List of Court Cases in Bar Bender

Infobox Television
show_name = Bar Bender
潮爆大狀


caption = Bar Bender poster
genre = Modern Drama
format =
runtime = 45 minutes (approx.)
creator =
director =
producer =
writer =
starring = Adam Cheng
Louisa So
Leila Tong
Sammul Chan
Anne Heung
opentheme = "身外物" by
Adam Cheng
endtheme =
country = HKG
language = Cantonese
network = TVB
first_aired = April 3, 2006
last_aired =
April 28, 2006
num_episodes = 20
preceded_by =
followed_by =
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website = http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/bar_bender

"Bar Bender" (Traditional Chinese: 潮爆大狀) is a TVB modern drama series broadcasted in April 2006.

The following is a list of fictional court cases that occurred in the series.

Richard Ngai Reckless Driving Case

:Case Type: Criminal:Prosecution: Government of Hong Kong:Defendant: Richard Ngai:Charges: Violation of Road Traffic Ordinance #374 (reckless driving, hit and run, failure to report accident after its occurrence):Plea: Not Guilty on all charges:Prosecution Counsel: Barrister Stephanie Chiang of the Department of Justice:Defendant Counsel: Senior Counsel Tony Chiang:Verdict: "Case Dismissed"

The series began with Richard Ngai on a night out with a (fictional) prominent local actress, Kelly Wong. To evade the intruding cameras of entertainment reporters, Ngai sped away from the hotel, and hit a motorcyclist in the process. In a lawsuit, Senior Counsel Tony Chiang faced off against his daughter, Stephanie Chiang. Tony defeated the prosecution based on procedural faults. This is the 31st victory in a row for Tony.

quatting Case

:Case Type: Civil:Plaintiff: Richard Ngai, Estate Executor of Ngai Fat:Defendant: Mary Yu, Fong Gim-Lam, Shum Wing-Mui, and Kin Mei-Guk:Plaintiff Counsel: Senior Counsel Tony Chiang:Defendant Counsel: Barrister Ching Ji-Kit (contracted by the Hong Kong Legal Aid Department):Verdict: For the Plaintiff.

The case was originally thought to be leak-proof for the defendants, for local Real Estate laws stipulate that any person who lives in a residence for more than 12 years without the original property owner exercising ownership rights will, in effect, own the property in question. However, Tony Chiang found some devastating evidence that implicated a tacit, unwritten, and unknown agreement between the late Ngai Fat and Mary Yu, which proved that Ngai Fat exercised ownership rights and held a "unusual relationship" (term used by Tony to avoid libel charges) with Mary Yu. This effectively sank the defendant, and allowed Richard Ngai to evict the foursome. This also marked the 32nd straight victory for Tony.

Lam Ka-Shun Police Assault Case

:Case Type: Criminal:Prosecution: Government of Hong Kong:Defendant: Lam Ka-Shun:Charges: Hong Kong Ordinance Cap 212 s 36 (assault with intent to commit offence, or on police officer, etc.):Plea: Not Guilty on all charges:Prosecution Counsel: "Unknown":Defendant Counsel: Lam Ka-Shun (defending self):Verdict- Guilty, Lam Ka-Shun appeals, and released on HKD10,000 bail.

Lam Ka-Shun, an uneducated courier without any legal education, defended himself in court, and was found guilty of assaulting a police officer. Lam Ka-Shun proclaimed in court that he will appeal the ruling, and was released on $10,000 bail. Lam was also advised by the judge to retain a barrister during the appear phase.

Re-Appeal

:Case Type: Criminal:Prosecution: Government of Hong Kong:Defendant: Lam Ka-Shun:Charges: Hong Kong Ordinance Cap 212 s 36 (assault with intent to commit offence, or on police officer, etc.):Plea: "N/A, case in appeal":Prosecution Counsel: Unnamed female barrister:Defendant Counsel: Barrister Stephanie Chiang (contracted by the Hong Kong Legal Aid Department):Verdict- Not Guilty, ruling overturned.

Barrister Stephanie Chiang argued that the defendant, with a Form 5 (US equivalent: High School Junior) education level, cannot handle the complex legal views of the trial, and that the judge did not take this into account. Also, Chiang argued that the officers were acting outside of legal bounds, and that whether or not Lam Ka-Shun committed the assault or not, the assault cannot be considered as an assault on a police officer.

Richard Ngai Assault Case

:Case Type: Criminal:Prosecution: Government of Hong Kong:Defendant: Richard Ngai:Charges: Hong Kong Ordinance Cap 212 s 19 (wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm):Plea: Innocent:Prosecution Counsel: Barrister Yuen Ding-Fong of the Department of Justice:Defendant Counsel: Senior Counsel Tony Chiang:Verdict: Case dismissed due to lack of evidence.

Richard Ngai was accused of assaulting a business partner with a golf club. The case was considered to be unwinnable for Tony Chiang, and Tony initially tried to argue that Trial by Media had unfairly influenced the legal proceeding. That argument was overruled. Tony also tried to use the insanity defence, but Richard refused, instead asking Tony's law pupil, Darren Lee, to bribe a witness to "induce amnesia" in court.

ee also

*Bar Bender