my wife is a consul

Chapter 80 The first experience of the little black house

After getting off the witness stand, old Chairman Wei sat beside Lu Ming.

Christine looked at Lu Ming even more unkindly.

Chairman Wei's testimony in court was more like a show, a commercial behavior to promote his own bank.

Lawyer Smith remained silent all this time, and he was very gracious. After Chairman Wei finished "testifying", he stood up and said, "Your Honor, I request that the testimony of the witness be invalid, and the court will be adjourned temporarily."

"The testimony is ruled invalid!" Christine looked at Lu Ming, "Follow me!"

"The plaintiff requests participation!" Smith stood up again.

Christine nodded.

Lu Ming looked at Christine's face, and whispered in Wei Baozeng's ear, "The plan continues. You guys go out and make a statement. Don't wait for me. I'll probably be locked up in a small black room." The temporary confinement room, the environment is still good.

As for whether the "testimony" is valid or invalid in court, it does not affect the effect of this show.

But Judge Christine, looked annoyed.

……

"Bailiff, lock him up! 24 hours." After entering the office, Christine gestured.

The bailiff in black uniform who was summoned by Christine's gesture in the corridor was stunned, and walked over helplessly, "Lawyer Lu, please."

Lu Ming smiled as if understanding him.

This is the prerogative of the judge. Contempt of the court can directly imprison people for small punishments. Of course, it will not exceed 24 hours. It is considered a minor case and there will be no criminal record.

Moreover, the crime of contempt of court can be big or small, and judges are very flexible in sentencing. For example, in my previous life, a former president of a Western country was sentenced to contempt of court because he refused to provide relevant documents as the court said. Before the corresponding documents were submitted, he was fined 1 yuan per day. People don't have to go to jail.

This is just the initial stage of contempt of the court.

Over there, Smith looked at the result of the disposal and nodded in satisfaction.

Lu Ming thought for a while and said, "Your Honor, before I am locked up, I have a few words I want to say."

Judge Christine waved her hand, and the bailiff temporarily stood aside.

"With regard to the Baoyin Bank case, first of all, whether Mr. Wei and Mr. Bi Hanting have formed a relationship in the legal sense, whether the principle of neighbors applies or not here, I think it is debatable."

Smith immediately said: "Inquiry of bank account history is a professional act. Although Mr. Wei and Mr. Bi Hanting are friends and have not signed the terms of service, it is precisely because of the relationship between friends that the legal distance between the two is blurred. In fact, According to the case of moths in soda cans, Mr. Wei and Mr. Bi Hanting have formed a legal relationship by default!"

The opponent stopped showing off, and Smith counterattacked very quickly.

Lu Ming nodded, "The neighbor principle is naturally an important principle in our economic relationship, but it is very inappropriate to treat legal distance and foreseeable harm as the same. The economic relationship between the two parties, without a contract, As long as one party causes harm to the other, the two are considered to have a legal relationship, which will damage our public order and good morals."

"For example, in this case, Mr. Wei was originally helping a friend, but in the end, he got into trouble with officials and may even go bankrupt. How can we shape the values ​​of our society?"

"The neighbor principle, in fact, should have three parallel test criteria. First, is the economic loss caused to the plaintiff reasonably foreseeable? Second, does the legal distance between the parties create a legal relationship? Third, let the defendant Is it fair, just and reasonable to assume legal responsibility? Does it conform to the principles of public policy?"

"Only when the answer to these three points is yes at the same time, I think the neighbor principle is a reasonable judgment."

"In this case, we can barely confirm the second clause, because my client runs a bank, so it can be considered that although he is doing inquiries for a friend, he also has a legal relationship with the friend."

"But the first point is that my client absolutely did not expect that this inquiry would bring any economic loss to the plaintiff; the third point is that making my client bear legal responsibility will seriously damage our social values. If a People, under the condition of not harming other people's interests, kindly help their friends but are severely punished in the legal sense, that is definitely judicial injustice!"

"Are you finished?" Christine asked lightly.

Smith, on the other hand, looked at Lu Ming's eyes with a little more surprise, and began to think seriously.

Lu Ming nodded to Christine.

Christine made a gesture, and the bailiff came over reluctantly, and Lu Ming didn't make it difficult for him, and walked out behind him.

……

After being locked up for about half an hour, Lu Ming was released. In the corridor, Wei Baozeng was waiting for him with a wry smile.

"When the statement was made, were there many media?" Lu Ming asked.

Wei Baozeng nodded.

Lu Ming thought about it and said: "It still depends on the follow-up. This statement will have no effect on ordinary depositors. When the bank's assets are unsealed, whether they will come to run or will run, we have to be prepared. But now take the opportunity It’s also good to promote the new concept of Baoyin.”

Wei Baozeng wanted to say something, but stopped talking.

Lu Ming shook his head: "To tell you the truth, I originally said there was a [-]% chance of winning, but now, it's only about [-]% to [-]%. We can only resign ourselves to fate."

This chief judge is really difficult to deal with, especially if he thinks of himself as someone who wants to chase after her dependent daughter.

From her point of view, she is naturally full of shortcomings.

Judges are human beings with emotions, and it is impossible to be fair and impartial forever.

Moreover, the three-point test criterion of the neighbor principle was originally a product of the 70s and 80s, and was formally determined at the end of the [-]s. Now, it is a little bit ahead of schedule.

After thinking about it, "Bi Hanting saw Chairman Wei, it seemed different from meeting you."

Wei Baozeng smiled wryly: "The two old brothers used to be very good friends, but Second Uncle Bi lost too much money, and he became a laughing stock..."

Just as Lu Ming was about to say something, Wei Baozeng said, "Lawyer Lu, can you see if this works? I'll talk to Uncle Bi. Our Baoyin Bank will take over Nadu Films. Although all the copyrights of Nadu's previous films have been sold, It has become an empty shell, but there are still some studios and contracted artists who may not be able to make a comeback, especially with you as a partner."

"As long as Uncle Bi agrees to a settlement, although Baoyin Bank will bear heavy debts, I am now confident to tide over the difficulties."

Lu Ming originally had other ideas. After listening to Wei Baozeng's words, he thought for a while, "Well, we can talk about it and see what the other party's conditions are." His original idea was a bit cruel, so let's talk about it.

Nadu used to be famous, but now the film industry is different from the later generations. Running a film company today is like a roller coaster. It can be said that a movie can make a company prosper, and a movie can also make the company decline quickly.

Nadu, mainly after making a film with a huge investment of 50 yuan, lost everything, and then started to go downhill.

A few years ago, Nadu invested 50 yuan. When shooting this film with a record-breaking investment in the history of film history, it was still in full swing.

As for Wei Baozeng's change, it seems that when his father issued a statement, the feedback was good, so he regained his confidence and dared to touch the movie.

"Let's see what Chairman Bi said first." Lu Ming pondered, "Besides, this case is not so pessimistic, so when talking about it, you should look at whether the normal investment is worth it, rather than compensation for his psychology."

Wei Baozeng smiled slightly: "I understand. Besides, you have to come with me. Not only are you my legal representative, we are partners, right?"

(End of this chapter)