It took Liu Yonghua a while to come back to his senses, and he said blankly, "Lawyer Zhou, what did you just say? Suing… suing the Court?"
"Can the Court be sued?"
Liu Yonghua was just an ordinary person, and the idea of suing the Court was very different from his usual understanding.
Isn't the Court a place for trying cases? How can it be sued?
"Of course, the Court can be sued," Zhou Yun said calmly.
"As a judicial organ, the Court does have a special status, but in civil legal relations, it is just an ordinary institutional legal person, so of course, it can be sued."
"Liu, you might not know this, but even our country's Supreme People's Court has been sued before."
This time, it was Liu Yonghua's turn to be dumbfounded again.
This is actually an interesting story: in the 1980s, the then leader of the Supreme People's Court, in order to solve the housing problem for judges, finally got approval to build a six-story dormitory building.
However, when the building reached three stories, the local residents protested, claiming that the six-story dormitory building affected the lighting of their houses and infringed upon their right to light.
What to do? They directly sued the Supreme People's Court in the grassroots Court of that district at the time. The defendant column clearly stated the Supreme People's Court, and the legal representative was the president.
The result was that the Supreme People's Court was found guilty and had to demolish one floor of that building...
"So, Liu, if you are willing, we can first initiate labor arbitration with the Fengxian County Court to confirm that a labor relationship existed between your father and the Court over the past decade or so."
"As for the composition of the compensation amount, first, they certainly didn't sign a labor contract with your father, that goes without saying, so we can claim double wages for the first year."
If a labor contract is not signed for more than one month but less than one year, double wages are paid each month. If it exceeds one year, it automatically converts to an open-ended labor contract.
"Secondly, there's annual leave, which certainly wasn't taken, so three times the wages will be compensated..."
"Finally, there's social security. It also should not have been paid. Given your father's age, it's impossible to make up for it now, so we can also claim all the unpaid social security for the past decade or so..."
"At the same time, we can also sue the labor dispatch company."
Zhou Yun explained them one by one, while Liu Yonghua on the other side felt a bit restless. This Lawyer Zhou was a bit too bold.
"Of course, these are just the claims we can make; specific evidence is still needed to support them."
"So, Liu, what do you think? Do you want me to take this case?"
Liu Yonghua did not hesitate this time and said, "Lawyer Zhou, then I'll leave this case to you. How much is the lawyer's fee?"
He knew from watching the live broadcast before that this Lawyer Zhou Yun was truly a genius. Now that he had given so much advice, he definitely had to go for it.
Anyway, he wasn't part of the system, and he didn't go back to his hometown much, so offending the Court wouldn't be a big deal.
Zhou Yun calculated roughly and then said, "Normally, the fee for such a case wouldn't be cheap, but you are my first client, so I'll only charge you six thousand."
Most people wouldn't take on this case; it's a thankless task. But Zhou Yun was different. As long as the client was very satisfied, he could get one hundred thousand yuan for this case!
More importantly, the system would give him ten exchange points!
That's why he was so diligent in his consultation; he absolutely had to do this case well.
Six thousand yuan was already a bargain price for such a case. Although Liu Yonghua didn't quite understand, he had asked other lawyers before, and this fee was simply too reasonable!
"Lawyer Zhou, no problem, let's sign the contract immediately!"
Zhou Yun got up to prepare the contract. All contracts were signed with the law firm, and the money was also to be given to the law firm, so the contract also needed the law firm's seal.
Soon, a piece of news spread throughout the entire firm: that Zhou Yun had signed his first case!
"He really signed it? A labor dispute? That probably won't be a big one..."
"But at least he signed it. Earning a few thousand yuan is pretty good for a newcomer."
The lawyers were all discussing it, not because one case could do much, but mainly because Zhou Yun himself had too much "controversy."
Zhou Meixia spoke again, "By your logic, taking one case makes him a law firm director, right? It's just a labor dispute, what's the use!"
However, before she could finish her sentence, Xia Nianqin from the first floor came up again with several clients.
Soon, a young legal assistant, relying on his good looks, stepped forward and smiled, "Sister Xia, these clients..."
Xia Nianqin heard him and said, "Don't even think about it. These clients are all here to see Lawyer Zhou Yun."
What? The legal assistant was immediately stunned, and the lawyers working in the office area were also stunned.
"These five clients are all here for Zhou Yun? How is that possible!"
Zhou Meixia was immediately stunned when she heard this, because she had just ridiculed that one case was useless, but then five more clients came looking for him!
Xia Nianqin at the front desk had made it very clear: these were all for Zhou Yun!
"No, how could Zhou Yun... He's just a newly practicing junior lawyer. What virtue and ability does he have? He must have tricked these people into coming!"
"What if, what if he can't sign them..."
At this point, Zhou Meixia couldn't even continue speaking herself.
What on earth did this Zhou Yun do to make so many people come looking for him!
In fact, if it were just a normal live broadcast, even if Zhou Yun did well in consultations, it wouldn't have this effect.
The main reason was that Zhu Qionghua was too effective. She already had many followers, and her fan base consisted of people with various problems, so after that PK, they were all attracted to Zhou Yun.
One case, everyone thought it was nothing, but taking six cases in one day, even a lawyer like Zhou Meixia would be envious!
Moreover, if Zhou Yun couldn't handle them all, these cases could be transferred to other lawyers. Although a portion would have to be given to Zhou Yun, this was still a source of cases!
No, Zhou Meixia felt she needed to tell the director.
Meanwhile, things were going exceptionally smoothly for Zhou Yun. In his experience, these cases were child's play.
He did not intend to hand over the cases to others, because the clients came specifically for him, so he had to handle them.
Although these cases would not involve any tasks, Zhou Yun would still do his best to handle them well.
On the other side of Jinghai City, Kang Xiaoyu, who was out handling a case with the law firm's deputy director, was looking at her phone. She was Zhou Yun's former girlfriend, or rather, ex-girlfriend now.
The reason for her infidelity was simple: during her internship, she gained a lot of experience following Jiang Qiming, so she looked down on the original Zhou Yun.
Jiang Qiming, of course, had taken a liking to her long ago. As a successful older man, it was too easy to win over such a naive young woman.
The professional filter is something to avoid; no industry is as clean as imagined, and lawyers are also human.
She didn't expect Zhou Yun to directly choose to fight back aggressively. Although it's now superficially said that Zhou Yun is slandering her, in reality, anyone with eyes knows that she was the mistress.
Just then, Kang Xiaoyu suddenly saw a message being circulated in the work group.
"Zhou Yun actually took six cases today!"
What? Seeing this message, Kang Xiaoyu was immediately stunned.
Given Zhou Yun's demeanor, how did he get so many cases!
For some reason, Kang Xiaoyu felt a little regretful about becoming a mistress, but she quickly regained her composure.
Just six cases, how much money could that make? A few tens of thousands at most, whereas a bag Jiang Qiming casually gave her before was worth tens of thousands!
After a couple of years, when she moved to a different place, she could still find an honest man to marry, couldn't she!
Third floor of the law firm, Director's Office.
Jiang Qiming also learned about Zhou Yun's situation.
"You mean six clients suddenly came looking for him today, and he took all of them?"
Zhou Meixia nodded, "Yes, Director, I saw it with my own eyes."
Jiang Qiming's face immediately turned gloomy. He had originally thought that this young lawyer wouldn't get any cases, which was why he planned to strengthen the performance evaluations.
But he took six cases in one day. Many lawyers are lucky to get one case a month.
However, after thinking for a moment, Jiang Qiming still said, "Don't worry. It seems he only handled contract disputes during his internship. He hasn't done labor arbitration or marriage cases."
"The evaluations will continue. Once he's done, we'll review them thoroughly. I refuse to believe how capable a newly independent lawyer like him can be!"
