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Our lawyer is tranfering our case to his lawyer friend, do we need to pay the new lawyer a retainers fee?

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Read your contract with your initial lawyer. There is usually a clause stating what happens if a case is transferred to another attorney. The clause I have seen most often is that a transfer does not affect your fees and any retainer balance will be transferred to the new attorney.
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A retainer fee is a deposit on the work to be done. It is not something you lose - it's just put towards the balance that accrues. If there is anything left over, it is returned to you.

The new lawyer should have you sign a new retainer agreement which spells out his billing fees, etc. and whether he requires a retainer or whether the balance has been transferred to him or returned to you.
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No, that should be transferred as well.
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No, your original attorney will get a percentage of the total cost. Your fee will remain the same.
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