Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 198 Playing Chess (Today's update)
Eto Law Firm, 11 a.m.

Several sheets of A4 paper were placed on a table in the office, and the end of the paper was stamped with the bright red seal of the referee.One of them was a notice of change of jurisdiction, informing the plaintiff that the case had been transferred from the Shinjuku District District Court to the Tokyo High Court.There are also a few other pieces of paper, which are about the decision to add a third person.The court has formally decided to add the Aoba Terrace Apartment Owners Committee and Baile Taste Catering Club as third parties.

Miyagawa pursed his lips slightly beside him, carefully flipping through the documents one after another, checking carefully, for fear of missing something.She stared at the notice of change of jurisdiction of the Tokyo High Court, and she still couldn't believe the scene in front of her.This is the third case in her life that has been held in court, and she did not expect to go straight to the High Court.You know, the appeal of the High Court is the Supreme Court.If the case enters the appeal process, it even means that she will appear on the stage of the Supreme Court.

Thinking of this, Miyagawa even faintly became nervous, and the hand holding the court documents was shaking slightly.She had to turn her head to look at the man beside her again.Beiyuan, he once again moved the whole case.

At this very moment, this young man wearing a scale sunflower badge is sitting in front of his desk with great interest. At some point, a chess set has been placed in front of him.The chess pieces have been placed on the board and lined up.Chess battles on both sides have already begun, however, the seat opposite him is empty.The young man in front of him didn't know how to play a game with that master.

"North... Beiyuan?" Miyagawa glanced at this scene and couldn't help asking curiously, "You...are you playing chess with yourself?"

The corners of Beiyuan's mouth were slightly raised, and he put his fingers in front of his lips and made a "shh" gesture, and said softly, "I am playing chess with my opponent."

This has been the habit of Beiyuan for many years.

Before encountering a major case, Beiyuan would take out a chessboard and "play chess with himself".Imagine him as an opponent, and then engage in an empty legal deduction battle with yourself.

Although it looks like a game of chess to outsiders, in fact, in the process of playing chess, Beiyuan deduces the possible trend of the case in his mind every time he takes a move.

The trend of the chess game on the scene actually represents the trend of the case

Right... Where is the opponent?Miyakawa looked at Beiyuan's babbling look, knowing that he was teasing him again, so he turned his head away angrily, but he couldn't help but still look at Beiyuan with one eye, seeing that he was concentrating He looked like he was thinking, and he didn't know if he was really thinking about the case, and his heart suddenly wavered again, and he wanted to ask Bei Yuan for advice.

"North...Beiyuan." Holding several applications for adding a third party, Miyagawa couldn't help but ask, "Yes...opponent, why do you apply for so many third parties?"

"As a top student, can you just admit defeat so easily?" Bei Yuan turned his head and smiled softly.

Hearing Bei Yuan's words, Miyakawa's cheeks flushed a little, and he turned his head away in embarrassment, as if he was really ashamed of his laziness, and immediately began to study the documents seriously.

Beiyuan's brows twitched slightly, he didn't expect this girl to be as serious as ever.He stood up, walked to the side of Miyagawa, looked at these decisions to add a third person, just shook his head, and said with a sneer: "You can think about the reason why the other party added a third person. I can tell you the reason why the court added the third person. It is estimated that the Tokyo High Court has been more or less under the pressure of public opinion. In fact, the two third persons, Aobadai Apartment and Baile Taste Catering Club, should not was added."

Hearing this sentence, Miyagawa had to raise his head and said, "Why do you say that? Isn't the addition of the third party's condition a stake in the outcome of the trial?"

Beiyuan laughed and said, "You should take a closer look at the conditions for adding a third party in the Civil Procedure Law. It says that you have a legal interest in the case, not just a simple interest. In other words, the legal Interests are not equal to actual interests. If the General Hotel is really demolished, the interests of the actual operators of Aobadai Apartment and the hotel will be damaged. But this damage is only a matter of fact. Loss of interests. The actual operators of Aoba Terrace Apartment and Hotel are not legally directly involved in this infringement dispute. Strictly speaking, they cannot be added as third parties. More generally, such as , a person loses a lawsuit and loses money, resulting in less family property. The interests of this person's family members are also damaged because of the loss of the lawsuit. But these family members whose interests have been damaged obviously cannot be added as a third person Come in. Because here, there is no connection of a legal relationship. Therefore, there is only a purely factual interest, but no legal interest, and you cannot actually participate in the lawsuit as a third party.”

"The reason why the Tokyo High Court agreed to the additional application of the other party's third party is probably, to a certain extent, still under the pressure of public opinion. Now this case has gained a lot of public attention, and it coldly rejected others as the third party. It is expected that the public will be left with a ruthless impression of the judicial system. This conflicts with the warm judicial concept promoted by the court in recent years."

"Anyway, the issue of adding a third person is just at a very blurry edge. Even if the addition is made, the referee will not be at fault. It is better to add it in a mediocre way. I guess this is why the referee agreed to the other party's addition of a third person. reason for the application.”

When Miyagawa heard that Kitahara had already refuted the defendant's application for adding a third party casually, he couldn't help secretly admiring him again.She seemed to have seen swords and swords dancing, and an invisible collision with the opposing lawyer had already happened the moment Bei Yuan talked casually just now.

It is a pity that, according to the Civil Procedure Law, the court does not need to consult the other party's opinion on the addition of a third party, and can directly decide whether to add a third party based on its authority.

If the law stipulates that the other party's opinion must be consulted, then at this time, before the trial of the case, Beiyuan is already exchanging fire with the other party's lawyer.

Miyagawa continued to flip through the documents, and then saw the notice of the members of the collegial panel. She was also curious which judge the Tokyo High Court would appoint to hear this case that received a lot of public attention.She flipped through the notice of the formation of the collegial panel lightly, but saw a familiar name pop into her eyes.

Judge Jiang Tian Qingyan? !It's him again? !Miyakawa was a little dumbfounded, and couldn't help exclaiming, "Beiyuan, I didn't expect the judge this time to be the one involved in the dispute over the right of way in the neighboring land! He...he was actually transferred to the High Court!"

"You don't have to worry about it." Bei Yuan smiled and walked back to the chessboard, with no waves or surprises on his face.In fact, as early as in the dispute over the right of way in the neighboring land, he already knew that Jiang Tian would be transferred to the High Court.It's just that the world is really small.Kitahara raised the chess pieces and continued:

"The same judge, in different cases, will have different effects. In the dispute over the right of way in neighboring land, the type of judge Jiang Tian is indeed quite unfavorable to us. However, if it is changed to this kind of case, then Not necessarily. A judge who is obsessed with judging a case according to rigorous legal principles, even if it produces some absurd realistic effects, will do so. Our dispute at the General Hotel is exactly what we need The judge. The opponent has sat for so long, it is our turn to sit."

"By the way. How's the case schedule? When will the court be held?" Bei Yuan asked.

Miyagawa lowered his head, then flipped through the A4 paper, looked down a few more, and looked up, "The case will be held on Christmas Eve."

"Christmas Eve." Beiyuan looked at the ceiling quietly, holding a chess piece in his hand, and landed on a square of the chessboard. "This Christmas Eve, it seems that it will be unsafe."

(ps: It’s too late to work overtime, just change it, and make it up for everyone during the Spring Festival)

(End of this chapter)