In the morning of November 30,2019,the Opening Ceremony of the First Legal Rule Culture Museum within the High-Tech Development Zone of Jiangyan District,Taizhou City&Law Firm Cooperation Contract Signing Ceremony was held in Taizhou Wisdom Valley Software Park.

The Wisdom Valley Software Park where emerging industries and high-end equipment manufacturers gather is designated as the first legal rule park of Jiangyan District,which involves nearly a thousand of enterprises within the Park and bears the functions of legal publicity,legal examination,risk prevention and control,case diagnosis and participation in project negotiation,mediation and lawsuits,etc.

LIN Zheng,Deputy Director of the Judicial Bureau of Taizhou,XUE Jinlin,Member of the Standing Committee of Jiangyan District Committee,Minister of Publicity Department,Secretary of Party Working Committee of high-tech zone(Luotang Street),CAO Xiang,Deputy District Head and Director of Public Security Sub-bureau of Jiangyan District,LI Xinrong,Deputy Chairman of the Political Consultative Conference of Jiangyan District and Director of the Judicial Bureau of Jiangyan District,CAI Lei,Director of Lawyer Control Department,Taizhou Judicial Bureau,YUAN Yi,Vice President of Taizhou Lawyers Association,and QIAN Yue,President of Jiangyan Branch of the Association had all attended the contract signing ceremony.Other people who had attended the Ceremony include,members of the Finance Committee of Taizhou Lawyers Association,relevant leaders of the Jiangyan Branch of the China Democratic League,leaders of relevant departments in Jiangyan District,relevant leaders of the Park,responsible persons in charge of political and legal affairs in each town(street),responsible persons of relevant enterprises,all lawyers in Jiangyan and representatives from Gaopeng&Partners(Yangzhou and Taizhou)Offices.

After the opening ceremony,the Lawyers Association of Jiangyan District and Gaopeng&Partners(Yangzhou and Taizhou)Offices signed the Memorandum Regarding Promotion of Comprehensive Cooperation to Realize Common Development Between the Lawyers Association of Jiangyan District and Gaopeng&Partners(Yangzhou and Taizhou)Offices.Currently,the legal service market is booming,and law firms are facing new opportunities and challenges.The Lawyers Association of Jiangyan District,Taizhou and subordinate law firms and Gaopeng&Partners(Yangzhou Office)all deem that,under new situation,law firms of various districts should strengthen cooperation across the board by integration of resources and complement each other’s advantages to expand the legal service market together and provide more quality and efficient legal services to boost the development of local economy and social causes to realize common development.Based on such consensus,the Lawyers Association of Jiangyan District signed the strategic cooperation agreement with Gaopeng&Partners(Yangzhou and Taizhou)Offices.

After the signing ceremony,Dr.TIAN Yi,Deputy Director of Gaopeng&Partners(Yangzhou Office)gave the topic lecture titled“Legal Risk Prevention of Enterprises”to on-the-spot entrepreneurs.Dr.TIAN analyzes current social economic development for entrepreneurs through combination of theory and practice.He explained various complex legal risk problems and countermeasures for such risks in an easy-to-understand approach with examples,which caused intensive response from the entrepreneurs present.

In the Afternoon,as the first event of the comprehensive cooperation between Jiangyan District Lawyers Association and Gaopeng&Partners(Yangzhou and Taizhou)Offices,the moot court criminal division contest between young lawyers of both parties was held at Jiangsu Qingyue Law Firm.LI Xinrong,Vice Chairman of the Political Consultative Conference of Jiangyan District,DING Jun,Director of the Judicial Bureau of Jiangyan District,XIA Zemin,Deputy Director of the Judicial Bureau of Jiangyan District,Chief Consultant of Gaopeng&Partners(Yangzhou and Taizhou)Offices had attended the event.Representatives from relevant departments of the Judicial Bureau of Jiangyan District,lawyer representatives in Jiangyan District,and DIAO Chenglu,BIAN Wenbin,TIAN Yi,DOU Li,WANG Hongde,ZHU Xueli,etc.,Chief Lawyers of Gaopeng&Partners(Yangzhou and Taizhou)Offices as well as the young lawyer representatives such as QUAN Wenqin had attended the event.

WEI Yuqing,former Presiding Judge of Road Traffic Courtroom of People’s Court of Jiangyan District,the Presiding Judge of the People’s Court in Gugao Town,Presiding Judge of Case Filing Courtroom and Senior Legal Consultant of Jiangsu Qingyue Law Firm,CHEN Jiqiang,Deputy Supervisor of Taizhou Lawyers Association and Director of Jiangsu Chen Jiqiang Law Firm and SHEN Jinfeng,Director of Jiangsu Yanping Law Firm were invited to act as the members of the collegial panel of this moot court trial,among which WEI Yuqing acted as the Chief Judge.ZHANG Xiaoxu,acted as the court clerk.

The Accusing Party was acted by YUAN Yue,lawyer of Jiangsu Qingyue Law Firm,and DENG Kaihua,lawyer of Jiangsu Yanping Law Firm.

    The Accused Party was acted by JI Jing and LU Song,lawyers of Gaopeng&Partners(Yangzhou Office).

The Defendant was acted by XUE Gantian,lawyer of Gaopeng&Partners(Yangzhou Office).

The Review Panel was composed by multiple experts and lawyers,including DING Jun,Deputy Director of the Judicial Bureau of Jiangyan District,QIAN Yue,lawyer and Director of Jiangsu Qingyue Law Firm,YU Genzhang,lawyer of Jiangsu Liesu Law Firm,ZHANG Wen,Former Presiding Judge of the Second Division of Yangzhou Intermediate Peopleundefineds Court,DIAO Chenglu,lawyer and executive director of Gaopeng&Partners(Yangzhou Office).BIAN Wenbin,executive director of Gaopeng&Partners(Taizhou Office).

During the trial,all parties presented a trial process in a real and vivid way in strict accordance with criminal procedures.All participants had made full preparation before the trial.The Accusing Party moved forward step by step cautiously and the Accused Party attacked and defended alternatively with all kinds of skills.Both parties showed us an intense confrontation based on the case.The“collegial panel”organized the cross-examination and defense in strict compliance with criminal procedures,giving more space for both parties to give better play of their capabilities.

After the moot court trial,all members of the Review Panel gave comments with regard to the moot court trial respectively from the aspects of procedure compliance,on-site performance of trial personnel,exhibit collection,cross-examination,defense,etc.and pointed out the precautions while dealing with criminal cases based on their own experience in case handling.

The whole moot court contest showed comprehensively the professional qualities and practical competence of lawyers from two areas,enriching the experience of young lawyers and equipping them with skills for trial confrontation.In such case,young lawyers can grow faster along with the enhancement of their professional level and critical thinking ability.

(This article is translated by software translator for reference only.)