What's wrong with this lawyer?!-Chapter 564 - 185: The Problem Arises, Can You Still Count Money After Feeling Good?

The Consumer Association has long been criticized for various reasons, but actually, in some places, the Consumer Association is quite effective and actively helps to solve problems, having done quite a few public interest litigations.

In some places, though... calling them a mere decoration would be overrating them. Although the Consumer Association doesn’t have much coercive power, if there is such an organization, it should serve some purpose, right?

Lacking enforcement power, then you make an effort to explore alternatives. Old Tang had faced a similar situation in his previous life. Many years ago, there was a dispute between someone and a hospital, and they sought help from the provincial Consumer Association.

Then the hospital refused any form of mediation on the grounds that "medical incidents should be resolved by the health department, and the Consumer Association has no right to intervene."

What did the local Consumer Association do? "I have no right to intervene," right? Then I’ll find someone who does have the right.

Through various efforts and work, cooperating with the local court, they established a "Consumer Rights Protection Collegiate Bench."

It sounds like a simple statement, but everyone knows how much work went into it.

When facing those especially arrogant businesses that say the Consumer Association has no rights, we directly enter the civil procedure through this cooperative mechanism and have the court intervene. The effect was surprisingly good...

So, that’s how Old Tang is advising them now. Since there is now the method of public interest litigation and the Consumer Association can be a litigant, then we must actively explore this avenue.

The current laws on online virtual property are vague, and there is an unequal standing between gaming companies and gamers. In cases where a game just had a cash-grab event and then suddenly shuts down, players are left without any recourse.

Suing is too difficult, and even if Tang Fangjing helps out, how many cases can he handle? If he charges fees, players feel it’s not worth it, but if he doesn’t charge, he will face all kinds of complaints from within the industry.

On the other side, the hesitant expression on the leader of the Consumer Association’s face finally gave way as he said, "Lawyer Tang, here’s what I think. I need to go back and discuss this with others, and by the way, I also need to seek guidance."

The Consumer Association is usually set up within the market supervision department and is led by the staff of the market supervision department.

It used to be similar to the Bar Association which was led by people from the justice bureau, and it was not until later that reforms were made.

Old Tang nodded and said, "I understand, I completely understand."

"Of course, I also need to tell you that we should try to hurry this up, at least have a result before the lawsuit I filed is concluded." Your journey continues with novelbuddy

"And I’m also going to the procuratorate in the company’s district to see if they are willing to initiate a public interest litigation. Please understand that as well."

The leader on the other side nodded. This matter was indeed significant, and it was not unreasonable for them to seek help from the procuratorate since there aren’t many eligible entities for public interest litigation at present.

After talking with the Consumer Association, Old Tang returned to the hotel to calmly prepare for the coming events.

He knew what this matter meant. In fact, whether you acknowledge it or not, even though esports has become an undeniable sports event, "playing games" is still seen as a moral low ground.

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However, Old Tang has always done things as he pleases. No matter what they say about playing games, the law must be observed. Morality has its place, and so does the law.

Time quickly moved to the next day. Ju Haiqing had not gone to the Capital; he was still busy saving drafts, which is to say, preparing for the upcoming trial.

Even though the Internet court conducts trials online, Ju Haiqing insisted on going to the Capital. He wanted to sit with Old Tang during the online trial, to gather material for his book.

Just then, his phone rang. He picked up and put it on speaker, asking, "Who is this?"

"Hello, is this Mr. Ju Haiqing? We spoke on the phone before. I am Zhou Xianying, the legal affairs manager of Meitian Company. I would like to discuss mediation with you again..."

Upon hearing this, Ju Haiqing finally stopped what he was doing and said, "Manager Zhou, right? Alright, I’ll tell you now, if you want to mediate, it’s simple. Just follow what’s stated in my demands, or else forget about it."

In the Capital, even though Zhou Xianying felt that the chances of mediation were very low, she still couldn’t handle being dismissed like this.

"No, Mr. Ju, are you serious? I can tell you very clearly that those demands are impossible to meet, do you understand? There has never been such a case before, even if you have Tang Fangjing as your lawyer..."

Zhou Xianying hadn’t finished speaking when she heard the beeping sound in her ear, indicating the other party had hung up. This guy must be nuts.

Where did they get such confidence? Meitian Company definitely wouldn’t pay that money or issue an apology. It’s not just about Meitian; it’s about the whole industry. That precedent cannot be set!

Ten minutes later, in an office, Director Fang shook his head and said, "Then tell the court that mediation is impossible. Let’s proceed to a trial."

They really weren’t afraid of these kinds of lawsuits, just as Old Tang wasn’t afraid of being sued by that lawyer in his previous life. Why not afraid? Just not afraid.

After a tremendous effort and over a year of litigation, the court indeed ruled that there was an infringement of the right to be informed, and they paid four hundred yuan.

As for the other demands stated in the lawsuit, such as disclosing the true rules of "Slash A Price," the first being rules of consumer price-slashing assistance, rankings of user price cuts, and so on, all were rejected...

As a major taxpayer, big companies do not worry about individual cases; it’s the same all over the world.

So for Meitian, win or lose, it didn’t really matter; it was just a matter of going through the motions.