Golden Fishery

After giving birth to the baby dolphin, Marisa was somewhat exhausted, and this was still with the help of the Seagod's energy, otherwise it would be so exhausted that it would be difficult to move.

Qin Shiou asked if the tour line should be closed. After all, the baby dolphin was just born and the dolphin mother was tired, so they were easily frightened.

Winnie asked Auerbach, the old man said it's okay, tourists can watch it, and dolphins will protect their mother and child, which is also a common sight.

Sure enough, when a tourist approached the group of dolphins with a small boat, all the dolphins tried their best to swim to Marisa's mother and child, forming a circle with their heads facing outwards and their tails facing inwards, firmly protecting the mother and child in the middle. As long as a small boat approached, The dolphins would hit the bow with their heads.

The rest of the matter has nothing to do with Qin Shiou and others. After landing, he asked Auerbach strangely: "Father, do you know so much about the habits of dolphins? I don't know yet."

Auerbach laughed and said, "There are many things you don't know. Obviously you haven't noticed. On the photo wall in my room, there are many photos of me and dolphins."

Qin Shiou didn't pay attention to this. He basically didn't go to the old man's room, and the old man didn't go to his room either. The relationship between the two parties was very strange. They were like father and son and similar to boss and assistant. Both sides helped each other, but respected each other's desire .

After landing on the shore, Auerbach didn't need him to speak, and said directly: "As for the sinking ship of the black axe, you can just salvage it at ease. The Spaniards don't want to take a dime from you!"

Before Qin Shiou could speak, Billy got excited, stretched out his thumb and shouted: "Dad is domineering! Our lawyer back then was not so arrogant, Xue Te, I get angry when I think of it! Those stupid asses, with the Spaniards It's really despicable to want to kneel down and speak when confronting each other in court!"

Auerbach laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "It's different this time. Actually, I don't blame your legal team. You really didn't take advantage of it back then."

Qin Shiou asked worriedly: "Although what we salvaged this time was a pirate ship. But according to the current international law, the goods looted by pirates still belong to the country of origin."

The three of them got into the car while talking, and the tiger and the leopard ran in front again, wagging their tails and sticking out their tongues. Obviously it's too hot, but they just like to run, but they are a pair of cute children who love sports.

On the beach car, Auerbach explained to Qin Shiou and Billy the difference between the two situations.

First, from the object of litigation. Spain's claim is very clear: the Mercedes was their country's warship sunk by the British Navy in 1804, and Spain has never renounced its sovereign rights to its sunken ship.

According to the bilateral treaty between the United States and Spain, Spanish warships should enjoy the same protection as U.S. warships, and according to the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act, U.S. courts have no jurisdiction over in rem lawsuits against the warships, so the Odyssey company salvaged the Items from the wreck should be returned to the Spanish government.

The treasures of the Black Ax shipwreck this time were indeed looted from the Spanish territories, but these treasures cannot prove to be Spanish, and there may be wealth of people from other countries in Spain, so the Spanish government’s lawsuit this time is relatively vague , claiming "conditional title" to gold and silver porcelain produced from the Governor's Palace.

the most important is. This time, Spain chose Canada instead of the United States as the location of the complaint. Such two different sovereign countries handle similar lawsuits differently.

There is a so-called "long-arm jurisdiction" principle in American civil litigation, which means that even if the defendant does not live in a certain state, as long as he has some minimum connection with the state and the claim is related to this connection , then, as far as the claim is concerned, the state has personal jurisdiction over the defendant, and thus can issue a subpoena against the defendant outside the state.

In the Mercedes shipwreck. Although the wreck and its appendages and cargo as the defendant were salvaged from the international seabed area, that is, from the high seas, because the salvage subject was an American company headquartered in Florida, the U.S. court held that the case constituted an exercise of long-term Minimum contact required for Arm jurisdiction.

The good thing about this time is. Xiaoyu Deep Sea Shipwreck Salvage Company is located in Canada, and the Spaniards have to move the court to Canada, and the Canadian legal system is the same as that of the United Kingdom. Unlike the United States, although Spain will file a lawsuit, the Canadian court will not enforce the judgment of the sunken ship. Seize.

Hear here. Billy shook his head and said, "But the federal court has issued a lawsuit order to seize the sunken ship."

Auerbach laughed and said: "Of course, as long as the court accepts the case, the relevant property must be seized. This is a legal requirement. However, haven't you seen that the Supreme Court did not enforce the seizure, but let you exercise your own jurisdiction , which has explained some problems."

Qin Shiou breathed a sigh of relief: "That means these treasures will not be taken away by the Spaniards?"

Auerbach said: "Of course not, but this batch of jewels may not be available for sale in a short period of time. I am afraid that there will be some cases in this lawsuit."

Thinking of the five-year lawsuit between the Spanish government and Osaide, Qin Shiou was about to break out in a cold sweat: "It won't be five years, will it?"

Auerbach shrugged and said: "It's hard to say, depending on the determination of the Spaniards, of course I don't think this lawsuit will last for so long, because the Spaniards were willing to spend huge sums of money because they were confident of winning the Mercedes. Come to fight this lawsuit. The black ax sinks the ship, they must know that they can't win the lawsuit, and it's meaningless to waste it like this."

Billy breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as the ownership of the sunken ship can be determined, we are not in a hurry to use the money anyway, so why don't we file a lawsuit with the Spaniards? It can also increase the popularity of the sunken ship, and the opportunity for free hype cannot be missed. .”

Qin Shiou didn't want to wait, but he didn't have a better idea, so he could only go on like this.

After returning to the fishing ground, both Black Jr. and Brandon waited impatiently. The former was on the phone with the lawyer of their auction house, and it seemed that things were not going well. Black Jr. hung up the phone with a bitter expression on his face.

Qin Shiou told Little Black what Auerbach meant, and asked him to hand over the auction lawyer team to the old man, and the old man would come forward to resolve the matter.

Little Black heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and said: "This is the best way. Our chief lawyer said that this matter will open on June 4th, and we have a 60% chance of winning, but of course he is not as good as Papa O. , the Black Ax pirate ship must belong to us."

As a country with a common law system, it is very normal to go to court in Canada. For the same case, the result of hiring an ordinary lawyer and hiring an excellent lawyer is naturally different.

At the level of Auerbach, it will be even more powerful, he can turn a deer into a horse in court! (To be continued.)

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