Chapter 73 72. Win the Lawsuit! Win!

When the judge was seated, everyone stood up. Wang Bo looked at the judge curiously, and found that he was quite young, maybe in his thirties, which was different from the mature and steady image he had imagined.

This is normal. District court cases are too frequent, which requires a lot of energy and judgment of judges. Therefore, the entry requirements for judges are upright lawyers with seven years of practicing experience, and judges in their thirties are not uncommon.

The judge motioned for everyone to sit down, and then a juror read the case to let everyone understand the ins and outs of the matter, and the next step was the appeal.

Attorney Mueller's appearance, the first is the plaintiff's complaint.

He bit on one point, that is, when the government urban construction officials contacted Wang Bo, he did not tell him that he needed to pay for the land used for road construction. Then he used the "Penlink" road under construction as an example to support his complaint.

The "Penlink" highway is located in the Rodney area in the north of Auckland. In this area, there was only one main road running through the east-west direction of the peninsula. In this way, residents have to endure the pain of traffic jams when they want to go to Auckland, especially the traffic flow on the main road is very heavy during morning and evening peak hours, and even a slight accident will make it difficult for the entire peninsula to move.

Since the 1980s, the Auckland City Government has planned to build the Penlink Highway, which passes through the Redvale area of ​​Auckland and connects to Highway 1. Once completed, it will greatly improve local traffic.

However, the construction of the road did not start until the past two years. The reason is that the route passes through a piece of private land with a mileage of seven kilometers. The city government and the land owner have not negotiated on the price.

A few years ago, the Auckland City Government had no choice but to design this road as a toll road that is rare in New Zealand, and pay dividends to the land owner every year according to the requirements of the land owner before construction can start.

Next, the defendant complained, and Wang Bo pulled himself together and prepared to watch the scenes of confrontation in the TV series.

But to his regret, the verbal confrontation scene in the movie and TV series did not appear. Whether Mueller or the defense lawyer on the opposite side, they spoke with the legal provisions in line with the facts, more like stating the truth of the incident.

Later, Wang Bo understood why Mueller's lawyer said before the trial that they could take advantage of it instead of winning the case.

The defense lawyers of the defendant took a step back at the beginning. They did not argue that their side was right, but said that Wang Bo signed the fishing contract, waited for the road construction and then sued them. In this way, the investment has already been made, and they can only lose money. shut down?

Indeed, it has been more than half a month since the construction of the sunset section of Highway 8, almost the whole territory has been opened up, and the project investment has reached 20 million New Zealand dollars. It is impossible for the New Zealand government to suspend the project.

In this way, Lao Wang has been wronged. Just as he was about to speak, lawyer Mueller glared at him and refused to allow him to speak. He just insisted on the original arguments and arguments, accusing the Land Transportation Administration, which undertook the construction of Route 8, of taking advantage of unequal information to bully New immigrants.

Lao Wang was surprised, but it was not difficult to refute the defendant's lawyer. Why did he design a fishing contract? This highway is a win-win situation for him. Without the Sunset Town section of Highway No. 8, his town would not be able to develop at all.

After forty-five minutes of appeal and hearing, the judge announced a temporary adjournment, and twelve jurors left the court for a preliminary trial, and the trial result was announced half an hour later.

This is tantamount to a break. Wang Bo told lawyer Mueller his thoughts, and the lawyer said: "Sure enough, I guessed that you would say that. You can't say that, otherwise the judge will subjectively favor our opponent."

He paused, and explained: "Because, since the construction of this highway is profitable to you, you can't insist that the Land Transportation Management Bureau destroys your interests. Now, you and the Transportation Management Bureau are using the relationship, Once you admit that there is a benefit, it's a partnership!"

Lao Wang understood the reasoning behind it, and secretly feared that fortunately he hadn't been smart enough. The defendant's lawyer had wanted to prove that this contract was a cooperation contract rather than a use contract, and he almost didn't admit it.

Twenty minutes later, the judge and jurors returned and finally announced the result: "Under the watchful eye of God, this court has listened to the complaints of both the plaintiff and the defendant, collected evidence from multiple parties, and made the following verdict with reference to the jury's opinion!"

"Wang Bo, the plaintiff's real estate owner in Luoyang Township, won the lawsuit and ruled that the New Zealand Land Transport Authority lost the case. The contract signed for the first time was an illegal contract!"

"Amen!"

The gavel fell, and the coffin was sealed!

Wang Bo embraced Mueller's lawyer beside him, and shouted excitedly: "You are really amazing man, we finally won, thank God for blessing! Thank you for the fair court in New Zealand!"

Mueller smiled slightly and was about to open his mouth to speak, but Lao Wang hurriedly stopped him: "Don't rush to speak, my barrister, can you let me get excited for a while? I know that you will pay for the lawyer's fee when you speak. Don't worry, you will definitely get a point." Everything is indispensable!"

In the end, after he let go of his hand, Mueller said slowly, "You guessed wrong. In fact, what I want to say is that I don't want the lawyer's fee this time."

Old Wang's eyes were as big as his heels. Is this guy crazy? Don't want money?

Mueller continued: "I hope we can reach a cooperation, and I will be the official lawyer of the town!"

Suddenly Lao Wang understood, no wonder this guy helped him many times before, he thought that he had won Muller's favor because of his kind heart and handsome appearance, but that was not the case, Muller had been scheming against him from the very beginning.

The town’s official lawyer can handle all the lawsuits in the town, and New Zealand’s lawsuits are commonplace, so it can create more profits in the future, which is more profitable than killing a lawsuit. Get people to fish.

Lao Wang agreed, and Mueller's lawyer is not capable enough to say that he handled several lawsuits happily, and this time he even won the confrontation with the state unit. He is a formidable guy.

Charlie introduced to him before that Muller is one of the most famous lawyers in the entire South Island. He is the gold medal lawyer of the New Zealand branch of the world-renowned law firm Skadden Law Firm. With his help, the town will save a lot of trouble, although It will also cost a lot of extra money.

Moreover, the last time he was sued by hooligans, lawyer Mueller also showed his strong connections. With just a few words, the lawyers hired by the hooligans succumbed to their side.

After the Austrian court announced the result, Wang Bo thought that the New Zealand Traffic Management Bureau would appeal. After all, they are a national unit and must have more power in this country.

The result was not like this. The next day after the complaint was over, someone who claimed to be an official from the Traffic Management Bureau called him and invited him to return to Austria for contract negotiations.