Tokyo Barrister: Start the law firm bankruptcy

Chapter 632 A knife hidden in a smile

Even the city hall officials present at the scene did not expect that their public lawyer Hamano would come up with such a rebuttal. It was simply amazing. He was indeed a great lawyer who had handled the local tax unconstitutional review case.

In just a moment, he directly undermined the basis of the other party's claim.

If these funds are self-owned funds and not fiscal funds, then all actions of Shinjuku Ward City Hall and its controlled municipal enterprises in the High-tech Park project will be exempt from supervision, and there will be no problem of violating the Municipal Procurement Supervision Law and other regulations.

At this moment, a smile appeared on Hamano's face.

It perfectly illustrates what it means to be treacherous behind a smile.

The incisive reply demonstrated the terrifying power of this public lawyer.

Miyakawa was stunned for a moment.

She didn't expect that the opposing lawyer could launch a counterattack from this point.

But... but...

What is this?

Miyakawa did find that he had been negligent.

However, she could not accept the logic of the other lawyer. According to this logic, it means that in the high-tech park project, even if the Shinjuku City Hall took the funds, it didn't matter what it did. Even if it squandered the money, no one would stop it. Even if it engaged in nepotism, it was not to be blamed.

How can such logic be established?

  Isn't this blatant shamelessness? !

Miyakawa wanted to speak, but found himself stuck again. Indeed, the legal provisions clearly stated that it was fiscal funds. How should he refute the other party?

The Municipal Procurement Supervision Law and other laws and regulations have set strict regulations for the use of funds by municipal agencies. However, it was not until this moment that Miyakawa realized that the seemingly strict laws were so vulnerable in reality. It was just a simple trick to deceive the public.

Kitahara saw this scene of the opposing lawyer.

I remembered a number.

Thirteen percent.

Thirteen percent is the winning rate of Dongyang administrative litigation.

In fact, in Japan, where many restrictions have been imposed on municipal agencies, it is difficult for even the most cautious municipal agencies to be completely legal.

However, in reality, 13 percent is the winning rate of Japanese administrative litigation.

Even with a tight legal net, it is very difficult for citizens to win.

Because they are facing extremely experienced technocrats.

It is no exaggeration to say that their understanding of specific areas of law is even deeper than that of lawyers.

Hamano sat in his seat, admiring the embarrassment of the young lawyer opposite him.

He had keenly noticed that the female lawyer who was leading the team opposite him was already panicking.

Panic means mistakes will happen.

The accumulation of mistakes will eventually lead to failure.

Miyakawa's hand involuntarily gripped the pen tighter. She suddenly remembered the first time Kawamoto went to court. At that time, she was also at a loss. Everything seemed to have returned to the beginning. After this period of training, she...she still didn't make any progress.

Still don't know anything.

Still, it's useless.

Still, there is no way to help others. "Miyagawa, treat it as a losing lawsuit. Just say everything you can think of and all the reasons." Kitahara's voice suddenly sounded.

It was like a shot of sedative suddenly injected into Miyakawa.

For some reason, the voice of the man next to her can always soothe the girl's heart.

Like being in a world of storm.

There is always such a warm corner with lights on to protect yourself.

Miyagawa's panicked mood gradually calmed down.

In fact, after going through many cases, Miyakawa has accumulated a certain amount of strength. What she lacks is only more experience.

Kitahara looked at Hamano across from him. He was not in a hurry to make a move yet.

Because he wanted to test through Miyakawa.

Test the opponent's style.

As a public lawyer in a municipal government agency, Hamano has long been immersed in this group of Japanese upper-class elites. Hamano's methods and style, to some extent, can also reflect the methods and style of the upper class.

Therefore, Kitahara wanted to test it out.

Even though the monster is bloodthirsty, it will only launch a ferocious attack when it is sure of a winning blow.

Miyakawa calmed himself down.

The female lawyer seemed to have thought of some counterattack strategy in her mind.

He was a little flustered just now, but now he has regained his confidence and composure.

Miyakawa stood up and said, "Mr. Hamano, I want to ask you a question."

"Oh?" Hamano replied nonchalantly, "Of course we are willing to answer questions from citizens. But we hope that their questions are related to the case."

"I would like to ask Mr. Hamano. You just said that the funds spent on the High-Tech Park project are the company's own funds, not fiscal funds. Then I would like to ask whether the so-called 'own funds' you mentioned are included in the budget of the Shinjuku District Local City Hall and submitted to the District Council as part of the budget."

Without waiting for the other party to answer, Miyakawa immediately held up a document and said, "The document in my hand is the budget of Shinjuku District last year. On page 231 of the budget, we can clearly see that the profit surplus of Shinjuku District Municipal Industry Co., Ltd. mentioned by the lawyer just now is compiled into the budget and balance sheet of Shinjuku District in accordance with the law."

"According to the Regulations for the Implementation of the Municipal Procurement Supervision Law, all funds included in the budget are considered fiscal funds. The other party's claim that the company's own funds are not subject to supervision is contrary to the law. Since the funds involved in the case are included in the budget, they should be regulated by the Municipal Procurement Supervision Law and other regulations in accordance with the law!"

Miyakawa immediately launched a counterattack.

The nature of the funds is not determined from the perspective of whether the funds belong to the enterprise itself, but from the perspective of whether the funds are included in the budget.

Miyagawa found a great angle to launch a counterattack.

All of a sudden, everyone in the conference room focused on Hamano. Judging from the female lawyer's counterattack, the two lawyers on the other side, although young, did not look like the level of those low-level lawyers who casually made accusations.

However, the expression on Hamano's face remained unchanged.

Still smiling.

"Miyagawa, I would like to remind you. The "Regulations for the Implementation of the Municipal Procurement Supervision Law" that you cited was a regulation that was just passed half a year ago. However, the procurement and bidding activities of the High-tech Park in this case all took place before the regulations were passed. According to the basic principle that laws do not have retroactive effect, the definition of fiscal funds in this case cannot be applied to laws that are implemented after the procurement and bidding activities are completed."

"After all, you can't ask the city hall to comply with laws that they don't know about yet and will only appear in the future." Hamano's voice sounded.

(End of this chapter)