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Collaboration Among Professionals: Lawyers and Notaries “Join Hands” to Launch a New Model of Legal Services
On December 30, 2020, Yunnan Zhongji Law Firm (formerly Yunnan Liu Hule Law Firm) and Kunming Mingxin Notary Office held a signing ceremony at the new office building of Yunnan Zhongji Law Firm, during which they signed a “Strategic Cooperation Agreement.” The two parties have thus established a strategic partnership aimed at promoting the integration and innovation of legal and notarial services through resource sharing and win-win cooperation, and jointly advancing cross-border integrated legal service projects.
On December 30, 2020, Yunnan Zhongji Law Firm (formerly Yunnan Liu Hule Law Firm) and Kunming Mingxin Notary Office held a signing ceremony at the new office building of Yunnan Zhongji Law Firm, during which they signed a “Strategic Cooperation Agreement.” The two parties have thus established themselves as strategic partners, aiming to promote the integration and innovation of legal and notarial services through resource sharing and win-win cooperation, and jointly advance cross-border integrated legal service projects.
Wan Li, Director of Yunnan Zhongji Law Firm; Wang Jinfan, Secretary of the Party Branch; Lei Zhixin, Lei Zhixin, Zhang Qian, and Wang Lin, Managing Partners; and Duan Wei, Director of Kunming Mingxin Notary Office; as well as Li Pengming, Ding Xiaoye, and Zhang Zhiping, members of the Executive Committee, attended the signing ceremony as representatives.
Yunnan Zhongji Law Firm, as the first law firm in Yunnan Province’s legal services industry to establish a legal service presence in North America, boasts extensive experience in cross-border legal services. Kunming Mingxin Notary Office, a well-known notary service institution within Yunnan Province, has unique expertise in foreign-related notarization services. The establishment of a strategic partnership between the two entities will foster a collaborative engagement model, promoting enhanced cooperation in Party organization building, establishing cooperative engagement mechanisms, facilitating business exchange and collaboration, pursuing brand strategic partnerships, and fostering cultural exchanges—thereby achieving positive interaction and exploring a new model of legal services featuring “lawyers + notaries.”
The partnership between Yunnan Zhongji Law Firm and the Mingxin Notary Office of Kunming City is an important step in implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speech on “strengthening rule-of-law work involving foreign affairs and raising the rule-of-law level of foreign-related work.” It also represents a pioneering initiative in taking legal services beyond China’s borders. Guided by the principle that “wherever Chinese enterprises and Chinese citizens go, legal services will follow,” the two parties will extend their legal services overseas to provide support and protection for the Belt and Road Initiative.
![[Zhongji Briefing] A delegation from the Chongqing Municipal Justice Bureau and the Chongqing Lawyers Association visited our firm for a tour and exchange.](/npublic/img/s.png "[Zhongji Briefing] A delegation from the Chongqing Municipal Justice Bureau and the Chongqing Lawyers Association visited our firm for a tour and exchange.")
On July 18, 2025, a delegation led by Li Yousheng, Member of the Party Committee and Director of the Political Department of the Chongqing Municipal Justice Bureau, and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Chongqing Lawyers’ Industry, together with He Hongtao, President of the Chongqing Lawyers Association; Xu Deng, Deputy Director of the Lawyers’ Work Division of the Chongqing Municipal Justice Bureau and Secretary-General of the Municipal Lawyers Association; Chen Youkun, Executive Vice President of the Chongqing Lawyers Association; Jiang Zhiguang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Chongqing Lawyers Association; Luo Shu, Director of the Chongqing Lawyers Association’s Specialized Committee on Cross-border Dispute Resolution; Jiang Qin, Director of Chongqing Zhihe Zhi Law Firm; Du Xiaohua, Director of Chongqing Huadong Law Firm; and Luo Canlin, Partner at Chongqing Qihui Law Firm, paid a visit to our firm, accompanied by Wan Li, Vice President of the All China Lawyers Association, President of the Yunnan Lawyers Association, and Director of our firm, as well as Zhang Hui, Vice President of the Yunnan Lawyers Association. The delegation came to our firm to engage in business exchange activities.
On July 11, 2025, Attorney Chen Jinling, Director of the Environmental and Energy Practice Committee of our firm, was invited to deliver a special lecture for the rotating training program for Party members in Kunyuan Road Community, Zhaozong Community, and Mianshan Community. Over a hundred Party members and community staff who attended the event joined Attorney Chen Jinling in interpreting the "Regulations on Disciplinary Actions of the Communist Party of China," thereby contributing to the strengthening of Party conduct within the communities.
Recently, the judicial opinion in Civil Judgment No. (2018) Supreme People's Court Min Shen No. 5332—that “even if the construction contract is invalid, since the parties have explicitly agreed on a reduction ratio for the settlement of project payments, which reflects their true intentions, and the project has passed acceptance inspection, the agreement on the reduction ratio is binding on both parties”—has been widely circulated within the circle of construction lawyers, bringing joy to Party A (the general contractor or sub-contractor, or the party engaging in illegal subcontracting) and causing distress to Party B (the actual constructor). On this issue, the author holds a different view, arguing that the aforementioned opinion and judicial rule represent only a partial glimpse, failing to capture the whole picture. They do not reflect “the evolution and refinement of judicial practice regarding the aforementioned issue,” nor do they reveal “the growing convergence of judicial rules toward the ‘actual participation in management costs’ theory, which is more equitable and just.”
Our firm is divided into several business departments based on their respective areas of practice, including: Criminal Law Department, Civil Law Department, Administrative Law Department, Financial and Securities Department, Construction and Real Estate Department, Intellectual Property Department, and Labor and Healthcare Department.
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