Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 77 Finally, there is a normal case
On Monday morning, Hobert did not go to work, but took a carriage with Barton's recommendation letter to the legal department in the West District.

At this time, there was no civil service examination system, and there was no uniform examination time for lawyers across the country.

Only a recommendation letter from a barrister like Barton, or a recommendation letter from a professor of law, is eligible to apply for the bar exam.

The legal department has specialized staff and regions to conduct the examination for the lawyer qualification certificate. Basically, one takes one test. The written test part is not difficult, and only some laws and regulations need to be written silently.

The part of the interview is more difficult. Candidates must immediately determine which laws and regulations apply to the cases listed by the examiner.

However, because of Barton Barton's endorsement, Hobert's exam process was smooth, at least he was not deliberately made things difficult.

This made Hobert, who came out of the legal department, sigh: the society of the Loen Kingdom is really a society that values ​​connections and relationships, and it's no wonder that the regulations on work-related compensation are so vague, because workers have no way to formulate regulations to protect their own interests!

It was around eleven o'clock when we returned to the law office. As soon as Hobert entered the door, he was told that Miss Hugh had been waiting for him all morning.

When I came to my office, I saw Hugh with rough hair waiting at the desk, and a strange man in his 40s who looked anxious.

Huo got up immediately after seeing Hobert: "Hobert, I'm finally waiting for you. I'm here to ask for your help."

Hobert immediately understood that this was Hugh introducing business to himself: "Please wait in the reception room."

Ask Xio to go to the reception room with the strange man, and Hobert went to Barton's office first, briefly talked about today's exam process, and expressed his thanks.

Then he poured two cups of coffee and came to the reception room.

After talking, Hobert learned that the man Hugh brought was named Sean, a department store merchant.

About three years ago, Sean had a friend who borrowed 300 pounds in cash from him and wrote an IOU.

But last year when Mr. Xiao En asked for the debt, his friend refused to repay the loan on the grounds that there was no repayment date on the IOU.

After a year or so of wrangling, the matter finally made it to court.

Sean always thought that he would win the lawsuit because he had an IOU in his hand, but yesterday when he chatted with a friend who knew a little about law, Sean learned that it was still unknown whether he could win the lawsuit because there was no repayment date on the IOU.

On Tuesday of this week, that is, the court session will be held tomorrow. Sean only planned to hire a lawyer, but he didn't have the relevant channels and connections, so he turned to Miss Hugh, a prestigious "arbitrator" nearby.

Xio still has this bit of self-knowledge, and it’s okay to ask her for arbitration, but if she is asked to defend in court, she knows that she must behave like a curly-haired baboon.

So she brought Sean to Hobert for help.

Hobert looked at Sean's IOU: "Your friend got the key point wrong, I guess if the other party also hires a lawyer, he will definitely find a way to invalidate this IOU.

"The method is also very simple, because in the legal sense, the IOU is only valid for three years. If the repayment date is stated, the time will start to be counted from the repayment date on the IOU.

"There is no repayment date on this IOU, and this IOU has been more than three years old. If the judge really decides that the IOU is invalid, it will be troublesome."

Sean opened his mouth: "Then, what should I do?"

Xio stroked her curled hair. She now felt very much like a curly-haired baboon, because like Sean, she only roughly understood what Hobert meant, and only knew that the form was not optimistic.

"Of course it is to break the other side's thinking." Hobert smiled and said, "I already have a good idea, if you entrust me to be your lawyer, please sign the entrustment contract, and I will defend you tomorrow. "

Sean asked almost reflexively, "Can you win?"

"According to the regulations, I can't promise you." Hobert spread his hands, "I only know that if you don't hire a lawyer, you will be very passive tomorrow."

Sean considered for more than ten seconds, and finally signed the power of attorney.

Because this case is difficult, Hobert asked for a 12% commission fee: "According to the usual practice, a 15% commission fee is charged for this kind of case, but for Miss Hugh's sake, I only need 12% .”

Actually, there is no such thing as a custom, but what he said made Hugh and Sean very happy. Hugh felt Hobert's respect for him, and Sean felt that he had earned a 3% discount.

After seeing off Xio and Sean, Hobert said with emotion: "Finally, I have received a normal case."

Since the first case of his lawyer career, it has been full of abnormalities, and none of the cases can be completely resolved in court.

So much so that, as a paralegal, he was a bit rusty with the magistrates' courts.

After lunch, Hobert first considered how to defend Mr. Sean, and he went out to "visit clients" after two o'clock.

Hobert came to No. 192 Blanca Street not far away. At three o'clock, his vision was flooded by gray fog, and the Tarot Society officially started.

This time, Hobert and the other three didn't get Emperor Roselle's diary, so they skipped directly to the transaction link.

"The Hanged Man" Argel said to Hobert: "I need more information about the elves, what reward do you hope to get?"

Hobert was taken aback: "You have found the remains of the elves."

"Justice" Audrey also quickly recalled the deal the emperor made with the Hanged Man when he attended the party for the first time: At that time, the emperor told the Hanged Man that there was a chance to find the potion formula of the "sailor" path in the ruins of the elves.

Alger said: "I'm not quite sure if it's the remains of the elves, so I want to get some more detailed information from you."

Hobert pondered for a while before saying: "Mr. Hanged Man, I think you should be clear that the elves belong to the creatures of the second era, and any detailed information about the second era is invaluable in modern times."

Alger nodded with an ugly face: "I know!"

"Don't be so heavy, I just want to remind you that this information is very precious, you must not reveal this information, otherwise you will be in danger." Hobert changed the subject: "Don't worry, I will offer you an acceptable reward. "

Because he didn't intend to trade too important information about the elves with the Hanged Man, otherwise the Hanged Man would definitely not be able to pay for the deal.

Alger breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, I know what to do."

Audrey was so excited, she didn't expect to hear some distant history of the Second Epoch! Klein the Fool also listened attentively.

Hobert organized the language: "The elves like to eat animal blood in a state like, um, like cheese or jelly. Their tableware is very different from the tableware we use. Yes Use two small wooden sticks to put food from the utensils into your own mouth, I remember Emperor Roselle once tried to promote this kind of utensils."

　Ask for a monthly ticket~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)