Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 108 Resurgence of War: Group Litigation Lawyer Selection Meeting (2)

"Before I count the votes. I want to thank all the lawyers for their selfless dedication to this class action."

Ikegami stood on the stage and said in the conference room where group litigation lawyers were selected.At this point, the selection has already started, and the panel of experts in the next room has already voted, and they are now ready to formally vote.

"Unfortunately, according to the provisions of the law, the number of lawyers who can appear in court to represent a case is limited. According to the law, there are only two attorneys representing lawyers in this class action. The lawyers who have not been selected will withdraw with regret. Or you can only do auxiliary work behind the scenes. All lawyers can go here to participate in the registration in person and obey the selection results, which is to put the righteousness of the law before personal self-interest. I would like to say, please applaud yourself and the strength of Dongyang lawyers. applaud!"

There was a burst of warm applause in the conference room.Some reporters at the end of the room picked up their cameras and began to take pictures.Niwa was also at the end of the conference room, sitting on a small chair with a notebook, preparing to record the latest selection results of the class action.However, her gaze always involuntarily fell on the young figure in the meeting room who was quite different from her surroundings.

At this time, Bei Yuan squinted his eyes, he had already smelled murderous intent from Chi Shang's seemingly warm opening remarks.The whole person clasped his hands, leaned on the back of the chair, and crossed his legs, as if he was enjoying the performance of a drama actor.

"Drum... applause, Kitahara." Miyakawa clapped at the side, and quietly smacked Kitahara with his elbow, "Here, we are juniors. If you don't fit in, it's not good."

Ikegami enjoyed the applause from the audience, and said with a smile on his face: "Next, please sing the votes. The voting process of the expert group has been notarized by the Notary Office of Yuzawa, Shinjuku District. Make sure there is no fraud throughout the process."

But a notary came up to the podium, holding a utility knife, and directly cut the seal of the ballot box.Next to it is a camera closely aimed at the ballot box.

Wearing gloves, a female notary fumbled inside the ballot box. After a while, she took out the first ballot and handed it to the male notary behind her.

This is the first ticket for the class action selection.

Suddenly, the meeting room became tense.

Except for Bei Yuan, all of them were extremely senior lawyers in Dongyang, and they also put in great hardships and efforts in order to participate in this selection.If it is a fair and just selection, who will be elected will be a question full of suspense, which can only be known at the last moment.However, what most people don't know is that this selection has been secretly finalized in advance.In the eyes of those in the know, this tense atmosphere seems a bit ridiculous.

The male notary carefully stared at the ballot in front of him, and read aloud: "The first vote, lawyer Jiro Kasai!"

The third notary instantly wrote the first word "positive" on the list of selected lawyers on the whiteboard in the conference room.

"Second vote, Lawyer Tsutsutaka Sumiyoshi!"

One vote after another was drawn out.

The teller kept calling out the names on the ballot.

The whole process is boring and long.

There are a total of 305 votes for the panel of experts.

Time flies by.

Finally came the last ticket.

As the last vote was read out, the results came out: lawyer Toshitaka Nishimura, 105 votes, lawyer Tatsuo Sakai, 96 votes.Nishimura Law Firm and Sakai Law Firm won the Kawamoto Expressway Group Litigation Representative Lawyers.These two law firms are members of the Tokyo 200-meter club.

Looking at the voting results, Ikegami smiled, stood up and applauded, "Let us congratulate Lawyer Nishimura and Lawyer Sakai!"

In an instant, the flashing lights at the back of the conference room sounded one after another, and the two elected lawyers sitting in their seats stood up with smiles on their faces, accepting the attention from the camera. The moment they stood up, their eyes met with Ikegami An extremely subtle contact, like a hidden tacit understanding.

However, all the small and hidden movements in this scene were captured by Bei Yuan's eyes.

On the whiteboard, Yoshiichi Kitahara got [zero votes].

Niwa frowned looking at the result of zero votes.Although she knew in her heart that the plaintiff's lawyer named Beiyuan was unlikely to be selected.But he is the initiator of this lawsuit after all.At least the number of votes should not be zero.At least some votes are needed to show respect for him.Niwa pinched his eyebrows, and sighed softly.

"Then, if there are no problems, our selection meeting will be over." Ikegami said, and then began to pack up the materials on the desktop.This sentence was just a polite remark, and Ikegami knew very well in his heart that even if there was a problem, the selection meeting was over.

Ikegami raised his head, cleared his throat, and was about to say the word "end", when he glanced into the room, his eyes widened a little.

In an instant, a very abrupt hand was raised.

It seems that a vigorous pine tree suddenly sprang out from the flat ground.Compared with those applauding people, this raised hand looks a bit out of the ordinary.

The young male lawyer in the room had an unpredictable smile on his face, as if he was about to play a game.

When Niwa saw this raised hand, and then realized that it was the plaintiff's lawyer in the Terai case who raised his hand, she was inexplicably happy, and suddenly let out a soft "puchi" laugh.Niwa seemed to see himself.I have also acted as the person who stubbornly wanted to raise his hand on similar occasions.As a bystander at this time, unexpectedly, his mentality inevitably changed.

"Lawyer Beiyuan, what question do you have?" Chi Shang frowned and said.

"I have no problem." Kitahara smiled. He looked at another class action registrar from the Shinjuku District Court on the stage and said, "Only now, on behalf of my client, Terai, I propose to the Shinjuku District District Court that the group The delisting registration of the lawsuit. Request the tribunal to obliterate the name of my client Terai."

【Registration of Group Action Delisting】

[The so-called class action delisting registration means that members who have participated in the class action apply to the court for delisting, refuse to participate in the class action, and choose to exercise their litigation rights by suing separately. 】

After the words fell, the expressions of most of the lawyers present changed.Actually choose to remove the name and file a separate lawsuit? !At present, the Terai v. Kawamoto Expressway case initiated by Kitahara is the earliest case.If Beiyuan chooses to be delisted, the case will resume trial.

As the fastest case to be tried, the judgment will also be released the fastest.

Although, the Beiyuan case is no longer a class action lawsuit.However, as the case with the fastest result, there is no doubt that it will play an extremely important reference role in the trial of subsequent class action cases.

That is to say, if Beiyuan chooses to be removed from the group lawsuit and continue to sue Terai, it is very likely that his case alone will determine the outcome of the group lawsuit involving tens of thousands of people!
"Lawyer Beiyuan, I hope you take care of the overall situation." Chi Shang's eyebrows were furrowed even deeper, and he raised his voice a little.

Chi Shang's voice was like throwing a cup for a sign, and there was a sound in the room.

"Yes, take care of the overall situation."

"Lawyer Beiyuan. You are still too young after all."

"Separate prosecution is too risky."

"In this major litigation, we do need more experienced lawyers."

The senior lawyers present are actually already good people.Seeing the voting results, everyone also vaguely guessed what was going on.It's just that the elites obviously don't want to offend the well-known Nishimura Law Firm and Sakai Law Firm.Seeing Chishang's reaction, these senior lawyers echoed.

Since, there is no meat to eat.

Maybe after a good relationship, there is still soup to drink.

"Lawyer Beiyuan, you can't only consider your interests, but also everyone's interests."

Gradually, the voice of echoing turned into a voice of accusation.

Miyagawa next to her opened her mouth slightly. She obviously didn't expect that Bei Yuan beside her would raise her hand directly, let alone that he would propose to withdraw from the group lawsuit.However, seeing so many accusations coming in the room, Miyagawa was also stunned for a moment. At this moment, she seemed to feel the absurdity of this world.

She and Beiyuan worked hard on the Terai case.

Without Kitahara's efforts, perhaps Terai's case would have been dismissed by the Shinjuku District Court long ago.

The figure fighting hard in court.

The figure who was the first to initiate a group lawsuit was being accused of harming everyone's interests at this moment.

"Everyone's interest?" Bei Yuan suddenly sneered.

It seemed that he did not expect this young man to sneer so bluntly, and the entire conference room fell silent.

"If what is written here is not a lawyer selection meeting, I would have thought I had entered a tribe of primitive people living in caves after listening to the accusations from everyone just now." Beiyuan scratched his ears, "Everyone's interests, everyone's interests. My The parties involved exercise the right to paint their names according to the rights granted by the law, but they have to be said to be harming everyone's interests."

"Excuse me, everyone, am I still living in the barbaric shogunate era, with the cruel law of continuous sitting? Yes, yes. As long as my neighbors are still starving, I can't eat a bite of my own food. As long as There are still people in this world who haven’t put on a sweater, so I have to continue to be naked. As long as there are people in this world who can’t afford a house, I have to contribute my house. For everyone’s benefit, keep saying it’s for everyone’s benefit people who end up wearing the most expensive suits and smoking the most expensive cigars.”

"Since modern times, our country has abolished the brutal shogunate system. Under the principle of the rule of law, everyone is only responsible for their own actions, not for the actions of others. As long as a person does not violate the law, he can do whatever he wants. Do what he wants to do. This is why the "Civil Code" regards the party's autonomy as the highest legal principle. Everyone has the right to pursue their own happiness."

"One's own life can only be carried by one's own choice!"

"You can only fight for your own interests!"

"My own pain can only be borne by myself!"

"Everyone is only responsible for their own actions, not the lives of others! This is the greatest legal progress since the era of the shogunate in our country!"

"If you think it's unfair for me to represent Terai in exercising the right to name in a class action, then please find legal grounds to prevent me from exercising my right to name in class action. As Terai's attorney, I will only Serve the interests of my client. If you want to fight for the interests of your client, then you have to fight on your own! My client Terai, there is no need to bear your interests and demands!"

Kitahara took a step forward, ignoring Ikegami whose face on the stage had become extremely ugly, and said loudly: "This lawyer, I now formally file a petition with the Shinjuku District Court! Apply to remove my client, Terai Terai, from the list of group lawsuits and withdraw from the group." Litigation! Continuing the original proceedings of Terai v. Kawamoto Expressway!"

"Crack!" A reporter sitting behind was already stunned by the scene, and a pen fell to the ground with a crisp sound.The first person to initiate a class action actually chose to withdraw from the class action.This turning point came so suddenly that his expression was completely stiff, and he couldn't believe it.

Ikegami was also completely stunned.He never expected that a young man would dare to speak out on such an occasion.This has exceeded his imagination.All the people sitting here are senior people in the legal field.Isn't this kid afraid of ruining his legal career? !
Kitahara Yoshikazu!Ikegami's facial expression was twitching slightly. At this moment, he tried his best to control his facial muscles. His teeth made a slight "click, click" friction sound because of his clenched teeth. Today, he wants to name this young man. Take it all down!

The class action registrar of the court next to him also showed an expression of disbelief, but he had no choice but to record the lawyer's request to be painted...

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That night, news stations around Toyo quickly reported that Attorney Terai had chosen to withdraw from the class action.In the past group lawsuits, there were also people who chose to withdraw from the group lawsuit and sued separately.However, these individuals are often lagging behind the class action process.That is to say, those who sue independently will eventually be bound by the judgment result of the class action.

However, among the Kawamoto Expressway, Kitahara took the lead in taking legal action against the expressway company before.

Therefore, the case of Terai v. Kawamoto Expressway will be faster than the process of class action.

In other words, instead, the Kawamoto Expressway group lawsuit will be bound by the judgment of the Terai case.

Nishimura Law Firm and Sakai Law Firm, two top law firms in the 200-meter club, which undertook the group lawsuit, also had to stop at this time and watch the movement of the Terai case.

A large-scale group lawsuit, at this moment, is actually subject to a separate prosecution case.

As Kitahara opted out of the class action, the Shinjuku District Court re-started the trial of the Terai case.

The attention of the entire Oriental legal community is on this young man called "Bei Yuan", who is only in his 20s...

His case will, to a large extent, determine the outcome of the next class action involving tens of thousands of people...

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At the same time, newspaper articles gradually appeared all over the East, accusing the plaintiff's lawyer of Terai's case of disregarding everyone's interests and being selfish.Some newspapers and periodicals found out that Bei Yuan owed 5 million yuan in debt due to his negligence in practice, and distorted the facts with eye-catching headlines.Much public opinion has questioned Kitahara's professionalism and personal motives for opting out of the class action.Suddenly, the mountain rain is about to come...

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(End of this chapter)