Chapter 120: Fragile Prosperity
After the party, Hobert returned to the law firm and prepared for tomorrow's lawsuit.
After work, he took the carriage back to his home in Queens and enjoyed a dinner in a congenial atmosphere.
During the after-dinner chat, Christine asked Hobert, "I heard you're fighting for more compensation for a worker who was injured at work?" ”
Hober nodded, "Yes." ”
"Do you need me to help you coordinate?"
"I want to try to solve this problem myself." Hobert smiled, "If my ability is not enough to solve this problem, or if I need to fight backstage, it is not too late to ask you to come forward." ”
Christine smiled and nodded.
Donna asked curiously, "Isn't it normal to be compensated for a work-related injury?" Why, listening to you, it seems that it is difficult to get compensation? ”
"Yes, you can get compensation, but the compensation is too little." Hobert smiled: "I won't tell you the specific situation, many things are not known as soon as possible." ”
Christine nodded approvingly.
Then Hobert talked about his business trip to Tingen next week, and Christine said: "Tingen, my lieutenant from the Southern Continent is now in Tingen, and you can stay in his house while you are on a business trip." ”
Hobert was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Let's stay in a hotel and don't disturb him." ”
"The condition of the hotel is too poor." Christine smiled, "It just so happened that you helped me deliver a handwritten letter." ”
Hobert had no choice but to agree: "Okay. ”
Back in his room, Hobert slept soundly, and the next morning he took a cab to the workhouse to pick up Bob.
What Hobart didn't expect was that Dali was also there.
After the carriage started moving again, Hobert joked, "Lady Daly, you don't seem to be very busy today. ”
Dai Li smiled, "Occasionally I have to be concerned about the work of the informant. ”
The two looked at each other and smiled, only Bob was a little nervous.
After a few seconds, Dai Li said, "Recently, the church has also begun to pay attention to the issue of workers' compensation, and Mr. Bob's case is very representative, so the captain asked me to go with it." ”
Hobert nodded, and began to communicate with Bob about the case, flipping through the materials, and making final preparations.
At about eight-ten-a.m., three people arrived at the courtroom.
Unexpectedly, there were already a lot of people in the auditorium, first of all, Bob's co-workers sitting in the front row.
Then Hugh, Audrey and others sitting in the left corner, Dai Li was a little surprised when she saw Audrey, she knew that this was the daughter of the devout goddess believer Count Hall, but she didn't expect her to come to observe.
After seeing the person in the right corner, Dai Li sat down with some surprise: "Iconse? How did you end up here? ”
The lines of his face were resolute and clear, and Iconse, with his messy brown hair, smiled: "This case has caused a lot of heated discussion among the cultists of the god of steam and machines, and the archbishop asked me to sit in on it. ”
This person is none other than Beckland Parish Captain of the Heart of the Machine, Iconser Bernard, who is in charge of the "Magic Mirror of Arodes".
Dai Li realized that the case had attracted more attention than she had expected.
After sending Bob to sit with his co-workers, Hobart first waved to Audrey and them, and then knocked on the head of a girl next to him: "Donna, why are you here?" ”
Donna smiled and said, "Taryn and I skipped class to cheer you on." ”
Hobert smiled helplessly: "Don't take it as an example." ”
Donna nodded repeatedly, then asked, "Hobert, how did you meet that angel-like young lady?" ”
She was referring to Audrey.
"That's one of my clients," Hobert said. ”
"Liar! She doesn't look like she's twenty years old, does she? How can it be your customer? ”
"Believe it or not." Hobert took out his pocket watch and looked at it, beckoning Bob to enter the plaintiff's dock.
Defendant Arnold and the judge were seated one after another, and the trial officially began at half past eight.
As the plaintiff's lawyer, Hobert first elaborated on the plaintiff's claim: because Arnold's inaction caused Bob to be disabled, he sued Arnold for intentional injury.
Iconse, who was in the auditorium, whispered to Dai Li, "You seem to know the plaintiff's lawyer very well?" ”BIquGe.biz
"He's our supernumerary." Dai Li didn't hide it.
"His approach to defense is very creative." Ikenser said: "Maybe this lawsuit can really be won." ”
"I hope so."
It was the defendant's lawyer's turn to speak: "Your Excellency, it is clear that the plaintiff's claim is not valid at all. ”
The other party is not the defendant lawyer I saw in the magistrate's court last time, he looks in his thirties, looks mature and stable, and should be a lawyer who is quite well-known in Beckland, but has not yet reached the level of a barrister.
He pointed to the gallery: "If there is no sign in the courtroom that says 'Stay safe,' if someone in the gallery accidentally falls and causes some injuries, is it to blame the court and the judges?" ”
"The example given by the defendant's lawyer is very different from the case of Mr. Bob, who was employed by Arnold and was disabled while working for Arnold," Hobart said.
"And are all of you in the gallery employees of Your Excellency Judge?"
Bob's co-workers immediately began to heckle and applaud, and as soon as the trial began, the lawyers on both sides began a heated debate.
After two or three rounds of debate, the defendant's lawyer found that he could not take advantage of his eloquence at all, so he changed his defense: "Your Excellency, Judge, it is very clear in your hearts that the subject of this case should not be Mr. Arnold's intentional wounding, but the issue of compensation for Bob.
"I hope that the judge will follow the law and make a judgment and not be affected by the quibbles of the plaintiff's lawyer. I think the verdict in this case is likely to affect the issue of compensation for workers by employers in the future.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the previous habit of compensation has maintained the stability and tranquility of Beckland, and in order to continue this stability and tranquility, we should not set some not-so-good precedents."
Hobart nodded inwardly, this lawyer was much better than the lawyer he had met in the magistrate's court before, he reacted faster, and he knew how to tie up something that was difficult for Hobart to refute.
Could it be that Hobert, an ordinary lawyer, would refute the stability and tranquility of Backerland?
Fortunately, Hobert was well prepared: "Your Excellency, of course we would like to see a more prosperous and stable Beckland!" However, the times are progressing and society is developing, and the previous laws and regulations do not mean that they will always be applicable. ”
He said emotionally: "Of course, we would like to see Beckland more prosperous, but the prosperity of the 'Land of Hope' should not be built on the blood and tears of workers, nor on the exploitation and oppression of the broad working class!"
"If you don't know how to be flexible, prosperity is just a bubble!"
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