What's wrong with this lawyer?!-Chapter 550 - 182 Old Zhou: Tang Fangjing, you really deserve to die! (Make up for missed updates)

It looked like there was no way to continue the trial, and the Judgment Chief once again knocked the gavel, "All right, all right, we’ll temporarily adjourn. Look at the state you’re all in!"

A perfectly good trial was turned into this mess, and severe punishment was a must!

The court had already alerted the police, and officers from the local police station arrived quickly.

Xu Shouchang and another companion who were involved in the altercation were taken away; Jiang Zhongxi was also taken away.

With everyone gone, the trial naturally could not continue; the Judgment Chief announced the end of the court debate and that the judgement would be announced at a later date.

The remaining people in the defendant’s area also went to the police station, presumably to see if they could avoid being detained.

Old Tang paid no attention to these matters, as it was Jingzhou County’s issue; he began to pack up his things to return to the hotel.

This case had already been won, but it was likely that Jingzhou County would have to seek guidance from a higher court. Such cases had never occurred before, and a clear response from the superior court was needed before daring to make a judgement.

In fact, Old Tang’s estimation was not wrong. On the same day, after deliberation, the Jingzhou County Judicial Committee decided to seek guidance from the Jingzhou Intermediate Court.

Such a request for instructions usually happens when the court believes that there is indeed merit to a certain argument, but there isn’t a previous case to refer to, nor are there similar cases found in the rulings from other places.

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Therefore, they had to request for instructions.

In the following time, Old Tang continued to register cases. As long as the case was not judged, the litigation was considered ongoing, and registration could proceed.

Of course, the lawyer’s association would have to advance the funds for the time being, but Old Cheng wasn’t bothered by such matters at the moment; necessary advances were made!

Although the last case was a successful vindication and seemed quite representative, compared to it, the guiding cases from the Supreme Court were still more appealing.

The lawyer’s association’s legal education, guiding cases... this was simply like being fully buffed; who would dare say that Chairman Cheng was just warming the bench without doing anything!

As for Chairman Cheng’s principle of handling things, there was only one, and that was: Protect Tang.

As long as he grasped this main conflict, he didn’t need to worry too much about the rest. His presidency of the lawyers’ association was very stable, and the higher judicial departments were especially satisfied with him...

Anyway, former Chairman Yin Deyuan had once visited the lawyer’s association and after chatting with Old Cheng, it was said that he was dispirited for a long time.

Yin Deyuan had worked so hard, yet he was not appreciated by the leadership, while this Mr. Cheng only did one thing and received all sorts of praise...

On the other hand, the Jingzhou Intermediate Court had already received the request for instructions from the Jingzhou County Court.

The head of the civil division grimaced at the information on the request, as Tang Fangjing had run off to Jingzhou County and even stirred up such a case.

However, Jingzhou City was not in a position to handle it either; they also sought guidance from the higher-up, with the provincial high court continuing to request instructions, bringing the case once again before the Supreme Court.

Although Old Tang had never been to the Supreme Court or litigated there, he had managed to establish a connection with the Supreme Court through an alternative method.

Time swiftly moved to seven days later, by the end of December, with New Year’s Day soon approaching.

Old Tang didn’t set up his booth again, as no one had shown up in the previous two days; the buzz around him had died down, but now it was the lawyer Jiang who was in the midst of the excitement.

The Jingzhou County Court had imposed a five-day judicial detention on both parties, but that was not the main point; the main point was that Jiang Zhongxi had filed a report, and his injury assessment was classified as minor injury level two...

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It was said he brought a judge as a witness to certify that the attack against him was intentional, and he was acting in self-defense...

In any case, it was particularly lively; now Xu Shouchang and his companion were criminally detained, and the situation was quite thrilling.

But it didn’t matter; all the funds were frozen, and as soon as the judgement came down, if they didn’t appeal, the funds could be directly deducted.

Inside the Jingzhou County Detention Center, Xu Shouchang wore a bewildered expression; he hadn’t expected things to turn out this way at all.

Indeed, he had not been able to restrain himself and had fought in the courtroom, but... but how had it turned into intentional harm when clearly the other side had also beaten him quite badly?

Sigh, his wife could no longer afford to hire a lawyer, as all their money was frozen, leaving only a little cash on hand.

Why, he hadn’t done anything too reprehensible, it was just selling some stuff under false pretenses, and that Tang Fangjing, and Jiang Zhongxi, who claimed to be lawyers, they were nothing but scum!

On the other side, in the law firm’s office, Jiang Zhongxi had just finished a phone call, still sporting a bruise on his face.

"Damn, dare to hit me, I’ll make sure he pays!"

The assistant next to him spoke up, "Director, what about that case before?"

"What about it? Of course, we’ll appear in court when it’s time for the hearing. We’ve taken the money, we need to display professional ethics, you know!" Jiang Zhongxi laughed heartily at this.

After all, the money was collected, and the case was represented normally. As long as they fulfilled their obligations to the end, even if the other party complained, it would be futile; we are lawyers, we know the law.

Two days later, the Jingzhou County Court received a response from the Supreme Court.

This was already the Supreme Court’s second reply this year regarding the "defendant bearing the lawyer fees."

Just like the previous time, the Supreme Court’s reply was crystal clear; since the Supreme Court had introduced the relevant regulations, one must use them when applicable.

A fee of three thousand yuan per person, although it was a joint lawsuit, was not much for a lawyer like Tang Fangjing.

One must realize that even in a representative litigation, the lawyer’s fees are still charged per individual. As long as you participate, you must pay.

The Jingzhou County Court reconvened, and then Old Tang saw Lawyer Jiang once again seated in the defendant’s bench, accompanied by three defendants with darkened faces.

It just goes to show; there are times when as a lawyer, you simply have to be shameless.

The Judgment Chief had already begun the judgement announcement.

"The court finds... Xu Shouchang and the other four, through concealment and deception, made the plaintiff believe that facial recognition was for the convenience of future feedback; there was consumer fraud, violating the plaintiff’s right to be informed."