Chapter 1052 Legal Counsel(1/2)
Zheng Kai has not been well these days. He has been discharged from the hospital. The injury he suffered was very light and could have been discharged from the hospital early. The reason why he was not discharged was entirely because of his mother. His mother told him not to be discharged from the hospital now. He was injured by Gao Shan. They also wanted to sue Gao Shan and ask him to compensate him for his medical expenses.
Zheng Kai did not want to sue, nor did he listen to his mother's words to go to Gaoshan to ask for medical expenses. He only wanted Yu Jingjing's past, which had brought him a lot of trouble.
The court opening time was soon, and Gao Shan was unable to attend court in the hospital, so the three of them were his father, mother and lawyer acting on behalf of him.
Zheng Kai's injury is not serious and he can already appear in court. Liu Xiaotian and lawyer Hu accompanied him to court, which is a three-on-three, at least not let Zheng Kai feel any psychological pressure.
In the serious environment of the court, sometimes there is serious psychological pressure on the person who appears in court, especially the defendant. How to relieve the pressure on the client is also a task that lawyers should do.
Both sides were completely seated and the trial began soon.
The defendant's lawyer stated that he attributed the fault entirely to Zheng Kai, which was ignited by Zheng Kai's operation of alcohol. He even cited a few jokes that Zheng Kai and Gao Shan occasionally quarreled or disagreed, as well as some jokes he had told.
"I object"
Liu Xiaotian and Lawyer Hu stood up together. As soon as the other lawyer's dirty water began to pour, the two stood up.
The other lawyer deliberately guided this, rather than explained, just to make everyone mistakenly think that Zheng Kai was intentional. If this is the case, then what Zheng Kai bears is not civil liability, but also criminal liability. If such a thing really happens, their law firm will be closed directly.
The lawyer's duty is to help the client. If something is not present, it is their incompetence.
Both of them understood this and knew it was impossible, but they could not let the other party lead the slander. When they saw that the other party had such an intention, they immediately stood up.
Lawyer Hu glanced at Liu Xiaotian, and then said himself: "I oppose the unfounded malicious slander of the plaintiff's agent. My client and the plaintiff were good friends before. Everyone knows this. There are some small conflicts between friends and the minor frictions are completely normal. At the time of the incident, my client has been desperately helping the plaintiff stop the fire. Because there is no suitable fire extinguishing equipment, my client digs the soil with both hands, his fingers are bleeding, and he still has scars. How could it be an intentional act? What's more, alcohol and the source of fire were brought by the plaintiff himself. My client just accompanied him to help him do something he wanted to do, without knowing it in advance."
The lawyer said it in an orderly manner and raised Zheng Kai's hand for the judge and juror to see it. There were many families of both parties in the audience, and several online media also came. They were very interested in the case.
Two good friends have an accident and eventually turn against each other. Although it is not the kind of gossip that is easy to attract people, it is enough for some local gossip.
Because of this, not many media are coming, they are all online media.
"So, the defendant's defense lawyer agreed that it was because of the defendant that my client was eventually injured, and it was so serious."
The defendant's defense lawyer was an old lawyer in his fifties. He was very cunning. He caught the flaws exposed by Lawyer Hu and bit it up.
"I object"
Liu Xiaotian immediately stood up: "I don't agree with the plaintiff's agent's statement. The fundamental reason for the plaintiff's injury is his own mistake. Alcohol is a flammable contraindicated product. He knew that he used his position to bring alcohol out and brought it into the mountain where fire sources were prohibited. He knew that our parties had no idea about alcohol operation at all, but asked us to add burning alcohol, so that our parties were burned by alcohol on the spot. After that, the plaintiff used incorrect methods to rescue him, which caused himself to be injured. It can be said that all this was the plaintiff's own mistake."
Liu Xiaotian said quickly, not only completely refuting the other party's lawyer's words, but also directly guided all the mistakes on the other party and directly defended without responsibility.
The other lawyer looked at Liu Xiaotian in surprise. He reacted so quickly and didn't have many young lawyers who said such good things.
"You are talking nonsense. It's obviously Zheng Kai's mistake. If he doesn't know how to add alcohol, don't add it. He was injured by himself, and my child was also injured. My child was burned so seriously to save him. It's his fault." In the plaintiff's dock, the plaintiff's mother suddenly screamed excitedly.
"You're just talking nonsense. My son is helping you with the incompetent son. Your son knows that alcohol is in danger and asks my son who doesn't know anything to add it. He is intentional murder, it's murder."
Zheng Kai's mother stood up in the audience and shouted, and the two mothers quarreled directly.
"Quiet, all are quiet, whoever is quarreling will be expelled from the court"
The judge hurriedly shouted, and the court staff on the side also came up to stop them. The two mothers glared at each other, but they didn't dare to argue as much as they did just now. They all knew that this was the court, and it was wrong to do so. If they continued to argue, they could be expelled.
The quarrel between the two mothers is just an episode. It is normal to argue in civil litigation cases like this, but it is rare to almost fight like they did just now. Both of them have high decibels.
The plaintiff's lawyer soon began to provide evidence. The most important evidence was the video taken by the camera they brought. Because it was shot with a bracket, the camera was placed far away, and all the images were taken very clearly.
The video clearly shows that Zheng Kai said that the flame was not strong and was about to be extinguished. It was the alcohol he took the initiative to get, and then added it to the drinking tank. Because fuel was added to the burning alcohol, the fire source was introduced into the alcohol barrel, which eventually caused the subsequent accident.
Because they had always kept this matter tightly in the hands of the plaintiff, Liu Xiaotian and the others did not get it, so they could only ask Zheng Kai about everything that happened, and could not watch the video directly like the other party. This made them worse than the other party and they were also a little passive.
After the video was played, the plaintiff's lawyer grabbed Zheng Kai's voluntary addition of alcohol and pushed all the blame on him. At this moment, he was not talking about Zheng Kai's intentional behavior. That would be enough to say it once, just a tip was buried.
Liu Xiaotian and lawyer Hu also began to refute, providing evidence from all aspects, and accusing them all was the plaintiff's responsibility. The biggest reason for the plaintiff's burn was that he was improperly rescued, and he was the person in charge of managing industrial alcohol in the industrial factory. He had safety training in this regard丨This is his dereliction of duty and has nothing to do with Zheng Kai.
The trial lasted for two hours, and the two sides continued to dialect each other, and finally ended.
The court did not pronounce the verdict this time, allowing both parties to prepare evidence and conduct a second trial. This time is not enough at present. Some of the evidence needs to be evaluated by the court. However, because the plaintiff is still in the hospital and the medical expenses are currently lacking, the second trial will be held in three days, so the time between the two is very tight.
Judging from the first trial, the plaintiff is the other party who appeals the full responsibility, and the defendant is the defense of his own without responsibility, and they all want to completely push the responsibility to the other party. The possibility of an out-of-court settlement is not high, but both parties are wrong. It is impossible to really push the responsibility to the other party completely. Both parties' lawyers are very clear about this, so the ultimate goal is to take less responsibility.
This means that whoever bears less responsibility in the end will win the lawsuit.
"This old guy is not simple, we are careless this time."
As soon as he left the court, Lawyer Hu said with emotion that the lawyer he hired was very strong and put a lot of pressure on her. Fortunately, Liu Xiaotian today made them lose the upper hand and did not let the other party take advantage. In Lawyer Hu's opinion, this is definitely a lawyer with strength and should be famous.
"I've given him information to you before?"
Liu Xiaotian looked at him strangely. Knowing himself and his enemy is something that Liu Xiaotian would do every time, and he investigated himself and never used his other powers.
"Is there any, why don't I know?" Lawyer Hu widened his eyes.
Liu Xiaotian could only explain again: "I gave it to you last week. This lawyer's surname is Zhao, named Zhao Minying, and is a partner of Zhao's Law Firm."
"It turned out to be him, no wonder"
Lawyer Hu was stunned. Zhao Minying was a well-known lawyer in Binhai City. According to legend, his original name was not called this. He liked to help the common people sue at the beginning, and he won every time. His friend joked, but later he changed it to his own name.
In his words, helping the people sue should win, and losing is shameful. Moreover, he often helps some poor people for free, has a very good reputation and a high social prestige.
The fact-in-fact dispute of this case was not a public opinion lawsuit at all. Unexpectedly, the other party invited him.
"Gaoshan, who was injured this time, is Zhao Minying's cousin. It is said that Zhao Minying was raised by Gao Shan's grandfather when she was a child, so she is very close to their family. This time she came to help her cousin fight this lawsuit."
Liu Xiaotian explained again, and Lawyer Hu was slightly stunned. Now she finally understood all this, and it turned out that there was still this relationship.
Liu Xiaotian investigated carefully and could even find out such a relationship. This alone is much better than other lawyers. Unfortunately, she didn't care before, otherwise she would have been much more cautious this time.
In fact, Liu Xi had already sent her these materials, but at that time she was still in conflict with her heart and was very abnormal. Until Liu Xiaotian opened up and talked to her once, letting her wake up and understand the stupid things she had done these days.
But she forgot many things before, so she didn't know about her opponent this time, and only realized it with Liu Xiaotian's reminder.
At the same time, in a car not far from the court, Zhao Minying was also talking to his assistant beside him.
"Who is that young man? Have you found out?"
As soon as he left the court, Zhao Minying asked his assistant to investigate Liu Xiaotian. Liu Xiaotian's performance was not like a young lawyer at all. He put a lot of pressure on him, an old lawyer who had been engaged in the legal profession for nearly 30 years. The other party obviously did not have much favorable evidence, but he was able to maximize such evidence and play the greatest role.
There are too many disputes between the two sides and there are many valid evidence. This is the reason why the first trial failed to end. Generally, such cases do not require a second trial.
"It has been found out that the young man is named Liu Xiaotian, and he is an intern lawyer." The assistant quickly replied.
They already knew which law firm the lawyer who defended the defendant this time belonged to. It was easy to find out the identity after knowing the other party’s origin. The assistant made a few phone calls and confirmed Liu Xiaotian’s identity.
"What, impossible, an intern lawyer, is so awesome?"
Zhao Minying blurted out. Liu Xiaotian's youth had already surprised him. Such a young man could actually confront him without any disadvantage. This was already very rare, and he did not expect that he was just an intern lawyer.
How can intern lawyers be so powerful? Intern lawyers are so strong. How can these old lawyers be so successful in the future?
What's more, he was the plaintiff this time, and he prepared the evidence very well and had a killer move. The final result was just equal, which was equivalent to losing. The young man who could even win was just an intern lawyer. No wonder he didn't believe it.
"It's true. I've confirmed that he has only been internship for more than half a year. Although he is an intern, he has performed very well. He has handled many cases before, but has hardly lost. And some difficult cases have also won in his hands."
This assistant has good abilities and quickly found out some of Liu Xiaotian's situation through relationships. It is not easy to obtain so much information in such a short period of time. This is a competent assistant.
"Liu Xiaotian, continue to check him. I need to know his situation. I'm ready for it next time. This is a difficult enemy."
Zhao Minying nodded heavily, and the assistant looked at him in surprise. It had been a long time since the assistant saw him so cautiously, but thinking of Liu Xiaotian's performance today, it was indeed worth his doing this.
Liu Xiaotian didn't know that someone was plotting against him behind this. He and Lawyer Hu returned to the company and immediately began to prepare information about other cases. This work attitude made Lawyer Hu admire him. Her partner, as he was not as serious as Liu Xiaotian's work attitude.
Zhou Qiang asked for leave again, and he returned to Mount Tai to practice. This kid was a little lazy these two days and was scolded by Ouyang Xuan. He was punished tragically, which made him no longer dare to be careless and become serious and diligent in his practice.
Zhou Qiang's identity is different now. He is not only a disciple of Ouyang Xuan, but also a cultivator. After suffering the punishments Ouyang Xuan used to punish him, he finally knew that those in the past were just a piece of cake, and the punishments he received after becoming a cultivator were the most painful.
Without Zhou Qiang, there was a lot of laughter in the company, but during this period, the company has taken on many cases, and with the legal documents he usually takes on, the whole company is very busy.
"Lawyer Liu, someone is looking for you"
Shortly after going to work the next day, Xiao Wang called and the people who came soon arrived at his office. Now there are many people who are looking for Liu Xiaotian directly, mostly familiar customers. This time, he came, Pu Haitai, who had dealt with them once.
Pu Haitai was almost cheated by his wife last time. Later, he discovered in time and made the right response and finally avoided the losses. However, this incident also hit him a lot. He didn't want to be a manager in the mall. Later, he made a report and returned to the headquarters to become the deputy general manager of the Human Resources Department. His power is not as great as before, but his work needs to be easy.
"Hello, Mr. Pu"
Liu Xiaotian invited Pu Haitai to the sofa, and Xiao Wang quickly brought tea.
Liu Xiaotian is an intern lawyer. He has no assistant and does not need an assistant. Occasionally, Xiao Wang is the one who comes to help.
"Hello, Lawyer Liu, I'm here to disturb you again." Pu Haitai smiled slightly, looking very sunny. Although he was 35 years old, he looked only thirty years old. His wife Liu Fei was not a particularly beautiful beauty before, and she was older. I didn't expect that she would be so naive and even a good husband like this.
He didn't know Liu Fei's current situation, but it seemed like Xiao Wang encountered it once last time, which was not very good.
Xiao Wang said that when she saw her buying groceries on the roadside, she bought the cheapest dishes. She looked much worse than before, and even looked older than Pu Haitai now, like an aunt.
Xiao Wang just mentioned it by chance in the company, and Liu Xiaotian had never asked about it. The person had nothing to do with him.
"Mr. Pu is so polite. You will be happier if you come and disturb us. Only when you come more can we earn more."
Liu Xiaotian made a joke, and Pu Haitai also laughed and quickly talked about his purpose this time.
This time he came for the company's affairs. The company had an average legal counsel before. Some personnel contracts he had set before actually had fatal loopholes. Some of the management team had an accident before, and it was their own business, but he asked the company to pay for his mistake on the grounds of official business, so the company naturally did not agree.
As a result, the management sued the company and even won. The company suffered a lot of losses and discovered these loopholes.
Having hated that they wanted to change legal counsel, Pu Haitai recommended Liu Xiaotian and his law firm, and he only recommended it. Whether the specific company will be adopted depends on the opinions of the general manager.
Pu Haitai's company is not small, and there are several large shopping malls in the local area. If such a large company has suffered losses, it will definitely be very cautious if it hires a legal counsel. Nowadays, many law firms are working on this relationship. Pu Haitai has a very good impression of Liu Xiaotian, so he came to inform him in person after introducing him.
"Thank you Mr. Pu for your special reminder. I will tell Mr. Hu and Mr. Wang all this."
Pu Haitai quickly said goodbye and left. Liu Xiaotian expressed his gratitude specifically. The legal counsel of a large company can not only make more money, but also refresh his own name. Now their law firm is developing very well, and it is impossible to have a higher development in the short term, but it is okay to gain more reputation.
To be continued...