Although he had never been involved in foreign lawsuits, he still knew a bit about foreign legal systems, which differed from dostic ones. Before any case went to trial, there was a diation stage called a pre-trial eting. The outco of this eting would determine whether the case proceeded to a full trial or if the parties settled privately. Furthermore, in most countries, aside from those with codified legal systems, court trials were not permitted to be livestread. The specific outcos could only be known after the court’s public notification. Of course, one could also inquire with the parties involved to understand the situation.
He frowned and sighed lightly. This case... it’s not easy to win.
Those in the know understood just how high the probability of losing this case was. In fact, after learning so details of the case, the lawyers in Jin City didn’t hold out much hope. Everyone felt that Qin Mu would suffer a setback in this lawsuit. The differences between the two legal systems weren’t so easily mastered.
As Zhang Wei pondered this, he suddenly realized that in the middle of the night, the Jin City lawyers’ chat groups had suddenly beco active, with ssages popping up one after another. Upon checking, he saw that the topic of their discussion, just as he had worried monts before, was all about Qin Mu’s involvent in the lawsuit abroad.
"So many days have passed, does anyone know the current status of the case?"
"Any inside information? What stage has the trial reached in the foreign court?"
"I heard from my friend that the pre-trial eting just ended. It’s said the parties didn’t reach an agreent, and the other side proposed a settlent of 70,000 yuan..."
"70,000 yuan? Pah! Why don’t they just go rob soone?"
"Strictly speaking, the signing of such an agreent, which goes against personal will, shouldn’t be considered valid, right?"
"Not necessarily. Foreign laws take agreents very seriously. Without conclusive evidence, an unwillingness to donate constitutes a breach of contract, requiring compensation for said breach."
"..."
Many lawyers chid in on the group chat, sparking an avid discussion. Among them, so who had a particular understanding of foreign legal systems analyzed the differences between dostic and international laws.
Take donations, for example. This matter indeed arose from the donation, and the donor had clearly expressed his unwillingness to donate. But based on the contract, his expressed unwillingness was invalid. This was because he must have been willing to donate when he signed the agreent; he couldn’t just change his mind on a whim. Unless there was conclusive evidence proving he had been deceived into signing the agreent. However, a scam tour group bold enough to pull this off surely wouldn’t leave such an obvious loophole.
Zhang Wei browsed through the chat records of several lawyer groups, sowhat surprised. The pre-trial eting is over?
The pre-trial eting had ended. This ant the case would officially go to trial, and the lawyers from both sides would enter a fierce confrontation. And the opposing lawyers naturally held a ho-field advantage.
"I heard from my friend that Qin Mu has actually introduced a jury!"
"Twelve jurors. He surely can’t expect them to suddenly switch sides and support us, can he?"
"I think it’s a bit iffy. The jury system abroad is sowhat unpredictable. When I was an exchange student abroad, I saw several outrageous cases."
"Their levels of competence are all over the place. I’ve even seen jurors who hadn’t finished elentary school."
"..."
In the various lawyer groups, the lawyers continued to chat, revealing more ’frontline’ updates. The news that Qin Mu had chosen to use a jury also confounded them. Without a jury, he would only need to persuade the judge. Once a jury was introduced, he would need to convince twelve jurors as well as the judge. In their view, the degree of difficulty had effectively doubled.
Zhang Wei showed a look of astonishnt upon reading this. A jury?
He didn’t know if these ’rumors’ were true. If it were him, he definitely wouldn’t involve a jury in a lawsuit abroad. Introducing a jury would lead to an uncontrollable situation. Eventually, the basis of the judgnt would move away from legal statutes and be decided by these jurors. This would an he could no longer approach it from the angle of his professional expertise, and matters would slip out of his control.
Zhang Wei shook his head, suddenly feeling an irresistible itch of curiosity. It’s a pity I can’t see the trial...
At this very mont, he wanted to know the details of the case’s trial more than ever before. Unfortunately, the trial was closed to the public and not open for livestreaming. He could only learn so basic information from these Jin City lawyers. After all, these lawyers had recomnded several foreign lawyers to Qin Mu to assist with this lawsuit.
「Abroad.」
As City. In a certain hotel.
After it was confird that the case would indeed go to trial, Qin Mu and his companions obediently stayed put in the hotel, not venturing out. Zhang Qingyuan, Feng Cuihua, and the other elderly tourists from the tour group had lost all desire to sightsee. They no longer wandered aimlessly in this foreign land. Everyone felt sowhat apprehensive. Even Old Zhang had been made sowhat less confident by Chen Tiankuo’s words. He was fearful they would lose the case.
For him at this point, paying 70,000 yuan was just a drop in the bucket. But it was a matter of face and principle; he simply couldn’t afford to lose the lawsuit and return to his country in disgrace. When that ti ca, if he returned ho, Mr. Li and Old Song from the residential compound would surely laugh at him relentlessly.
"Don’t worry, we won’t lose the case," seeing Zhang Qingyuan fidgeting restlessly, Qin Mu rolled his eyes.
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