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I am representing a client
Who is your Client?: Justice Compass, Ltd. (I am the CEO - This is my proof of representation)
What Case are you Appealing?: [2025] FCR 26
Link to the Original Case: Lawsuit: Adjourned - MysticPhunky V. Naezaratheus [2025] FCR 26
Basis for Appeal: The Defendant filed a countersuit alleging a Frivolous Case, and lost the countersuit.
The Legal Damages Act (Act of Congress - Legal Damages Act.) stipulates:
"(a) Legal fees are awarded directly to the legal representative of the party that prevails in a given case, paid by the losing party in the case. Legal fees must be awarded unless excepted by this law, and do not necessitate inclusion in a prayer for relief or a countersuit to be awarded." and
"(c) Legal fees shall be awarded to the legal representative of the prevailing party in a case at a rate of the greater of $6,000 Redmont dollars or 30% of the total value of the case. Cases that reach summary judgment or default judgment before any witnesses are examined shall have an award of the greater of $5,000 or 25% of the total value of the case.
(i) In civil cases, the value of a case shall be assessed as either the award actually granted if the plaintiff prevails, or the award requested by the plaintiff if the defendant prevails."
As countersuits are explicitly mentioned in the law and are considered a separate case, and even received a separate verdict in FCR 26 (and legal fees are not necessitated to be present in the Prayer for Relief) legal fees should be awarded for to the prevailing party of the countersuit in addition to the legal fees awarded for the initial lawsuit.
As such, Justice Compass, Ltd. is entitled $6,000 in Legal Fees for the countersuit, in addition to the legal fees already awarded.
Supporting Evidence:
I am representing a client
Who is your Client?: Justice Compass, Ltd. (I am the CEO - This is my proof of representation)
What Case are you Appealing?: [2025] FCR 26
Link to the Original Case: Lawsuit: Adjourned - MysticPhunky V. Naezaratheus [2025] FCR 26
Basis for Appeal: The Defendant filed a countersuit alleging a Frivolous Case, and lost the countersuit.
The Legal Damages Act (Act of Congress - Legal Damages Act.) stipulates:
"(a) Legal fees are awarded directly to the legal representative of the party that prevails in a given case, paid by the losing party in the case. Legal fees must be awarded unless excepted by this law, and do not necessitate inclusion in a prayer for relief or a countersuit to be awarded." and
"(c) Legal fees shall be awarded to the legal representative of the prevailing party in a case at a rate of the greater of $6,000 Redmont dollars or 30% of the total value of the case. Cases that reach summary judgment or default judgment before any witnesses are examined shall have an award of the greater of $5,000 or 25% of the total value of the case.
(i) In civil cases, the value of a case shall be assessed as either the award actually granted if the plaintiff prevails, or the award requested by the plaintiff if the defendant prevails."
As countersuits are explicitly mentioned in the law and are considered a separate case, and even received a separate verdict in FCR 26 (and legal fees are not necessitated to be present in the Prayer for Relief) legal fees should be awarded for to the prevailing party of the countersuit in addition to the legal fees awarded for the initial lawsuit.
As such, Justice Compass, Ltd. is entitled $6,000 in Legal Fees for the countersuit, in addition to the legal fees already awarded.
Supporting Evidence: