Chapter 156: Independence Day, Victory Day

The law stipulates that except for private cases such as state secrets and personal privacy, ordinary cases must be tried in public. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

What is a public hearing? To put it simply, the common people are allowed to observe, and the judge has no way to hide in the small dark room and end the lawsuit. The public trial was one of the few remaining victories of the democratic revolution.

Xie Siqi is not worried, the important thing now is to prevent a fire in the backyard, and thinking of that group of old guys Xie Xiaomeng has a headache.

It's best not to tell them, so they don't have to make noise. Xie Xiaomeng made up his mind to conceal this lawsuit, so that he didn't have to invite that group of annoying directors or disclose any ghost information, and everything was fine!

The directors said that the paparazzi media was difficult to prevent. In order to prevent the media, Xie Xiaomeng told lawyer Hu to let the court try in secret.

According to the law, his case does not belong to the category of secret trial, but lawyer Hu insisted on doing it for him.

Hu Jinping has been deeply involved in the legal circle of Beijing for many years and has some connections. He immediately inquired about the presiding judge of this lawsuit, and immediately appeared in the office of the presiding judge, Bian Qin.

"This lawsuit is very important, the defendant is the chairman of the Xie Group, if it is not good, it will affect the stock price of the Xie Group, and when those retail investors lose money, they will come to the gate of the Second Intermediate Court to sit in a sit-in, you say right, side trial?"

Hu Jinping vigorously lobbied Judge Bian. Judge Qin here is nearly fifty years old and has a cautious personality, and Hu Jinping's words have already had a bit of an impact on him.

"It's not as evil as you say, is it? Shareholders will not go to the court to protest even if they go to your Chengda law firm to sit down, after all, you are the defendant's lawyer. Bian Qin said suspiciously.

"My Justice, I believe you know how irrational retail investors are. I've already applied to you for a secret trial for the sake of their wallets, and if you don't agree, it's not me! ”

"Also, our Chairman Xie said that the Xie Group has paid tens of billions of taxes for the capital for so many years, and the court won't even give this face, right? If he was really so iron-faced and selfless, Xie Dong considered moving out of the capital. When the city leaders asked, Xie Dong said that it was sad for you here..."

"You're scaring me?" A sharp light flashed in Bian Qin's eyes, and he could see that Lawyer Hu was very weak.

"Hehe, where is it, Judge Bian, don't be angry, our Chairman Xiao Xie is young and vigorous, and loves to talk angrily. I'll accompany you for him. But to be honest, there is nothing wrong with this lawsuit, even if it is tried in secret, right? Hu Jinping hurriedly smiled.

Bian Qin's face looked better when he heard this, "Whether you want a public trial or not, you still need a collegial panel to deliberate, you go back and wait for news first!" ”

There are three judges who tried Xie Siqi's lawsuit, Bian Qin is the presiding judge, and there are two collegial judges, one is a young assistant judge Zhao Xiaojuan, and the other is a retired university professor Fei Lao who participated in the trial as a people's assessor.

Among these three people, Bian Qin is the most qualified, and in the final direction of this case, Bian Qin can almost have the final say. Hu Jinping studied the members of the collegial panel a little and saw the clues.

"You are not alone in the collegial panel..."Hu Jinping was glared at by Bian Qin before he finished speaking with a smiling face.

"Lawyer Hu, you can't talk nonsense, the collegial panel is a collective decision-maker, how can it be that I alone have the final say? Let's go back and wait for news! ”

Hu Jinping accompanied Xiao Ying and said a few more words, and then walked out of Judge Bian's office. He was so depressed that no matter how big a lawyer you are, he always feels a little shorter in front of the judge.

Even if the judges of the basic courts are counted, Lawyer Hu can occasionally shake the prestige of the barrister in front of them. The judges of the two intermediate courts, in terms of professional ability and qualifications, all of them made him unable to despise and neglect, so he could only shrink his neck and let them teach them a lesson.

I can't afford to offend! Lawyer Hu shook his head, if this guy offends a judge of the Intermediate People's Court, he will offend a large number of judges, and he really can't make it a deal, so let's go back and wait for news.

Within a few days, Hu Jinping and Han Dong received a notice from Bian Qin's clerk that the case would be tried in secret. Hu Jinping smugly crossed Erlang's legs in the office, no matter how awesome the judge is, you can't help but be scared by Lao Tzu.

After Han Dong pondered carefully, he knew that most of it was Xie Xiaomeng and his lawyer. In addition to the large amount of money, this lawsuit is a very ordinary inheritance lawsuit, and there is really no need for a secret trial.

Han Dong inquired about the announcement issued by the Xie Group in the past few days, and sure enough, there was no news of this lawsuit. Han Dong touched his chin and hummed, that's fine, just not disclosing information according to regulations is enough for Xie Xiaomeng to drink a pot.

You want the devil to enter the village quietly, but Lao Tzu doesn't let you get your way. Han Dong sent invitations to major media in Beijing in the name of Xie Siqi's agent, inviting them to attend the press conference on the Xie Group's share inheritance case.

At the same time, he also sent a copy of the invitation letter to the presiding judge, Bian Qin. Han Dong's intentions are very vague, and only the group of judges can understand them, which roughly means that Lao Tzu can toss and don't play any tricks with me.

After Judge Bian received Han Dong's invitation letter, he really felt that this case was a little tricky. He pressed down Hu Jinping's gourd, but Han Dong's scoop floated, and it seemed that neither party was a fuel-efficient lamp.

Fortunately, it is not bad that this lawsuit is said to be personal privacy, and there is no major problem in the law with the secret trial. Bian Qin thought about it for a moment in the office, and still felt that he should report to the leader.

Wang Xinming, president of the First Civil Division of the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court, immediately instructed that in view of the possibility of speculation in this case, it is necessary to pay attention to procedural norms and fairness in the trial to avoid setting himself on fire. If possible, restrain the words and deeds of both the plaintiffs and defendants, so that they do not go too out of line.

Hu Jinping is a barrister, Bian Qin asked him to be cautious in his words and deeds, he went in and out of his left ear and out of his right ear, and his attitude was correct on the surface, but he didn't take it seriously. Han Dong didn't care about Bian Qin's admonition, what should he do, and the press conference of Xie Siqi's lawsuit was held as scheduled. If Judge Bian Qin knew that both of them were so yang and yin, he would have to vomit blood.

The press conference was held in a three-star hotel in Beijing. For this press conference, Han Dong spent more than 10,000 yuan, and he was busy arranging the venue, and preparing small gifts for reporters in accordance with the unspoken rules of the industry.

Despite this, this press conference is still quite shabby and shabby, and the media who came to cheer are only three or two kittens, and they are all small media that cannot be named, including Zhuo Wei, a reporter from Beijing Metropolis Daily who has been cheering for Xie Siqi.

I don't know if the red envelope prepared by Han Dong was too small, or the content of the press conference was not very exciting, and in the end, there was no media that reported the news of this lawsuit. It's a strange thing, this lawsuit in Han Dong's memory has detonated the attention of the whole people, it is impossible that there is no one reporting it now, do the reporters all go to?

Han Dong was puzzled. In fact, as soon as he started this press conference, Xie Xiaomeng received the news. He immediately commanded the Guan Gong forces of the Xie Group to attack those media one by one. Under Xie Xiaomeng's sugar-coated shells, these media fell one after another, and none of them slipped through the net.

Han Dong called Zhuo Wei, and then he realized that he was yin again. Zhuo Wei, this kid, has always coveted Xie Siqi's beauty, and has run for Xie Siqi several times. Although Xie Siqi didn't have a good face towards him, it didn't prevent him from coming up again and again.

This time, even the Beijing Metropolis Daily did not report the lawsuit, and Zhuo Wei also felt very aggrieved. "Hey, Lawyer Han, don't mention it! I received news that all the media that wanted to report on this case had received advertising contracts from the Xie Group, and none of these snobbish media dared to offend the Xie Group, the God of Wealth. ”

The water is a little deep! It turned out that it was not that there was no media interest, but it was all publicized by Xie Xiaomeng. Compared with the Xie Group's financial strength, a hundred Han Dong are not his opponents. But this matter is not in a hurry now, this lawsuit will not be able to determine the winner in a few months, there is always a chance to poke out a big news in the middle, so let's have a good fight with Xie Xiaomeng in the court first.

Han Dong made up his mind that he always had to win one of the two battlefields outside the court and inside the court, otherwise the initial investment would be in vain. July 4, 2007, is America's Independence Day and their Victory Day, and Judge Bian is scheduled to sit on this day, which Han Dong sees as a good sign.

The case was heard by a collegial panel, with Judge Bian as the presiding judge, and a young female judge and an elderly people's assessor among the members of the collegial panel.

Han Dong observed the composition of the collegial panel and knew that this so-called collegial panel must be formalistic. The presiding judge, who sat in the middle, undoubtedly decided the fate of the lawsuit. The other two are merely foils: the female judge is too young, and the people's assessors have always been decorations.

The presiding judge, Bian Qin, is a man of about fifty years old, and men of this age are relatively conservative, and then look at his face: hooked nose, fine teeth, and awl face. Based on Han Dong's experience, such people are often mean.

This is Han Dong's first time in a lawsuit in the capital, and he is not familiar with the routines of the judges here. Today's hearing is closed in camera, and no observers are allowed, so the gallery is empty.

In addition to the judge and clerk, the only people who appeared in court on the other side were Han Dong, Shang Qian, Xie Xiaomeng and his lawyer Hu Jinping. In this lawsuit, Han Dong rejected Xie Siqi's intention to appear in court. The opposing lawyer is very sophisticated, and if Xie Siqi is completely collapsed by him, it will affect morale very much.

Xie Xiaomeng stared at Han Dong and Shang Qian with an unkind expression. Han Dong is his old friend, and this kid has a powerful transformer bodyguard by his side. Hu Jinping looked like a successful person, and did not take the young Han Dong and Shang Qian to heart.

The suits, ties, and belts on his body are all luxury brands, and Han Dong and Shang Qian look shabby in comparison, at most they are just well-dressed.

"Court is now open!" With the presiding judge's low opening remarks and the crisp gavel sounding, the trial officially began.