Rebirth declares war on the honest

Chapter 463 457. Bring it together
"Starbucks lost?"

The audience and the media never expected that the first anti-monopoly case in the coffee market, which had a high probability of ending in a settlement or withdrawal after detailed analysis by numerous legal experts beforehand, really ended with Starbucks’ fiasco and compensation.

Until the end of the trial, the plaintiff and the defendant left one after another, and many men and women who attended the case still had expressions of disbelief on their faces.

how can that be possible?
I can’t post the draft I prepared earlier, and I have to write it again when I go back.
However, this time it is definitely the headlines!

Whether it is the parties and audience participating in the trial, or the legal experts who are paying attention to the case, everyone knows well what the judgment of this case marks.

The wind direction has changed.

On August 2008, 8, the "Anti-Monopoly Law" was officially implemented. The birth of this law is also known as an important milestone in the domestic market economy.

Five years later, 5 was also called the first year of anti-monopoly because the National Development and Reform Commission made a sudden effort in anti-monopoly.

On the eve of a new round of comprehensive reforms, anti-monopoly has taken on an unusual significance.

Judging from the current typical domestic controversial anti-monopoly cases, these three situations probably cannot be escaped.

The first is antitrust disputes in the domestic fully competitive economic field.

For example, the first Internet anti-monopoly case between Qihoo 360 and Penguin.

This year, the Guangdong Provincial Higher Court ruled that Penguin did not abuse its dominant market position and did not support all of 360's claims.

At the beginning of this year, two wine brands were fined 4.49 million yuan for allegedly manipulating the market, setting a new record for anti-monopoly fines issued by the government.

The second is the anti-monopoly of foreign companies and foreign brands.

The coffee justice and Starbucks controversy falls into this category.

The third is that on the eve of a new round of comprehensive reform, the problem of monopoly in basic industries has once again become prominent, and the hot spots are the independence of PetroChina's pipeline network and the reform of the power system.

In addition, the National Development and Reform Commission recently stated that it will continue to urge China Telecom and China Unicom to continue to rectify the monopoly problem in the broadband access field, and the rectification period is 3 to 5 years.

At the same time as the coffee monopoly case announced by the Jiangcheng Intermediate People's Court was fermenting, the country also recently released a reform report to the society.

The report stated: "The monopoly disadvantages of some industries have had an increasingly obvious negative impact on the overall economic and social development. It is urgent to vigorously promote industry reform. The focus of reform is to relax access and form a competitive market structure. links to form effective supervision.”

At this time, those who are interested finally understand that if the comparison is made in terms of scale, the local coffee company may be more than a little weaker, but when it comes to the control of policies and macro directions, Starbucks is not wronged.

Coffee justice filed the lawsuit this time, just stepping on the cusp of national policy, and it is supported by detailed and reliable evidence. How could it not win?

The anti-monopoly of foreign companies and foreign brands is essentially closely related to the changes in the domestic economy.

That is to say, from the unipolar state of Chinese manufacturing exporting to the world, it began to evolve to the bipolar state of Chinese manufacturing and the world market.

In fact, when the mode of economic development is changing and many domestic companies are having a hard time, many foreign companies are expanding against the trend in the Chinese market and making frequent acquisitions.

It has increasingly become a necessary move for the government to give these foreign-funded enterprises a clear boundary through anti-monopoly.

The role of anti-monopoly is first to prevent oligarchs from jointly manipulating prices and harming the interests of consumers. This phenomenon has already appeared, but it may not be the mainstream.

What's more harmful is that if the era of oligarchy gradually enters a stable state, or reaches the stage of solidification of interests, new competitors may be strangled in various ways, which fundamentally damages the true meaning of free competition.

Therefore, when the legal team of Starbucks went back to review the case, they all agreed that once the policy came out, it basically represented the will of the country. Even if they fought again, they would not win, and there was no need to continue to appeal to the Higher People's Court.

"Lawyer Fan, you have worked hard during this time."

Outside the trial court, the plaintiff coffee justice and litigation lawyer team were the last to leave. They still had a lot of procedures and documents to fill out.

Wen Ju, who had won a big victory, was obviously in a good mood, and even stepped on her small high heels with a brisk pace. If it wasn't for the court that represented fairness and justice, she might have hummed on the spot.

"What we should do, Mr. Wen, you don't have to be polite, it's all a matter of duty."

Fan Mengru's performance today was perfect. Whether it was controlling the rhythm of speeches on the court or presenting evidence to turn the situation around at critical moments, every movement was like a textbook. Zhong Leyi, who was studying the whole process beside her, refused to blink her eyes for fear of forgetting key point.

She took two quick steps, and took Wen Ju's hand, exerting a slight force on her palm, unable to hide the excitement in her heart.

The legal fee of 50 is not a small amount.

After calculating how much he could share in it, Fan Mengru looked at Wen Ju with a gentler gaze.

God of Wealth, where can I find such a God of Wealth?Can I have a few more?
"Hey, Lawyer Zhong, you have worked hard too. I heard that the key evidence for the comeback was discovered by your team. There is something."

After Wen Ju let go of Fan Mengru's hand, she turned to Zhong Leyi behind her with her big watery eyes, and walked over to chat with her with a smile.

Except for Zhong Leyi, the person involved, no one knew that Dexin Foods turned its back on the water at a critical moment, and who really worked hard behind it.

Of course, even the parties themselves don’t know what kind of one-stop service Gu Yun is talking about, why the core person of Dexin Foods agreed to it, and what conditions they promised, Zhong Leyi is also confused inside.

At the end of the matter, she gave Fan Mengru the latest evidence that she had secretly photographed, and rewrote the situation of the case as a stroke of genius.

"No, no, it's all thanks to everyone. I only made a little effort, which is not worth mentioning."

Zhong Leyi was a little embarrassed to ask for credit, but she was also unwilling to talk about Gu Yun, so she smiled and evaded.

"In the evening, on behalf of Coffee Justice, I will organize a celebration banquet. Can you both go?"

Wen Ju smiled and held Zhong Leyi's arm. The distance between the two of them was too close, and the familiar scent of perfume was vaguely there.

"Mr. Wen, I'm sorry. I've been working overtime every day during this period, and I'm finally taking a breath. I'm going on a blind date."

Fan Mengru waved her hand, she always seemed out of place in young people's dinners.

"I'm not going to Mr. Wen either. I want to accompany my boyfriend at night. Let's talk about it next time, shall we?"

I haven't seen Wenju before, why is this smell so familiar?

Zhong Leyi didn't have time to think clearly, and the reason for the refusal on her lips had already slipped out.

"Boyfriend, why don't you take it with you?"

Wen Ju's wonderful eyes flashed, and he sent out the invitation with a chuckle.

(End of this chapter)