HAROLD LLOYD -THE LEGEND COMEDIAN

JOKES : WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO LOSE YOUR CASE – SEEK RECOURSE TO YOUR COMMON SENSE

Forget not the first rule when you meet your counterpart – exchange your call card, it determines the roadmap of your case.

In a running down case, you act as defendant’s counsel. Case went on a full trial, few witnesses were called after being short listed in a case management proceedings. At the end of the case, parties were asked to submit. Being a counsel for a long time and knowing the judge characters as fierce as roaring lion in the cage, you found that your client was about to lose the case.

One of the cardinal rule when doing the court’s case is to know the judge fully inside out. You must know his characters especially on things he likes and dislikes. Having said that, you also knew that the judge is a chain smoker. You remembered one judge complaining about this judge that his chamber were smokey due to the fact that his chamber locating next to this chain smoker judge. Smoke got in the air con ventilator and reentered his chamber. He also complained that his hair smell spice tobacco.

In your case, you also know that judge will never tolerate hanky panky exercises in court, he is a man of the book. I mean the law books. You knew that you are going to lose your case and that suddenly snapped your not so common sense thinking to figure out something workable. Remember the earlier statement? exchange your call card, it determines the roadmap of your case.

Now, you knew the judge well and you are about to lose your case. A good lawyer will not say that he will think about it but must always be in a position to say  “ I have thought about it”

You then quickly go to the nearby shop to buy a cartoon of Gudang Garam Surya and ask for a gift wrap service as well. On top of the wrapper, you attached a business card that belonged to the plaintiff lawyer. You have asked somebody to hand it over to the judge secretary. The secretary then passed it to the judge. The judge was very happy to get a cartoon of his favorite cigarette. He quickly opened the wrap and was then so upset when looking at the call card that belonged to the plaintiff lawyer stick nicely on the wrap. Realizing that the gift was from the plaintiff lawyer, he smashed the whole cigarette into the dust bin. The plaintiff lawyer has invited his wrath.

The next day when the judge rise to deliver his judgment in the open court, he stared fiercely to the young lady acting as the plaintiff lawyer without saying a word. He then gave his decision in favor of the defendant by saying “ upon my findings of facts which overweight the findings of laws , I hereby dismissed the plaintiff claims and allow the defendant counterclaims”

Bravo !! you won the case on human factors and weaknesses. Common sense does count.