两面锦旗，十分信任
Recently, lawyer Yang Dengji's team simultaneously received two embroidered banners from clients entrusted by property owners. The praises written on the red background with gold characters read "Enthusiastic Service, Convenient and Efficient, Morally Noble, Acting with Impartiality" and "Professional Dedication, Incarnation of Justice, Gold Medal Lawyer, Solving Problems for the People". These two banners carry the clients' profound recognition of Guangdong Hebang Law Firm (abbreviated as "Hebang Firm") and lawyer Yang Dengji's team, and further demonstrate lawyer Yang's team's professional belief of "going to the extreme and having warmth" in case representation.
I. Case Review: Three Confrontations, Threefold Victories
In this case, over ten homeowners successfully obtained refunds and compensation through arbitration due to the developer's delay in handling property ownership certificates. All homeowners received the compensation, but the dispute did not end there. Dissatisfied with the arbitration ruling, the developer filed an application with the Foshan Intermediate People's Court to revoke the arbitration award. Lawyer Yang's team actively responded to the lawsuit (initially representing some of the homeowners of the property development). Ultimately, after a hearing conducted by the Foshan Intermediate People's Court, the court ruled to reject the developer's application.
Unwilling to accept defeat, the developer subsequently initiated arbitration, demanding that around ten homeowners pay tens of thousands of yuan in housing occupation fees, property management fees, and utilities. Faced with the developer's persistent and aggressive pursuit, the homeowners were anxious: they had already returned their homes in accordance with the law, so why were they still required to bear the costs? If they lost the arbitration, they would not only face economic losses but also the risk of triggering a chain of lawsuits.
II. Formulate strategies and take actions promptly after accepting the commission
1. Unraveling the complexity and pinpointing the focus of the dispute: Lawyer Yang's team comprehensively reviewed the case materials and discovered that after losing the first arbitration, the developer had filed an application with the Foshan Intermediate People's Court to revoke the arbitration award. Lawyer Yang's team actively responded to the application and ultimately, the Foshan Intermediate People's Court rejected the developer's application to revoke the arbitration award. Since the homeowners successfully returned their houses and received the payment, the developer, for various reasons such as recovering losses, attempted to shift responsibility through various names such as "possession and use fees". Their claim had no contractual basis and violated the principle of fairness.
2. Accurate defense and building a legal line of defense: In response to the claims made by the developer, lawyer Yang's team started from the termination clauses of contractual rights and obligations in the Civil Code, combined with the legal effect of the ruling on house return, and demonstrated that the property owner does not need to bear any expenses after returning the house. At the same time, lawyer Yang's team presented evidence such as property fee payment records and other details, as well as contractual agreements, and ultimately determined that the developer was neither the subject of collecting water and electricity fees and property fees, nor had legal authorization. Disputes such as water and electricity fees and property fees did not fall under the jurisdiction of arbitration, and the opposing party's false claims were thoroughly refuted.
3. Wits and courage, responding to each other's moves: After the court trial ended, the developer expressed a willingness to mediate to the property owners through their secretary. Predicting that the case might be lost, the developer requested the property owners to first submit a withdrawal application for their counterclaim (the property owners' counterclaim requested the developer to compensate them for the legal fees incurred in safeguarding their rights). Subsequently, the developer proposed to withdraw the arbitration application. However, lawyer Yang insisted that the property owners consider withdrawing their counterclaim only after the developer submitted a written application and the arbitration commission approved the withdrawal of the arbitration application. Later, the so-called "willingness to reconcile" from the developer came to nothing.
4. Efficient communication to alleviate client anxiety: During the case progression, lawyer Yang's team regularly updates the clients on the progress, clearly informs them of the work completed and subsequent plans, explains legal difficulties in layman's terms, and uses professional judgment to alleviate the pressure on the clients, truly achieving "responding to every matter and ensuring every case is handled.".
After the arbitration tribunal's hearing, lawyer Yang's viewpoints were fully adopted (except for the lawyers' fees requested by the property owners, which were not supported), and all the requests of the property developers were rejected! The rights and interests of the property owners were safeguarded, and potential future disputes were avoided.
When presenting the banner, the property owners exclaimed, "After seeing lawyer Yang's response to the lawsuit, which is well-reasoned, well-founded, and professional, we can see that he is a true 'legal guardian' who stands by the people
III. Trust makes fate last
After the developer lost the arbitration case regarding house return, they filed an application with Foshan Arbitration to revoke the arbitration award. The judge of Foshan Intermediate People's Court consolidated the arbitration revocation case of the property for trial. Due to lawyer Yang's comprehensive presentation and rebuttal during the trial, many property owners took the initiative to contact lawyer Yang after the trial and added him on WeChat.
The Foshan Intermediate People's Court rejected the developer's application to revoke the arbitration. The homeowners received the money and thought the case was settled. Unexpectedly, the developer filed an arbitration with the arbitration commission again, demanding that the homeowners pay for the occupation and use of the house as well as property management fees, utilities, and other expenses.
After a brief communication with the property owners who had previously added lawyer Yang on WeChat at the Foshan Intermediate People's Court, as well as those whom lawyer Yang had previously represented, they entrusted lawyer Yang's team to continue intervening and representing them in this case.
the banner is silent, but our original aspiration remains unchanged
Every banner represents the sincere trust of our clients and serves as a silent encouragement to He Bang and the team of lawyers led by Yang. Moving forward, the team of lawyers led by Yang will continue to uphold the philosophy of "adhering to the path of professionalism and providing high-quality legal services", approach every case with rigor, treat every client with sincerity and enthusiasm, address clients' pain points with empathy and professional knowledge, and safeguard fairness and justice through legal wisdom.
Every case may seem insignificant with the passage of time, but to the parties involved, every case is like a heavy burden, akin to a mountain that falls upon each individual. Therefore, for every case we handle, we must give our all to uphold the trust of our clients!
The above two banners represent the clients' expectations for Guangdong Hebang Law Firm and the team of lawyer Yang Dengji, and also serve as a kind of encouragement and spur!
Lawyer Yang Dengji (contact information: 15800008078, WeChat: same number), holds a Master's degree in Law from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, is a member of the Communist Party of China, and hails from Maoming, Guangdong. He is a researcher at the Guangdong Real Estate Research Association, a mediator at the Mediation Center of the China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, and a property column commentator for media outlets such as Nanfang Daily, Daily Economic News, China Real Estate News, Beijing News, Time Weekly, Sohu Focus Shenzhen Real Estate, Sohu Finance, and Yangcheng Evening News.
Lawyer Yang has long been dedicated to resolving disputes in the field of real estate (commercial housing, second-hand housing, special real estate, property leasing, construction engineering) and related real estate (inheritance, expropriation and demolition dividends, divorce property division, intermediary fee disputes). He has written nearly 200 case analyses on real estate on the "Dengji Real Estate Law" official account and compiled the "Compilation of 42 Typical Real Estate Cases in Guangdong Courts". Lawyer Yang emphasizes the combination of theoretical summaries and practical experience enhancement, and possesses solid theoretical knowledge and rich practical experience in the field of real estate dispute resolution.
Lawyer Yang adheres to the professionalization path and provides high-quality legal services as his professional philosophy. He upholds the service spirit of "being warm to the extreme", and adopts the breakthrough method of "thinking determines the way out, determining the nature before pursuing quantity". He emphasizes on steadily advancing through the three stages of "before the court, during the court, and after the court", and does his utmost to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of his clients to the greatest extent possible.
Among the numerous successful cases handled, lawyer Yang and his team have been recognized by their clients for their professional dedication and excellent expertise. Clients have repeatedly presented the law firm with banners in recognition.
