In a capitalist society, who is the most hated person in the profession?
It won't be a policeman, it won't be a doctor, it won't be a banker, but...
lawyer.
In the eyes of many people, 90% of lawyers are shameless people.
They rely on exploiting loopholes in the law to deceive and defraud, and are willing to do anything for money, even confusing right and wrong.
However, people in developed countries cannot live without lawyers. Even in developed areas, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, lawyers are very popular.
Hong Kong is a self-proclaimed international metropolis, and various financial industries are booming here, so naturally lawyers are indispensable.
Although Hong Kong is a small place, there are hundreds of law firms, large and small, with more than 800 barristers, more than 5,000 practicing lawyers, and more than 30,000 employees in the entire industry. On average, more than 1,200 people have one.
Lawyers are of the standard in developed areas.
Hong Kong's lawyer rules are inherited from the British Commonwealth. Usually among the 800 lawyers, the best ones are called Queen's Counsel. After the handover, they were renamed Senior Counsel, which is what everyone saw on TVB TV series, wearing smooth silk coats.
Lawyers in robes.
It's just that the TV series is just an exaggeration. There are only more than 60 senior barristers in Hong Kong, and they are only responsible for the most troublesome cases. Usually one case can earn millions or tens of millions, so how can they often appear in court?
The ones who appear most often in court are only the practicing lawyers with the largest number of people. They are responsible for many cases, but they don’t make much money. They usually have the greatest pressure, which is greater than the assistants, secretaries, etc. they hire.
But today, in the business district on Gloucester Road near Victoria Park, on the 17th floor of an ordinary business building, at the door of Tupu Electronics Company, a senior barrister, five barristers, and thirteen barristers appeared in a mighty manner.
The lineup of practicing lawyers scared the girl at the door to the point where she almost peed.
What is this concept?
Could it be that there is some big case happening here?
Before the receptionist girl could finish her random thoughts, several people in charge who got the news came out inexplicably and fearfully.
"Who is the senior lawyer?" Chairman Tan Xichu asked calmly.
"I am Senior Barrister Tang Chaoshan, and this is my ID." Tang Chaoshan, who is in his 40s, handed over the ID gently. When Tan Xi first looked at the ID, he said calmly: "We are here today because we were here at noon yesterday.
Your company’s employees are preparing to appeal against our client, Mr. Feng Kelun, for verbally insulting, violently beating, and misappropriating the products invented and created by Mr. Feng.”
"You appeal to the court, come to us...oh!" A middle-aged obese man had his mouth covered by his companion before he could finish his words.
Another man with glasses looked at Tang Chaoshan and the group of well-dressed lawyers behind him, and couldn't help but swallowed his saliva: "The police have proposed a settlement in this matter. We don't hold him accountable. Feng Kelun was the first to hit someone. Why did he
Are you going to frame us again?"
"Yes!" Tan Xichu returned the certificate to Tang Chaoshan and said with an apologetic smile: "Dazhuang Tang, please don't be deceived by him. What misappropriation of his inventions and creations? That creative concept software was developed by our whole company, and we still go there
It has been filed with the Patent Office, so we have the basis!”
Tang Chaoshan smiled slightly. "You think I'm easy to fool, don't you? What exactly is going on? If you think you can't explain it clearly, why don't we go to court and tell it?"
What a bullshit to go to court!
Tan Xichu's class is too low. They are just a small electronics company with assets of more than 50 million Hong Kong dollars. The most powerful lawyer they usually meet, that is, the barrister, is not specifically serving them, but one of their own.
A small part-time job. Basically he doesn't take part in anything. If something happens, he just sends his assistant practicing lawyer over.
Now that a senior barrister suddenly comes here, how much human kindness and financial support does that require?
Could Feng Kelen be able to do such a thing? Even if he has a sister who is a celebrity, this would still be a stretch, right?
Thinking of Feng Kelun's willingness to break up with the company at all costs, Tan Xichu felt more and more that his software idea was very important.
Although senior counsel is very important, it is insignificant compared to the profits that may reach hundreds of millions of dollars.
Tan Xichu's thoughts were spinning in his heart, and he looked up with a smile on his face: "Tang Dazhuang, you misunderstood, that's not what I meant. It's that we have applied for patent protection for this software a long time ago, on Tuesday last week. Feng Kelun, he is better than
Do you want to apply at this early time? If not, then he is misleading you! He is trying to ruin your reputation!"
The obese middle-aged man who had just spoken rudely smiled proudly when he heard this. He was Feng Kelen's boss, manager Bao Long. It was he who proposed the software snatching plan this time, and he was the one who fought with Feng Kelen yesterday.
It was said to be a fight, but in fact it was just a few pushes and fights, and it was not a serious conflict. Bao Long's eyes were bruised and swollen from the beating, and he was mostly healed after a sleep.
As an experienced senior barrister, how could Tang Chaoshan be fooled by his few words? He asked with a half-smile: "Are you sure you want to confuse right and wrong like this?"
"It's not confusing right and wrong, it's a fact!" Tan Xichu could only bite the bullet and refuse to admit it. Anyway, as long as they seize the patent rights and apply for them in advance, they will get support from the patent office, and the court can't say that they stole other people's ideas.
"Oh well."
Tang Chaoshan took a piece of information from his assistant and said, "You have applied for a total of 12 patents for this photo sharing software idea. Am I right?"
Tan Xichu's face darkened. The information he received clearly stated the time they applied for it and the details of the patent. This information was even a copy of the original from the Patent Office. This shows how broad this senior lawyer's connections are.
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"right!"
Driven by interests, Tan Xichu still persisted: "If you can come up with an application earlier than us, then we will lose."
"Unfortunately, you have lost." Tang Chaoshan took out another piece of information, "This is the photo sharing patent that Fairy Company applied for in various patent offices around the world in 2006. There are 39 items in total, all covering the ones you applied for.
Moreover, the second round of review in the United States and Europe has passed, officially recognizing the uniqueness of the patent. The results of the first round at the Hong Kong Patent Office have also come out. I believe someone will inform you in a few days that the patent you applied for is invalid.
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My client, Mr. Feng Kelun, has already obtained the authorization letter from Fairy Company, so he developed this photo sharing software. This is the original authorization from Mr. Xiao Qi, the chairman of Fairy Company, and the first round of review by the Hong Kong Patent Office.
You can take a look at the original."
After hearing this, Tan Xichu, Bao Long and others turned as dark as Bao Gong.
"Impossible! You're lying!!" Bao Long immediately shouted subconsciously: "He said he developed this independently! No one else in the world has done it!"
Tang Chaoshan looked at him with a smile, "Sir, didn't you just say that it was developed by you? How come it was developed by my client?"
Bao Long suddenly woke up, his face immediately turned red: "Damn it, you lied to me?"
"Add a clause for him to insult the lawyer with indecent words in public." Tang Chaoshan turned to his assistants.
"good!"
A practicing lawyer took out a pen and paper and started writing.
Tan Xichu didn't care about their conflict. As a technician himself, he was looking at several documents seriously, and the more he looked at them, the more his heart sank.
Not to mention that the several patent applications of Fairy Company completely overlapped with this patented software and fell within the scope of patent protection. Just the word "Xiao Qi" signed on the authorization document was enough to make him tremble.
, scared to death!
What about projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars?
That is the richest man in the world who no one can match!
Hong Kong's richest man Li Chaoren, Hong Kong's most prosperous electronics company boss Li Xiaochao, Hong Kong underground society boss Yan Chenglong, Macau gambling king Erfang... these are all Xiao Qi's die-hard supporters!
If they offend Xiao Qi, they can just sneeze and destroy their small company without Xiao Qi taking action, and then throw themselves into prison.
"Tang...Tang Dazhuang..."
Tan Xichu spoke with a dry smile, but was interrupted by Tang Chaoshan with a wave of his hand, "Now that you know the whole story, let's meet in court! An indictment will be sent to you this afternoon. The five members of your company
The senior executives are all within the scope of litigation. I, Tang Chaoshan, assure you that you will have to stay for at least three years. Mr. Bao Long, who beat people, will spend five less years in jail. I, Tang Chaoshan, will retire from the legal profession in this life!"
It was only then that the ferocity of the senior barrister emerged.
Although he spoke with a smile, no one around him did not feel chilled.
"No! You are confusing right and wrong! Why should I go to jail?" Bao Long was angry and shouted: "I still want to accuse Feng Kelen of beating me! I have many witnesses here to prove that he committed violence against me! If
If you dare to accuse me of stealing secrets, Feng Kelen will also go to jail for intentional injury!"
Although he is arrogant and sinister, he is not a fool.
It was obvious that he had hit a metal plate this time, and they had to spend a lot of money and effort to deal with him.
Feng Kelun couldn't help but hit him first yesterday, which became Bao Long's bargaining chip in exchange.
I don't dare to hope for the rest of Bao Long, I just hope that I can escape unscathed. (To be continued...)