What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Hua Guangxia was also a bit stumped by Old Tang's words, her mouth agape, but she didn't know what to say.

She had never faced off against him before, but now she realized that this Tang Fangjing was really a bit abnormal, as if all the laws and regulations were in his head, and he hadn't even looked at any materials throughout.

Those laws and regulations came to him as soon as he opened his mouth. How was she supposed to handle this...

Don't think that lawyers have all the laws and regulations at their fingertips; that's impossible.

Just speaking about the field of labor alone, there's the Labor Law, the Labor Contract Law, and the Supreme Court's corresponding judicial interpretations. That's already a lot, not to mention, the labor departments, nowadays the Human Resources and Social Security departments, also have corresponding rules and regulations. Discover more content at empire

Then, each province would issue its own "methods" or "opinions" based on these regulations, to say it's as vast as the sea wouldn't be an overstatement.

What's more, as society develops, the field of labor has to keep up. Essentially, every one or two years there are corresponding judicial interpretations and regulations, like for the new workforce or something.

Even then, it still feels like the legal framework for labor is lagging because the version updates of those companies are too fast. They find various ways to avoid establishing employment relationships, or even to dodge labor relations.

So that's how you get some inexplicably coined terms like "weak labor relations."

What a lawyer needs to do is to find the relevant laws and regulations that match the facts of the case. If a lawyer is not very capable and not willing to put in the effort, natural omissions will occur.

"Alright, defendant, do you need to extend the defense period?" Old Zhou saw that Hua Guangxia was at a loss for words and spoke up.

Hua Guangxia hadn't opened her mouth when Fu Xiaoyu directly said, "No need. Since when can you take back wages once they have been paid? Why should I, I did the work after all!"

As soon as the words were out, Hua Guangxia became anxious: "That's not, what are you talking about? I haven't prepared anything; how can we proceed without extending the defense period?"

"Aren't you a lawyer? Didn't he come up with it during the trial? How come you can't think of it?" Fu Xiaoyu asked, puzzled.

A lawyer should remember all these things; why do they need a defense period.

Hua Guangxia: "..."

Seeing that the defendants were arguing amongst themselves, Old Zhou couldn't help but say, "Alright, let's adjourn for now."

The netizens were already in an uproar by this point; the live hearing was nothing like what they had imagined.

Initially, they thought that Fu Xiaoyu's side would have a really solid case, especially since she was pregnant, and that she would practically grind Tang Fangjing into the ground.

Instead, the situation reversed. There, they laid out various regulations, and the logic was clear; it wasn't because she was pregnant that they terminated her, but because she didn't meet the recruitment standards during her probationary period, hence the contract termination.

On the other hand, Fu Xiaoyu's side was reduced to repeating the same two words, "pregnant woman..."

Beyond that, they had no other reasons to present.

Now, Tang Fangjing had even added to his legal claims... If it had been earlier, the netizens might have protested a bit, but now, some felt it was a good move!

It was clear that Fu Xiaoyu's side had started playing dirty, complaining about how this and that were difficult, as if anything these days was easy.

Ju Haiqing, watching the live stream of the hearing, was already preparing to comment; he had a premonition that Tang Fangjing could win.

This wasn't one of those major criminal cases where one side was clearly overpowering the other, yet the beaten side was said to be in the right... This was just a civil case.

Although public opinion was strong, this was a live-streamed hearing!

Looking at it this way, even those higher up seemed to have differing views on this matter...

After the adjournment, Old Tang quickly got up, while Old Zhou also came down from above.

"Judge Zhou, don't rush, it's easy to hurt your body." Old Tang hurriedly said before Old Zhou could lose his temper: "I was just angered, which is why I added to the request, sorry for the trouble."

You can't hit a smiling face, Old Zhou said with a dark face: "Alright, alright, I know what kind of person you are. But your claim is indeed a bit unexpected."

"In the future, though, seriously stop it. Look at my hair; since you came to Guangming District Court, in three years, I've lost a third of my hair..."

Old Zhou didn't know why, but Tang Fangjing seemed to like these exceptionally troublesome cases. It was as if he had an extraordinary enthusiasm for "trouble," while others would avoid it at all costs, he charged head-on into it.

Well, Old Zhou decided to go to the restroom first; the hearing had already gone on for more than an hour, and his prostate couldn't take it anymore.

Fu Xiaoyu and her husband were arguing non-stop with Hua Guangxia. They believed a lawyer should be able to think on their feet. What need was there for preparation? If you had to prepare in order to litigate, then what was the point of lawyers?

Meanwhile, on another side, Old Tang had already begun organizing his written materials. Handong Province's minimum wage standards varied, and Jingzhou was classed in the top tier, with a monthly minimum wage of two thousand yuan.

Eighty percent of two thousand yuan is one thousand six hundred, which when converted on the basis of working hours, meant that any excess amount had to be returned.

Phoenix Company had provided information on wage distribution, combining it all gave them concrete materials, which were then passed on to the court clerk.

Argue all you want, but without written materials in court, words won't suffice.

The court clerk hurriedly photocopied the documents, then delivered them to Fu Xiaoyu's side.

Then, the three who were still arguing were at a loss again... were even the materials prepared already?