My Wife is a Counsel Chapter 76: Three Monsters of Lumen (Part 2)
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The chief judge's office is elegantly decorated, and the curtains are all medieval-style curtains.
Chief Judge Christine, her actual age should be about forty years old, but she is well-maintained. She looks like a beautiful young woman with blond hair and blue eyes. She wears a black judge's robe and has a unique alluring temperament. It's because the judge's uniform represents something extraordinary.
Lu Ming and the plaintiff's lawyer were sitting in front of the judge's desk, both looking at Judge Christine's expression.
Kristine is looking through the motion submitted by Lu Ming.
This is a motion that hopes the court will convene as soon as possible. There are three main reasons. Although Baoyin Bank is not a big bank in the entire empire, there are many depositors in the East China Sea and Beiguan areas. The bank's assets have been frozen, leaving tens of thousands of depositors Their lives have been affected, and there are many companies that cannot get further loans from Baoyin Bank and have encountered difficulties in production and operation. Secondly, the plaintiff’s attorney’s reason for waiting for the police to arrest the fugitive film and television company boss is not relevant at all. In fact, the plaintiff's attorney is just delaying the bankruptcy of Baoyin Bank. This is an irrational move to vent the plaintiff's personal anger and violates the professional code of lawyers. The third point, which is the most important point, is that this case , which is simply ridiculous. I hope that the court will be held as soon as possible so that I can explain this point in detail in court.
Next to Lu Ming sat the attorney for the plaintiff Dong Liang, Michael Smith, a Western lawyer from the Johnson-Smith-Stewart law firm.
This is one of the largest law firms in the East China Sea along with Red Law Firm. Michael Smith is an elite figure in the law firm and a sixth-degree barrister.
From the perspective of the legal profession, senior barristers above barristers are already very rare.
Moreover, it is no longer the kind of promotion with points, but is awarded by the Imperial Bar Association based on contribution.
As for the Queen's Counsel, they need to be certified by the royal family and have made special contributions. Moreover, from a certain point of view, it is also regarded as an honorary title. In the entire federal empire, there are only ten living Queen's Counsel. Several.
And more than half of them received royal honors after announcing their retirement.
Therefore, for most elite lawyers, the title of barrister is a lifelong dream and the final destination. Moreover, most elite lawyers will still be far away from their dream by the end of their legal career.
But Johnson Smith Stewart has seven or eight barristers, and even a senior barrister.
Of course, as one of the most powerful law firms in the East China Sea, it is naturally on the list in the entire empire and should be in the top ten.
The Baoyin Bank case is certainly one of the most important cases for any law firm. Johnson Smith Stewart Law Firm formed a team of two barristers to serve this case.
Reed Law Firm originally sent a nearly strong team, so it is understandable that the fees are high.
Now Michael Smith glanced sideways at Lu Ming. Although the other party was only a second-level officer, Michael did not underestimate him. Especially, recently, the young lawyer had just technically won a lawsuit that attracted the attention of the entire East China Sea. Said, basically, those whimsical strategies were all thought up by this young man.
Excellent! Michael Smith nodded. This young man seemed not arrogant and had a bit of aura, unlike people of his age.
However, this is an economic dispute, which is completely different from a criminal case. I don’t know much about criminal cases, but after looking at the detailed files of this case, I can feel from the entire case process that this young lawyer is In criminal defense, you should be a genius, but no one can be an all-rounder. In economic disputes, you don't need any fanciful ideas to find evidence. Instead, you need to read and truly understand those obscure legal provisions and collect as much as possible. There are relevant cases from various places. At the same time, it is also important to choose the right judge.
Judge Christine, although she is the youngest chief judge among the various circuit courts in the East China Sea, is actually a conservative.
We attach great importance to previous precedents, especially those that are cited more often.
Not to mention, the "neighbor principle" is already a principle that should be followed in current economic disputes and is unanimously recognized by the legal community.
So, winning this lawsuit should not be a big problem.
It's just that my client feels that he is not satisfied with winning the lawsuit, so he must delay it, and he will drag on Baoyin Bank.
As a lawyer, if the client has a clearly designated strategy and the client persists after giving legal advice, then the client can only follow the client's wishes. Even if he loses the lawsuit in the end, there is nothing he can do.
Fortunately, according to the wishes of the parties involved, this lawsuit will not be lost.
It's just that the final compensation received by the parties may not be fully realized.
In fact, if the judge approves the trial to begin as soon as possible, it will also be a good thing for his client.
Behind the desk, Judge Christine turned to the last page of Lu Ming's motion, raised her head and said to Lu Ming: "You think this case is absurd, so what's the reason? It doesn't have to be in court, but also You can tell me now, right?" He leaned back and looked attentive.
"Maybe, if what you say makes sense, I will drop this case now!"
Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with the wording of Lu Ming's motion, and the last sentence was even more mocking.
Moreover, Lu Ming always felt that when she looked at him, there was something wrong with her eyes. She was very picky. It shouldn't be the way a judge looks at a lawyer, but like a mother-in-law looking at her uncle, and she was very dissatisfied with him.
"I, I'm not ready yet..." Lu Ming smiled bitterly. Of course, it wasn't that he was not ready, but that he had directed a big play. If he convinced her now, the play would end before it even started. , that would not be beautiful.
Kristine frowned, her eyes even more dissatisfied.
But he seemed to have suppressed his unhappiness, "Okay, but the first few points in your motion are reasonable. The day after tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon, Trial Court No. 1!" Looking at Michael, "Lawyer Smith, Do you have any objection?"
Michael Smith nodded: "Your Honor, the plaintiff has no objection!"
Christine hummed, took out a delicate pen and simply wrote it down in her notebook.
Lu Ming and Smith both stood up, and Christine suddenly said: "Lawyer Lu, please stay for a while!"
Lu Ming sat down again.
When Smith went out and closed the door, Christine looked Lu Ming up and down again.
"I know, my teacher thinks you are very special, but my daughter has just graduated from the military academy and is only eighteen years old..." After a pause, I probably remembered that in the empire, if the guardian agrees, the age of marriage is The minimum age is twelve years old. Especially in the eyes of traditional Central Asians, my daughter is eighteen years old. I am afraid she is not very young anymore. The young man opposite is only nineteen. "Anyway, my teacher, I hope you can meet me." I won’t go against her wishes, but you have to think carefully!”
Lu Ming was stunned for a long time, no wonder he couldn't look down on him, that's why.
Li Guan once told himself that if the Japanese won the lawsuit, he would introduce himself to a princess girlfriend or something like that.
Judge Christine is said to have a high status in her husband's family, but it is said that she has been divorced and lives alone with her daughter.
Could it be that the princess Li Guan mentioned?
After coughing, Lu Ming said seriously: "Don't worry, your honor, how can I be worthy of your daughter? I will never see this side. I will tell Li Guan that I don't want to meet, and I will never treat her badly." Tell us about our conversation today! ”
Kristine's expression softened slightly and she waved her hand, "Okay, you go ahead, you don't have to be too modest, you are still a very good lawyer!"
But when Lu Ming walked out, Kristine suddenly felt that something was wrong. Why did she feel that this guy's statement of "deserving or not" was very perfunctory? It seems to be saying, don't worry, I don't like your daughter even if we meet, so it's best not to meet.
The other party spoke very sincerely, not even in a sarcastic tone, but it still made people feel like this.
Kristine frowned. Suddenly, she heard a noise outside, and the sound became louder and louder.
After a while, the noise gradually subsided. The female assistant clerk knocked on the door gently and led a bailiff in, "Sir, you were not disturbed outside, were you?"
"What's going on?" Christine asked casually. It was not uncommon for noises and even fights to occur in the court.
"He was Lawyer Lu's apprentice. He got into a fight with Smith's clerk, and even invited reporters to take pictures."
"Oh." Christine didn't take it seriously and waved them away.
But at night, when I saw the evening edition of "Le Monde", there was a report about the noise outside my office in the morning. The subtitle was impressive, "The Baoyin Bank case has become a farce, the defendant and plaintiff's lawyers are fighting, the chief judge Outside the office, wine bottles hit the head! ”
Kristine was stunned for a moment, flipping through the pages, frowning and thinking.
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In the restaurant of Room 408 of Wendebao Club, Lu Ming put down the newspaper, smiled and gave Tie Xiaojia a chicken leg, and said helplessly: "You are a great hero, but don't be so hot next time!"
Tie Xiaojia said "Oh" and then said: "That guy is so annoying!"
Beside the dining table with snow-white tablecloth, Chen Qinghua and Tong Xiaoe were also sitting. Chen Qinghua was very restrained and looked like he was sitting on pins and needles.
On the other side of Lu Ming, there was a fat woman in a silver uniform and skirt sitting. She was saying angrily: "Lawyer Lu, I hope you won't use me to cross the bridge next time!"
She is the reporter from the "Daily Empire News" whom Cheng Ye once introduced, her name is Li Xuemei.
Originally, Lu Ming made an appointment with her today for an exclusive interview. He said that he was going to the Ninth Circuit Court to shoot a few scenes, especially his current case regarding Baoyin Bank. He wanted her to take a picture with the other party's Western barrister. Photos in one shot.
Unexpectedly, after she went there, she met Lawyer Lu’s young female disciple and smashed the opponent’s affairs officer with a wine bottle. The reporter’s sensitivity immediately made her capture the scene.
However, this kind of thing was incompatible with her newspaper style, so she forwarded the photo to her friend, a gossip reporter from Le Monde Evening News.
Li Xuemei also vaguely guessed that although she didn't know why, Lawyer Lu seemed to want to bring this case back into the public eye, but the method was too unfair.
Lu Ming could see Li Xuemei's dissatisfaction and helplessness. This was really not his design.
I originally wanted Li Xuemei to take a photo of herself and Smith in the same frame, hoping that the duel between the second-level lawyer and the sixth-level lawyer would attract attention.
But who would have known that the Western affairs officer under Smith had a typical Western mentality of condescension. While waiting on the bench with his three disciples, he teased Tong Xiaoe, and his words were particularly rude and unpleasant. Only then was Tie Xiaojia shot in the head with a beer bottle.
"Reporter Li, I actually didn't want to explain what you said, but according to your understanding, it seems like I asked my disciples to seduce each other to cause trouble. This is very important to me, especially to several of my disciples. It's insulting!" Lu Ming's face was serious.
Li Xuemei was stunned, then nodded slightly: "Okay, I apologize, I misunderstood you!" After thinking about it, "What about our exclusive interview?"
"We'll start in a moment. Before that, Reporter Li, please eat more. I'm afraid you'll be busy until late today!"
Li Xuemei immediately became excited, "Okay, okay, I've been waiting for this day for a long time!"
I originally had the idea of doing an exclusive interview with the youngest second-dan lawyer in the history of Donghai, but I didn’t expect that this young lawyer made a big splash in the Japanese case. From a technical perspective, he was almost certain to be a Japanese lawyer. Crime, and in that session, this young lawyer could be said to have led the defense.
It is too difficult to interview him now. He is also very low-key and never accepts appointments from any media.
Today, I finally managed to keep the clouds clearing and see the moonlight.
Lu Ming was about to say that it was best not to include frontal photos in exclusive interviews, when suddenly he glanced to the side.
But I saw Tong Xiao'e timidly thanking Tie Xiaojia. She seemed to be crying, and was comforted by Tie Xiaojia's arms.
No matter how you look at it, Tie Xiaojia's movements and expressions are a bit strange. Tong Xiao'e even cried in her arms, making Tie Xiaojia blush immediately.
People may not think much about it now, but Lu Ming is a little helpless. Does Tie Xiaojia like women?
Was Mr. Wen's calling her "young man" meant something else?
But in this era, if you announce your coming out, especially if a woman announces your coming out, it will really be a social death!
If you accept three bad disciples and cause such a scandal, then what are these three traitors for?