Chapter 490: Sending Threatening Letters Straight to the Law Firm? Think I Have No Connections?
This agricultural case concerned a civil compensation dispute and did not involve criminal liability for the time being.
Or rather...
From the clients' perspective, it did not involve any criminal liability.
So...
For this engagement, Su Bai signed an agreement granting him full authority to represent them.
Because this case involved many different circumstances, Su Bai needed various forms of authorization.
If they only signed a general representation agreement, he would need to consult the clients and consider their wishes as their retained lawyer.
He would also have to keep the corresponding documentation.
That would slow the progress of the case considerably.
Lin Jiayuan and the others still needed funds to plant the next season's crops.
Naturally, the sooner they received the compensation, the better.
The fastest approach was to grant Su Bai full authority to handle the case.
After Su Bai explained this clearly, Lin Jiayuan agreed to grant him full authority.
They signed the corresponding authorization documents.
After seeing Lin Jiayuan and his companion off, back in the office.
Su Bai sat on the sofa. With his hands clasped, Xu Xiang looked at him and said:
"Lawyer Su..."
"Originally, I'd only briefly reviewed some of the details of this case, but after hearing the clients describe the situation today."
"I have a few other thoughts about this case..."
"The issues involved in this case... run rather deep."
"Based on Lin Jiayuan's description, the sharp decline in production affected two cities. Agricultural grain output in both cities dropped drastically!"
"Do you realize what two cities means?"
"How many cities does Southern Province even have?"
"And the cities involved have relatively large areas of farmland."
"A situation like this is clearly extremely serious!"
"Normally, when