Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 113 Final Battle Monster!monster! !
In the courtroom, the breeze from the air conditioner was blowing slowly, and the slight vibration of the fan blades seemed to be heard clearly.The air-conditioning at this moment is like a bleak autumn wind, mixed with a sense of coldness.The case has reached the cruelest stage of fighting. Every word of confrontation here is like soldiers on the battlefield chopping with knives and axes face to face, with flesh and blood flying across their arms.

After Imanoshi finished speaking, the courtroom became a little quiet.The aura mixed in the words was like a steel armored cavalry with thousands of horses galloping towards the opponent, a powerful coercion emanated from Jinxi, making people daunting.

Everyone's eyes once again fell on the male lawyer in the plaintiff's seat.

Bei Yuan's expression was still very calm, as if there was an air wall between him and the opposing lawyer.The domineering aura of the lawyer opposite seemed to be unable to dissipate no matter what, affecting Beiyuan.

Seeing that Beiyuan was not in a hurry, he took out two more papers from the plaintiff's seat: "Chief referee. The "Technical Specifications for Highway Maintenance" cited by the defendant's agent just now is the national standard. When it comes to whether the national standards are met, we can’t just look at the national standards, we must also look at whether the local cities and counties have formulated local regulations on road inspection and maintenance.”

"The document I have on hand is the "Regulations on the Administration of Highway Inspections in Each District of Tokyo". This document is a special regulation made by the Tokyo Metropolitan Highway Bureau for the maintenance of roads in each district in Tokyo. According to this regulation, the number of highway inspections in each district of Tokyo Not once in the national standard, but at least twice a day!"

Kitahara then showed the contents of another A4 paper.But on the paper was a map with the administrative divisions of Tokyo, and the G227 section of the expressway was marked with a red colored pen, like a bright scabbard at this time. The section of the G227 expressway where the incident happened happened to fall in the Shannami District of Tokyo.

"Chief referee! According to the map and the administrative division of Tokyo, the G227 section of the expressway is located in the Shannami District of Tokyo, so the "Regulations on the Administration of Highway Inspections in Each District of Tokyo" should be applied. The Kawamoto Expressway should be inspected at least twice a day. Inspection. And all the materials submitted by the defendant before show that the Chuanben Expressway has only carried out one maintenance. Even if we assume that the Chuanben Expressway has actually performed the maintenance once a day, it still does not meet the local standards. Therefore, the Chuanben Expressway did not perform Its corresponding conservation obligation!"

The corners of Imamishi's eyes twitched slightly. He didn't expect that the kid in front of him had dug out the road maintenance standards to such an extent that he was not only tracking the national standards, but even the local standards had been dug out for him.Imanishi knew about the so-called "Regulations on the Administration of Road Inspection and Inspection of Highways in Tokyo Districts" because he was a lawyer familiar with the road business.

However, what is frightening is that this "Regulations on the Management of Highway and Road Inspection in Tokyo's Districts" is not publicly available on the Internet, and it is only posted on the bulletin board of the Highway Bureau in the district.

That is to say, for the kid in front of him, he not only searched the information on the Internet, he even went to investigate which districts the G227 highway passes through, and even the highway bureaus of these districts. !
Tough!

This kid in front of him is really difficult! ! !

Imanishi immediately opened his mouth and said: "Chief referee, the G227 section of the highway involved in the case spans multiple areas, and Tokyo's road inspection regulations cannot be applied just because its starting point is in Tokyo's Shannami District. For highways that span multiple districts, National standards should be applied, not local standards, for maintenance!"

"If the plaintiff's attorney's logic is true, wouldn't it mean that a highway spanning five cities and counties must be divided into five parts, and the road sections should be maintained according to the local standards of their respective regions?! This is obviously wrong. expressways in this region, national standards should be applied instead of local standards.”

After Imanishi finished speaking, he felt that his thinking power was about to be drained by this Kitahara in front of him.

Hearing Imamishi's defense, Kitahara raised his mouth slightly, "Attorney for the defendant, I would like to ask you. How many highways do not cross different regions? The highway itself was specially built for express road transportation across cities and counties. Yes. Most highways are necessarily interregional."

Beiyuan intentionally imitated the sentence pattern used by Imai just now, and said: "If the logic of the defendant's attorney is valid, then why is there any need for the local municipal government to formulate maintenance standards for expressways? Anyway, expressways are cross-regional, so they simply apply to the whole country. The standard is ready. What's the point of the highway maintenance standard of the local municipality?"

"The defendant just thought that if an expressway spans five cities and counties, it must be divided into five parts, and the road sections should be maintained according to the local standards of their respective regions. If the five cities and counties have their own maintenance standards, then such a division will not What's wrong? Maybe some road sections are more dangerous than others and require more frequent maintenance. Isn't that counterintuitive?
Beiyuan's argument after sentence was shot out like shells, bombing the enemy's position.

Imamishi's brain was running fast. At this time, he had almost exhausted all his thoughts, and finally squeezed out a few words again: "Chief referee. Even if the local maintenance standards should be used, the standards of the registered place of the expressway owner should also be applied. The involved The roads are still owned by the Hachioji City Highway Office, so the local maintenance standards that should be applied should also be the road inspection regulations of the Hachioji City Hall rather than the Tokyo districts."

Imanishi said these words that even he didn't believe, but felt that he was extremely tired.He glanced at the judge on the trial bench from the corner of his eye, the expression on Judge Kumagai's face remained unchanged, and it was impossible to deduce from the expression whether Judge Kumagai had leaned towards Kitahara.

At this moment, the cell phone in Jin's trouser pocket vibrated suddenly.

Imensina's mind, which was extremely exhausted by Bei Yuan, suddenly relaxed in an instant.

This vibration is a signal, a signal of victory.

Because he knew that the top-secret weapon of Kawamoto Expressway was coming.

The door of the court was gently pushed open, and a young man with the appearance of an assistant crept into the courtroom.Holding a few sheets of A4 paper in his hand, he walked to the forefront of the guardrail and waved slightly to Onoda in the dock.Immediately, those A4 papers were passed to the dock.

Seeing this weird scene, the audience in the auditorium was suddenly a little puzzled.

Imanishi walked back to the dock, picked up the A4 papers that had just been handed over, and smiled.

"Chief referee!" Imanishi turned around, "I have a piece of information to submit. Based on this case, it is likely to determine the outcome of the group lawsuit of up to [-] people, which will have a major impact. Whether or not the Kawamoto Expressway has fulfilled its corresponding maintenance obligations The issue is particularly critical. The Hachioji City Hall applied to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for an urgent interpretation of the relevant provisions of the "Technical Specifications for Highway Maintenance" involved in this case. The reply from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has just been issued."

Imam passed the materials to the judge in the referee's seat, and passed the backup to the two lawyers in the plaintiff's seat.

But I saw a line of title printed on that piece of paper:
[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Reply to "Urgent Request for Instructions to Clarify the Meanings of the Technical Specifications for Highway Maintenance"]

However, the above content reads: "Your department's request for clarification of the relevant clauses of the "Technical Specifications for Highway Maintenance" has been received. After investigation, Article 7.32 of the "Technical Specifications for Highway Maintenance" stipulates that 'various road surfaces should be cleaned regularly. Remove sundries in time to keep the road surface and the environment clean.' The word 'timely' in this article cannot be understood as 'at any time'. That is to say, this article does not require, and it is impossible to require, road maintenance units to remove sundries at any time. If the road maintenance unit has done regular cleaning according to the prescribed frequency or relevant work requirements, it cannot be considered as "neglected maintenance"

["Remove debris in time" does not mean "clear debris at any time"]

This is the urgent interpretation of the maintenance standards made by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in the case of Terai v. Kawamoto Expressway.

In an instant, the terrifying monster of Kawamoto Highway finally revealed its full appearance. In the mist, it let out a frightening roar, and finally showed its huge terrifying body.The forces behind it are so intricate that they have reached this point.

Is the interpretation of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Tourism wrong?
No.

"Timely" does not mean "at any time."

However, at this moment, this urgent interpretation is like a wheel crushing the hopes of winning Terai v. Kawamoto Expressway.In this case, Beiyuan and Miyagawa have no direct evidence that Kawamoto Expressway failed to fulfill its maintenance obligations.The only direct evidence they can rely on is the two I-shaped iron blocks that appeared on the road.

At this time, this interpretation undoubtedly directly destroyed the probative force of Beiyuan and their evidence.

"Technical Specifications for Highway Maintenance" is a national standard, not national legislation.

Therefore, the power of interpretation does not lie in the courts or legislatures, but in the units that formulate standards.

This cruel fact finally revealed how terrifying the opponents the two young lawyers sitting in the plaintiff's seat had to face were actually.From the very beginning, it turned out that they had no chance of winning.You can't win in court against an opponent who has the right to interpret.

Imanishi walked to the middle of the court, raised the A4 paper in his hand, and said loudly: "Chief judge! From the latest interpretation of this case made by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, we can see that 'removing debris in a timely manner' does not mean 'clearing debris at any time' '. In this regard, even the "removal of sundries in a timely manner" in the local standards should be interpreted with reference to this interpretation. Therefore, even the fact that iron blocks appear on the road surface cannot prove that Chuanben Expressway has not fulfilled its maintenance obligations. Chuanben Expressway has already settled the case The date provides a continuous and complete inspection record, and it should be considered that it has completed the patrol. Accordingly, in this case, Chuanben Expressway has fulfilled its maintenance obligations!!!”

After the words fell, the entire court fell into an unprecedented silence.

This newly submitted material is so impactful, it is like a shell exploding on the Lili Grassland, setting off a huge wave of dust and grass.Even the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has been involved in this traffic accident.

The plaintiff's seat was finally silent.

At this time, the audience in the auditorium could feel how tragic the battlefield in front of them was.Those two young men have already lost completely.Lost to pieces, lost to pieces.In front of Kawamoto Expressway, it is like facing an ant facing a giant.The giant got angry and trampled the creatures under his feet into a pulp.

ended.

It's really over this time, Imanishi thought to himself, heaved a sigh of relief, and sat down in his seat.

1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes passed.

There was still no response from the plaintiff's seat.

Judge Xiong Gu looked at the scene in front of him, and then looked at the two young people in the plaintiff's seat. He seemed to be unable to bear it, and gave another chance, and said, "What is the opinion of the plaintiff's attorney? Do we need to comment on this matter?" Do you have the documents ready?"

There was still silence at the plaintiff's table.

It was terribly quiet.

The male lawyer that everyone was looking forward to did not stand up to refute at this moment.

Judge Kumagai sighed slightly, raised his head and said: "Due to the significant impact of this case, the final statement of the parties will be held separately next time. The court debate of this case is over!"

"Crack!"

The gavel sounded with a crisp sound.

Immediately after the crisp knocking sound came out, Imanishi raised his head and glanced at the plaintiff's seat. In an instant, Imanishi's eyes seemed to have seen an extremely incredible scene. His eyes suddenly widened a bit, and the pen in his hand dropped directly. fall to the ground.

Kitahara showed a cautious smile at Imanishi in the plaintiff's seat.He looked into the eyes of the defendant's lawyers in front of him, as if watching livestock waiting to be slaughtered walk into the high-voltage electric fence of the slaughterhouse.There are also green patterns of trees painted around the electric fence.The livestock to be slaughtered thought it had returned to the wilderness of nature, but they didn't know that it was standing on the verge of death.

As long as the button is lightly pressed, the high-voltage current will be released instantly, ending the life in the electric fence.

The slightly raised corner of the mouth hides a highly morbid excitement
It seems that when enjoying the other party's peak, let him die suddenly.

Kitahara laughed again.

Laughing a bit weirdly.

Laughing kind of horribly.

The smile is a bit creepy.

Imanoshi's mouth opened slightly.Why... why is this guy from Beiyuan still laughing.Doesn't he know he's lost? !Or is he going to bet on the final statement in court? !If so, this kid must be crazy!How could there be a turning point in this case!

Imanoshi looked at the figure on the plaintiff's table, his hands trembling slightly.This kid named Beiyuan must not be a normal person, definitely not! ! !
……

In the evening, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Imamishi Law Firm.

There was an ashtray on the table in the director's office, and four or five cigarette butts had been extinguished in the ashtray.Imanishi leaned on the back of the chair, crossed his legs, and unconsciously took out another cigarette from the pack.As the light from the lighter came on, another cigarette was lit.Immediately afterwards, a cloud of white smoke floated in the office.

Imanishi has quit smoking for a long time, but today he has to smoke cigarettes again.

He couldn't figure out Bei Yuan's smile all the time.

Why did Kitahara show that smile.

Is there a turning point in this case? !impossible.If it is the factual aspect of submitting evidence, the period for presenting evidence has already passed.It is no longer possible for the court to allow new factual submissions.If it's a legal point of view, if you have an emergency interpretation from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, you can't lose!That boy named Beiyuan, could it be, is he bluffing again? !
Suddenly, Imanishi's heart trembled again.Could it be... There is still a blind spot in this case that I haven't discovered yet, and it is still a blind spot that is enough to overturn the entire case and reverse the situation.

Imanishi looked up at the file on the desktop.

The dossier of Terai v. Kawamoto Expressway has almost been torn apart by Imamishi, and the corners of the paper are slightly warped due to frequent flipping.

Imanishi inexplicably felt a growing sense of fear.There must be something missing, but where is this place? !Where is it! ! !Imanishi's brows kept shaking, and the bitterly suppressed emotions in his heart couldn't be controlled anymore after thinking of the young man's smile.

Imanishi stood up and shouted directly outside the office: "All lawyers in the law firm, from today until the end of the last trial, must review the case of Terai v. Kawamoto Expressway for 4 hours a day. , Give me all the feedback!!!”

As soon as the voice fell, many lawyers outside the law firm suddenly showed distressed expressions - they had to work overtime again.

"Aren't we guaranteed to win this case?" A middle-aged lawyer complained to his companion, "Why is the director still acting so neurotic?"

(End of this chapter)