Chapter 76: Three Monsters of the Lu Sect (Part 2)
The chief justice'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, probably because,
The meaning of the judge's uniform is extraordinary.
Lu Ming and the plaintiff's lawyer sat in front of the judge's desk, both looking at Judge Christine's expression.
Christine is looking through the motion submitted by Lu Ming.
This is a motion to hope that the court will hear the case 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, which has affected the lives of tens of thousands of depositors.
Due to the impact, there are still 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 simply unrealistic.
The lawyer representing the person is just delaying the bankruptcy of Baoyin Bank. This is an irrational move to vent personal anger for the plaintiff, and it also violates the professional code of lawyers. The third point, which is the most important point, is that this case is fundamentally
It's 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 plaintiff Bi Dong's attorney, 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, there are very few senior barristers above barristers.
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 recognized by the royal family and have made special contributions. Moreover, from a certain perspective, it is considered a title. There are only a dozen or so Royal Barristers alive in the entire federal empire.
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. The 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-degree officer, Michael did not underestimate him. Especially, recently, this young lawyer had just technically won a lawsuit that attracted the attention of the whole East China Sea. I heard that basically
Above, those whimsical strategies were all thought up by this young man.
Very good! Michael Smith nodded. This young man seemed to be neither arrogant nor arrogant. He 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 very important in criminal defense.
, he should be a genius, but no one can be a jack-of-all-trades. 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 many relevant cases from various places as possible.
,At the same time, choosing the right judge is also very important.
Judge Christine, although she is the youngest chief judge among the various circuit courts in the East China Sea, is actually a conservative.
I attach great importance to previous precedents, especially those that have been cited frequently.
Not to mention, the "neighbor principle" is already a principle that the legal community unanimously agrees should be followed in current economic disputes.
Therefore, winning this lawsuit should not be a big problem.
It's just that my client feels that he is not relieved after winning the lawsuit, so he must delay it, and he will drag on Baoyin Bank.
As a lawyer, if the client has a clearly specified strategy and the client still insists on it after giving legal advice, then he 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 hearing to begin as soon as possible, it will 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, you can also do it now and
I said, right?" He leaned back, as if he was all ears.
"Maybe, if what you say makes sense, I will drop this case now!"
Obviously, he was quite 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 and the play ended before it started, then
It's not pretty.
Christine 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, you have no objection.
Bar?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Michael Smith nodded: "Your Honor, the plaintiff has no objection!"
Kristine 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 here for a moment!"
Lu Ming sat down again.
After Smith went out and closed the door, Christine looked Lu Ming up and down again.
"I know that 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, he probably remembered that in the empire, if the guardian agrees, the minimum age for marriage is twelve years.
One year old, especially in the eyes of traditional Central-European people, his daughter is eighteen years old, which is probably not very young anymore. The young man opposite is only nineteen. "Anyway, my teacher, I hope you will meet me, I will not violate it."
Her wishes, but you have to consider it 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, it is said that her husband's family has a high status, but it is said that she has been divorced and lives alone with her daughter.
Could it be that she is the princess that Li Guan mentioned?
After coughing, Lu Ming said sternly: "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 tell her about our relationship."
The conversation between the two of you today!”
Kristine's expression softened slightly and she waved her hand, "Okay, go ahead, you don't have to be too modest, you are still an excellent lawyer!"
But when Lu Ming walked out, Kristine suddenly felt that something was wrong. Why did she feel that this guy's "deserving or not worthy" statement was very perfunctory? It seemed to be saying, don't worry, I won't like it even if I meet him.
Your daughter, so it’s best not to meet her.
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 her hand for them to leave.
But in the evening, 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 shocking, "The Baoyin Bank case has become a farce. The defendant and plaintiff's lawyers are fighting. Outside the chief judge's office.
Bottle headshot!”
Kristine was startled for a moment, flipping through the pages, frowning and thinking.
…
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!"
Chen Qinghua and Tong Xiao'e were sitting at the dining table with a snow-white tablecloth. 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 had made an appointment with her for an exclusive interview today. He said 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 shot with the other party's Western barrister.
photos inside.
Unexpectedly, after she went there, she encountered a young female disciple of Lawyer Lu, hitting the other party'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, it seemed that Lawyer Lu wanted 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 the typical Western mentality of being superior. While waiting on the bench with his three disciples, he teased Tong Xiao'e, and his words were particularly rude and unpleasant.
Xiaojia shoots her head with a beer bottle.
"Reporter Li, I actually didn't want to explain what you said, but according to your understanding, it seems that I asked my disciples to seduce each other and cause trouble. This is a great insult to me, especially to my disciples!
"Lu Ming's face was very 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 conducting an exclusive interview with the youngest second-level lawyer in the history of Donghai, but I never expected that this young lawyer made a big splash in the Japanese case. From a technical perspective, he almost convicted the Japanese.
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, and she seemed to be crying, and was comforted by Tie Xiaojia's arms.
But 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.
Nowadays, people may not think much about it, but Lu Ming is a little helpless. Does this Tie Xiaojia like women?
When Wen Laosi called her "young man", did he mean something originally?
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 he accepted three scoundrels and caused such a scandal, then what use would these three traitors have?