Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 62 Notice of Court Opening: Countermeasures Meeting of Imaishi Law Firm

A few days have passed since the day of the confrontation with Beiyuan.

Nine o'clock in the morning, Tokyo, Minato-ku, Imanishi Law Firm.

In the meeting room, a long table is already full of people, and behind the table there are several rows of temporary seats, which are full of lawyers in the firm. Think, or write.A projector was installed on the ceiling of the meeting room, and the light from the mirror port cast a light on the curtain in front. The light showed a few large characters: "Kawamoto Expressway Litigation Countermeasures Committee."

Sitting at the head seat of the rectangular table was Imanishi. He was wearing a gray suit, with his hands folded on the table, his eyes staring ahead, as if he was waiting for something important.Since Imanishi did not start speaking, the lawyers in the surrounding seats did not dare to speak. They just stared at their notebooks and flipped through the materials of the Kawamoto Expressway lawsuit.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside the meeting room.

Immediately afterwards, the door of the conference room was pushed open, only to find that it was a young male lawyer, who could no longer bother to knock on the door, and he heard him panting, "Open...the court date, come out!!! Just come out!!! In the Shinjuku District Magistrates Court just now, the court notice has been updated."

"When?" Hearing the news, Imanishi suddenly raised his head and asked immediately.At this moment, at the critical moment of Kawamoto Expressway's approval plan for financing and share expansion, Imanishi is trying its best to avoid triggering the announcement system of major lawsuits.If the court can be held that month and the judgment will be issued immediately, then even if Kawamoto Expressway does not make a major lawsuit announcement, the Securities and Exchange Commission will have nothing to do.

"It's this Wednesday!", the male lawyer replied.

This news quickly caused waves in the conference room.

All the lawyers present showed excited expressions.

The influence of Kawamoto Expressway and the network of Kyoto University in the present west played a role.

As expected, the Shinjuku District Magistrates made a schedule as quickly as possible.

Imam's stern expression relaxed a little when he heard the news.Wednesday is July tenth.Generally speaking, the court will only hold one court session for a case. If the court session ends on the [-]th, the verdict may be issued before August.In other words, I must hold a court session to end the battle at once.Imanishi immediately turned his head and said to a female lawyer next to him: "If the Securities and Exchange Commission calls to inquire, remember, it must delay, and don't give any specific reply."

"Received the instruction", the female lawyer immediately stood up, walked out of the meeting room quickly, and trotted towards the Securities Affairs Department of Jinxi Law Firm.

Imam turned around again, and asked the male lawyer who just ran into the meeting room, "Who is the presiding judge in this case?"

As soon as the question came up, all eyes in the conference room, following Imanishi's voice, fell on the male lawyer.

The atmosphere seemed to become tense again for a while.

Which judge will be the presiding judge of the case will often have a significant impact on the outcome of the case.

After all, judges themselves are human beings of flesh and blood.

As long as it is a person of flesh and blood, it must also have emotions.

And with emotion, it is destined to have a tendency to the case.

Many details of the law are often left blank and left to the discretion of the judge.In these legal gaps, the judge's own preference for the case often has a major impact on the final judgment.

For example, suppose a person uses a rice cooker illegally, causing the rice cooker to explode.And this rice cooker itself happens to have quality problems.In other words, both the user and the manufacturer of the rice cooker are responsible for the explosion of the rice cooker.So, is it the user or the manufacturer who bears the main responsibility?At this point, it falls within the discretion of the judge.At this moment, the judge's own tendency to treat the case will have a significant impact on the outcome.

The young male lawyer adjusted his breathing, smiled, and said, "It's Judge Isamu Kumagai."

Hearing the words "Judge Isamu Kumagai",

The conference room suddenly became commotion, and the lawyers sitting in their seats showed more relaxed and proud expressions, whispering and discussing.

"I didn't expect it to be Judge Kumagai."

"This time the case will win much easier."

"Look at that lawyer named Beiyuan, what to do."

"It is estimated that Judge Kumagai will directly dismiss such an unreasonable case in court."

"I didn't expect that this time, the right time, the right place, and the harmony of people are all available."

Hearing the judge's name, Imam was also slightly taken aback, and then a rare smile appeared on that simple face.No... I didn't expect to be so lucky that we were assigned Judge Kumagai.In Toyo's courts, when assigning presiding judges, they are assigned automatically and randomly through computers, and manpower cannot interfere.

Although Kawamoto Expressway and Imam Nishi can use their respective networks to influence the trial schedule of the case.But they cannot influence the choice of the trial judge.

In this case, the only uncertain factor that Imam worried about was the assignment of the presiding judge.Imanishi was afraid of being assigned a judge who felt sympathy for Terai.It would be bad if that were the case.Unexpectedly, this time the presiding judge was assigned to Judge Kumagai, God helped me.

A male lawyer in the seat next to him stepped forward, inserted a USB flash drive in his hand into the notebook connected to the projector, and said, "Let me introduce Judge Isamu Kumagai."

A folder suddenly appeared on the screen.

The content of the folder is the information of all the registered judges of the Shinjuku District Court—covering extremely detailed information such as their personal resumes, trial videos, published academic articles, etc. Judge's Encyclopedia.

With a light mouse click, he clicked into a folder named "Judge Kumagai Isamu", and then opened his resume.

The male lawyer began to introduce Judge Kumagai: "Judge Isamu Kumagai, 56 years old. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of Hokkaido University with a bachelor's degree, and then entered the court to work as a clerk. In 63, he was promoted from a clerk to a judge's assistant, and then promoted to a referee. Later, with outstanding personal ability, he was transferred to the Shinjuku District Court, and has been working in the Shinjuku District Court since then, and has not changed. Judge Isamu Kumagai is a senior judge, and his staff has handled more than [-] cases."

"It is worth mentioning that Judge Kumagai is a pro-commercial judge. He is disgusted with various regulatory laws and regulations that regulate enterprises. He believes that these laws and regulations have raised the cost of business operations, hindered the freedom of commerce, and damaged the economic well-being of society. In many cases of consumer lawsuits against listed companies, Judge Kumagai has supported the claims of exemption from liability of listed companies. In the recent case of University Students of Dongdong v. It is not a civil violation for the company to fail to distribute chargers for the latest generation of iPhones.

"Judge Kumagai's pro-business attitude has led him to especially hate lawsuits that interfere with normal company operations. Many lawsuits filed by professional anti-counterfeiters in accordance with the Consumer Rights Protection Law were directly dismissed by Judge Kumagai on the spot and identified as professional anti-counterfeiters. Not 'consumer', no punitive damages applicable."

"Considering Judge Kumagai's pro-business attitude, we believe that in this case against Kawamoto Expressway, it is very likely that Judge Kumagai will directly dismiss the other party's claim. In this case, the plaintiff, Terai, had a traffic accident on the G227 section of the expressway, although There were pieces of iron on the ground that had not been cleaned up at the time of the incident, but the statement of responsibility for the traffic accident determined that Terai, the plaintiff, should be fully responsible. Judge Kumagai may think that this case is an unprovoked intrusion on the Kawamoto Expressway and dismiss it directly.”

Hearing this introduction about Judge Kumagai, the lawyers present were even more excited.Originally, in this case, the possibility of the other party winning was not high, but now with this pro-business judge, it would be extremely difficult for the other party to win.

Listening to the lawyer's report, Imanishi also showed a satisfied expression on his face.

Onoda, who was sitting beside him, couldn't hold back himself.The current lawsuit against Kawamoto Expressway came suddenly.Litigation attorney In addition to Imanishi will appear in court, another attorney has not yet been selected.If, at this time, I can seize the opportunity and appear in court together as a lawyer, and completely defeat Bei Yuan in this lawsuit, I must be more likely to gain the approval of this future father-in-law.

And defeating Beiyuan head-on tells Miyagawa who is truly worthy of her!
Thinking of this, Onoda stood up directly, looked at Imamishi, "Director, please allow me to participate in the court proceedings."

"Oh—?", Imanishi turned his head and looked at Onoda.Onoda was so active, which was somewhat beyond his expectation.However, for Onoda, Imanishi is at ease.Being able to stand up so actively and proactively, Imamishi is even more encouraging.

"Looks like Lawyer Onoda already has a good plan?" Imanishi nodded slightly, indicating his affirmation, and asked with a smile.

Hearing Imamishi's inquiry, Onoda became even more smug, and the smile on his face became even more smug.Yesterday, he had stepped up his research on the lawsuit against Kawamoto Expressway, and he was confident that he would definitely be able to defeat Beiyuan.Onoda also nodded in return, and said, "I have carefully studied the other party's claims and civil complaints. There are fatal flaws in their legal litigation thinking. I am sure that the court will reject it on the spot at the first trial!"

(End of this chapter)