What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Old Tang didn't say much anymore; there was no need. It all depended on how the court would decide. He had to leave something behind in this world.

"Alright, the court is now adjourned. We will schedule a date for the verdict!"

There was no verdict on the spot, which in fact was not possible. The case needed to be discussed by the adjudication committee.

Even some courts, slightly out of caution, might seek "legal consultation" from a higher court, although regulations state that courts at all levels independently exercise judicial power and that the sole judge, collegial panel, or the adjudication committee decides on its own.

But... regulations are regulations.

Not to mention that the Supreme Court had already issued "Regulations on Responding to Requests for Instructions on Legal Application Issues" this year. For significant issues concerning the application of the law, the higher authorities must make the decision.

For example, if there were situations never encountered before or if the courts had previously ruled one way, but the current court believes it should not adjudicate in the same manner, it could seek instructions.

The request here can only be about issues on the application of the law; issues of fact-finding cannot be sought after.

With a reply from the higher court, the grassroots courts no longer had to worry about the burden of responsibility for a wrongful judgment...

Old Tang packed his belongings and left the court with Wang Qingqing, leaving only San He's legal department and a few lawyers to report back to the company.

As it turned out, Dayuan District People's Court did not act like Guangming District Court; they had submitted a request for instructions report to Xiping City Court.

Because it was unclear whether the case should apply the "Opinions" of the Supreme Court.

After receiving the request, Xiping City Court submitted it to the Hanxi Provincial High Court, which, in turn, sent it all the way to the Supreme Court.

The case itself was not particularly troublesome. With a claim amounting to just over six hundred thousand, it was far less than the millions often seen in commercial cases.

However, the significance of this case was too great. If ruled in this way, it would mean that laborers could demand employers bear the costs of rights protection in such matters in the future.

Of course, the reply from the Supreme Court concerning the application of legal issues, also known as "Fa-Fu," does not have a universal significance, meaning judges cannot use this as a basis for their ruling.

But it can serve as a very important reference, emphasis on very important.

Old Tang, naturally, was unaware of these developments. After the trial, he returned to the hotel and casually asked Wang Qingqing to get in touch with the leaders at Hanxi University of Political Science and Law.

Once the verdict from their side was out, he was to start lecturing there.

In fact, the internal forums of the Hanxi University of Political Science and Law were already in an uproar.

"So, that case was truly undertaken by Lawyer Tang to create a teaching case for us? Damn, I'm really moved to tears..."

"Absolutely authentic. One of our classmates raised the question, and Lawyer Tang said it was not appropriate to answer at the time. He said he would solve the issue first, and then use it as a teaching case to share with everyone. It's been almost four months now."

"Everyone thought he was just joking at the time; who would have thought he would actually do it, and do it so brilliantly!"

Now, the students of Hanxi University of Political Science and Law were searching all over for the court trial videos, and even the professors were looking forward to this lecture. For a teaching case, such effort was exerted, something they definitely could not achieve.

As time passed, April 16 arrived quickly, with Xia Deming of San He Company and President Zhao of Wu Feng Company becoming anxious for the verdict.

By now, the head office of Wu Feng Company in the Capital was also aware of the situation and was making various efforts to learn the outcome, as the impact of the result would be significant.

Amidst this atmosphere, the Dayuan District People's Court's adjudication committee received the Supreme Court's reply to the request.

The response indicated that the "Opinions" should be applied.
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With that, there was no problem. The factual aspects of the law were elucidated, and with legal application resolved, Dayuan District Court quickly issued its verdict.

On the morning of April 17, the collegial panel convened once more. Old Tang, accompanied by Wang Qingqing, still sat at the plaintiff's bench, while representatives from San He and the Wu Feng Company's headquarters occupied the defendant's seats.

"In conclusion, the judgement is as follows:"

"The defendant San He Company shall bear the plaintiff Li Fugui's right protection fees of three hundred thousand yuan, and the defendant Wufeng Company shall bear Li Fugui's right protection fees of two hundred thousand yuan."

"The litigation requests of San He Company and Wufeng Company are dismissed, and the litigation costs of the case shall be borne by San He Company and Wufeng Company. If you do not accept this judgement, you may, upon receipt of the judgement..."

Listening to the judgement, Xia Deming's face turned pale as he sat there, having lost, completely lost.

The court did indeed exercise discretion, reducing the sum from over six hundred thousand to five hundred thousand, but half a million is still a substantial amount, and, more importantly, the significance of such a judgement is monumental!

The people from Wufeng Company also looked very unhappy. With this judgement, their moat was as good as breached with a pontoon bridge, which meant they had to rebuild it.

Otherwise, if other delivery riders followed suit, what would become of the company.

Tang Fangjing, this Tang Fangjing is truly talented. It's just a pity that he doesn't seem too keen on joining these companies as a legal officer, even though the salary offered is astronomical.

Old Tang certainly wasn't willing. Why join a company when he was doing well as a lawyer, almost becoming the head of his law firm, living comfortably every day?

If he wanted to make money, that salary was nothing to him.

Naturally, neither company wanted to let the matter rest there and appealed the decision in court.

The first-instance judgement was simultaneously posted online, instantly dazzling a host of lawyers.

Netizens are not industry insiders after all and do not understand the significance of this judgement, but other lawyers certainly do!

That very day, Old Han from Dafeng Law Firm had an extra couple of drinks, truly happy.

This opened up a new avenue for the entire legal profession, and if one was willing to take the risk, that money could potentially be earned!

It was an opportunity to make a good profit before the internet companies made any adjustments!

No one but San He Company and Wufeng Company themselves believed that the appeal would be successful.

However, the day after the appeal was filed, a piece of news completely crushed Xia Deming and Wufeng Company's last hope.

"President Xia, drop the lawsuit, there's no chance of winning. Look at this, the Supreme Court has published a new batch of legal interpretations, and our case was done with a request for instructions from the Supreme Court, which also provided a response. The second trial... is definitely a loss."

Xia Deming looked at the message in front of him and seemed to age significantly. Having caused such trouble for the platform company, he knew his days of contracting delivery rider services were over.

Who could have expected such an outcome.

Not to mention the platform company. The Supreme Court's disclosure of these responses at this time might be meaningful, but it could just be a coincidence.

However, the platform couldn't afford to gamble, so it was better to withdraw the lawsuit early, as there might still be some leeway.

...

In the Dayuan District Detention Center, Gao Qingwen walked out with wide eyes. The prosecution had not approved his arrest, so according to regulations, he could now be released.

But not being charged does not mean he wouldn't serve time.

After finding a place to charge his phone and turning it on, Gao Qingwen was ready to contact his sister and brother-in-law, as he didn't understand why they hadn't come to see him for so long.

Casually scrolling through the news, Gao Qingwen was suddenly stunned.

"Five, five hundred and twenty thousand? How is this possible!"