Shenzhen rental house fire causes casualties; Zhiming lawyer successfully secures bail for landlord

On August 29, 2016, a fire broke out in a rental house in Shenzhen, and relevant personnel, including the landlord Liang, were criminally detained by the public security authorities. Attorney Zhiming from Guangdong Zhiming Law Firm accepted the commission of Liang's son and served as Liang's defense lawyer, providing legal assistance to him.

Attorney Zhi Ming and his team member, Attorney Cao Guanghui, after a thorough investigation into the facts of the case, analyzed and concluded that this fire, which resulted in major casualties and liability for a serious accident, was caused by the conduct of the lessee. Liang is not the party responsible for this fire incident and should not bear related criminal legal liability for it. To this end, based on the facts and in accordance with the law, the defense attorneys submitted well-substantiated legal opinions to the relevant public security authorities and government departments, recommending that the public security organs grant bail pending trial during the investigation stage.

In the end, after the public security organ submitted the case to the procuratorial organ for review, it adopted the legal opinions of the Zhiming lawyer team. Just before the National Day holiday, Liang was granted bail pending trial. Recently, Liang brought his family to Zhiming Law Firm specifically to express their gratitude in person to Zhiming lawyers and team members including lawyer Cao Guanghui.