Chapter 495: Chapter 171: I’ve gone through all this trouble, not just for the right to know.
Chapter 495: Chapter 171: I’ve gone through all this trouble, not just for the right to know.
In fact, whether it was the counselor or Dean Wang and others, their first reaction upon seeing the petition was astonishment at the student’s audacity to actually sue the school!
To the modern youth, such a thought is extremely laughable, why wouldn’t someone dare to sue?
What is your school, anyway?
However, from the school’s perspective, they simply think that you, as a student, couldn’t possibly have the guts to do this to the school.
Even today, when it comes to administrative litigation, there are still those who believe that ordinary people should not sue government departments, and that courts shouldn’t even accept such cases.
The counselor felt sweat beginning to form on his forehead; he had previously taunted the other party with “go ahead and report us anywhere you like,” only to have them turn around and produce a major case.
But now that the case had already been filed, it was too late for such talk.
Just then, Secretary Liu, who was reviewing the materials, suddenly spoke up, “Hey, wait a minute, isn’t the lawyer on the other side that Tang Fangjing?”
Dean Wang quickly grabbed the materials to look: Tang Fangjing of Tengda Law Firm…
“I was thinking the same thing, how such a lawsuit could pop up out of nowhere.
So it’s that Tang Fangjing who’s the lawyer!”
It was rare for universities to be sued in the first place.
Even in recent years, the cases where universities were the defendants were mostly because they had expelled students.
Take, for example, a university in Magic City.
A student was administratively detained for solicitation, leading naturally to expulsion.
But then the student filed a lawsuit.
Old Tang had heard of this case after his transfer; he didn’t know which brilliant lawyer had advised the student to sue the school from a procedural standpoint.
Claiming that the school’s expulsion procedure was illegal and thus, the expulsion should be deemed invalid.
Remember this: whenever lawyers start talking procedures, it means one thing – there are no other avenues left on the substance of the matter.
Even Old Tang last time really had no choice, if they went by substantive law, they were sure to lose.
Not to say it’s not impressive: the lawyer actually won the case, with the court ruling that the university’s expulsion procedure was illegal and that the student status should be reinstated.
Were there any problems with that?
But the school had its own shrewd thinkers and came up with an idea.
Don’t appeal, follow the court’s verdict, reinstate the student’s status, and the student would surely be satisfied.
the school redid the expulsion process all over again, this time with everything in order, and expelled the student again…
The student sued once more, but the court did not support him this time.
The previous judgment was that the school’s procedure was illegal, not that expelling him was incorrect.
Now the school’s procedure was correct, and he had indeed been detained for solicitation.
So surely some are curious whether Old Tang’s previous case with the company could simply inform the union again and then expel the employee anew?
A student’s enrollment and an employee’s contract are two different things.
Expelled students can be reinstated, as long as the school is willing.
But for a contract to continue, it requires mutual agreement.
You’ve already fired someone, want them back, and then to fire them again – workers aren’t fools, and there are other companies out there.
The student had no choice; he could only gamble on whether the school would show some leniency, ultimately losing disastrously.
However, now that Dean Wang has seen Tang Fangjing’s name, he understood.
This Lawyer Tang, in some circles, is known as Jingzhou’s number one troublemaker…
You talk about buildings under construction that were fine until suddenly, the issue of supervisory funds comes up.
The bank says it’s the housing and urban-rural development’s responsibility, they just execute; the housing and urban-rural development department says they can’t control it, it’s all up to the bank.
Both sides were at loggerheads, but the homeowners of the unfinished buildings remained in the dark.
But then Tang Fangjing went ahead and made the contents of those contracts public…
With Tang Fangjing on the opposing side, this case just got more complicated.
Dean Wang said, with a headache, “Let’s discuss it now, what should we do?”
Upon hearing this, Secretary Liu spoke up, “The situation is quite tricky right now.
How about this: I have a friend who is a lawyer, let’s ask him for advice first.”
“And Teacher Fang, you communicate further with Liu Zixu, find out what they really want, whether it’s to drop out or continue studying.
All of that can be discussed, there’s no need for this kind of action, right?”
With a dual-pronged approach, preparing on both ends, Dean Wang was satisfied.
Shortly after, Secretary Liu began to contact his lawyer friend.
In Xihong District, at Zhengnan Law Firm, Senior Partner Dong Wenlu had just finished with a client when his phone rang.
He picked it up and immediately answered.
“Hello, Secretary Liu, what brings you to call me today?”
Secretary Liu’s voice came through the phone, “Director Dong, I wouldn’t bother you without good reason.
I’ve run into some trouble over here.”
Dong Wenlu walked towards the window while chuckling, “No problem, we lawyers are here to solve troubles.
Just tell me what’s going on.”
Secretary Liu then roughly outlined the situation of the case, without going into specific details about their dealings with Liu Zixu.
He mentioned that the other party was suing them using this particular reason.
“The opposing legal representative is Tang Fangjing?” Dong Wenlu didn’t focus on anything else and immediately honed in on the key point.
“Yes, Tang Fangjing. This update is available on novelFɪre.net
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to you.
Director Dong, what should we do about this case?” Secretary Liu responded.
“We’re currently communicating with Liu Zixu, if we can mediate, we will.
But if the other party truly does not wish to mediate, then the school needs to be prepared.”