What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Although civil litigation can really show a lawyer's strength, netizens actually don't like watching civil case trials because they are too boring.

They like to watch criminal cases and administrative litigation, especially the latter, although most of these cases are quite simple...

As for why they are simple, basically everyone knows, and sometimes it's clear at first glance that some administrative actions are illegal, but you must take them to court to confirm it.

The simplest case of forced demolition is not to say that all forced demolitions are illegal. As long as they comply with the legal procedures and conditions, forced demolitions are no problem.

But, if you do not follow any procedures and just tear down the house while the person is away, on a single order, you tell me this is totally legal, you're fooling ghosts.

So why demolish when you know it's illegal? That's even simpler. Once the house is demolished, you can't rebuild it, and you can only slowly go through the lawsuit process to negotiate for compensation.

It's just like in everyday life when a landlord throws a tenant's belongings out while they're not there. It's the same principle. Although buying and selling should not break the lease, if you have already been kicked out, what's left to discuss is the compensation for breach of contract...

For Old Tang, this administrative litigation really poses no significant challenge.

The trial procedures are the same as before, beginning with the plaintiff's statement and the defendant's response, then moving on to presenting and examining evidence.

"Evidence one, Guangming District Court's filing notification of the labor dispute case involving Fu Xiaoyu and the public announcement by the Labor Inspection Brigade of Bright District, prove that the Bright District labor authorities' procedures were illegal!"

"According to Article 21, Paragraph 2 of the 'Labor Inspection Regulations', as well as the provisions of Article 15 by the labor administrative department regarding the implementation of the 'Labor Inspection Regulations', in cases where a labor dispute litigation has already been filed, the labor administrative department must inform the complainant to handle it according to the labor dispute resolution or litigation procedures."

Old Tang's strategy was to prove the illegality of your punishment from a procedural standpoint. A lawsuit had already been filed, and therefore, the litigation procedures must be followed.

At this point in time, complaints should have been advised that they must first finish the lawsuit.

That would prevent a collision between the department's punitive decision and the court's judgment.

Although in reality procedural law is not important, within the court, procedural law becomes very important.

I also want to remind you that matters related to the labor protection of female employees fall under the scope of labor inspection management. If you really encounter such an issue, don't rush to arbitration; once the arbitration starts, and you go to report it, it's very likely it won't be accepted.

Similarly, failing to sign a labor contract also falls under this scope. Why do they want you to report first? Because going directly to arbitration might make evidence collection difficult. If you report first and the inspection confirms that there's no contract, you can then use this as evidence in arbitration. This is some knowledge that isn't very obscure; most office workers are aware of it.

The opposing public service lawyer Xiao Zhao was very natural in his response. These types of public service lawyers are actually more relaxed. If they lose, then they lose because they are already civil servants and cannot be penalized, so it really doesn't matter to them.

This leads to their capabilities being just so-so; in the legal profession, the disparity in skill can sometimes be even greater than that between people and dogs.

Many times, laypeople don't believe it when they say, "How could this lawyer be so dumb? I can think of it, how can he not?" Don't doubt it; he is that dumb...

The presiding judge spoke up, "When the defendant made the announcement, were they aware that Fu Xiaoyu had completed arbitration, and Phoenix Company had filed a lawsuit?"

Xiao Zhao nodded, "Yes, we were aware."

At this moment, netizens watching the live broadcast online were all shocked. This guy, he admitted it like there was not the slightest hesitation!

"Holy crap, doesn't this guy blush? He clearly knows it's illegal, so why did they go ahead with it... I truly can't understand this kind of behavior."

"To the guy above, you're obviously not from within the system. If you were within the system, you'd understand very easily. I think it's all very normal."

Xiao Zhao's response was indeed normal; the judge was inquiring, and he couldn't possibly bear false witness.

The judge then continued, "Please have the plaintiff continue presenting evidence."

"Evidence two, the second-instance verdict by Jingzhou Intermediate Court, proves that there was no case of unfair dismissal of a pregnant woman in this case. It was the pregnant woman's own behavior that violated relevant regulations."

With this piece of evidence presented, Xiao Zhao's face twitched slightly. This was the Jingzhou Intermediate Court's administrative chamber, and you're using their civil chamber's verdict as evidence... how was one to proceed with that.

Old Tang continued to present evidence; the subsequent evidence pertained to the impact of the administrative penalty.

This was also the basis for acknowledging errors, eliminating impact, and adding apology and compensation.

Normally, if an administrative action is illegal, revocation would suffice. Demanding so much more requires proving that the administrative action's consequences were very serious.

Coincidentally enough, Old Tang had ample evidence on their side; as soon as the penalty was announced, Phoenix Company immediately found itself in the eye of a storm, with many partnering companies distancing themselves and terminating their collaborations.

The losses were no small matter.

"Please begin your cross-examination," said the judge.

"Regarding the plaintiff's evidence one, we raise objections to its objectivity, authenticity, and relevance. Evidence two..."

Xiao Zhao stood up and spoke persistently, yet his central argument was only one: that he objected to all your evidence, that he did not accept any of it.

But why he did not accept it, he did not say.

The netizens were not fools; many who were watching a trial broadcast for the first time were stunned.

"Why do I feel like he just stood up and said a bunch of nonsense?"