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In Depth: To Advise or Not to Advise: Limit of Lawyers’ Immunity in China

By Feng Huamei and Kelly Wang
2024年10月04日 17:04
Feng Bo faces five years behind bars for fraud and assisting in fabricating evidence while advising a loan-shark — but the ‘so-called criminal actions’ fell under a lawyer’s normal professional conduct, his defense argues
Feng Bo sits for a photo with his grandparents in East China’s Zhejiang province, where he lived before moving to the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Photo: Provided by interviewee

The case of Feng Bo represents a dilemma facing many lawyers in China. What clients should you accept or reject? Should you work for someone who might be shady in some way? Or in the case of Feng’s client, a loan shark.

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责任编辑:Kelly Wang | 版面编辑:喻竹杨洋

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