the implementation of the case without the previous trial shall be charged according to the first trial phrase standard. Rates shall be reduced to half if the attorney of the previous phased exists.