Minton lecture: protecting consumer rights
Ahead of 15 March, Consumer Rights Day, Shanghai Minton Law Firm was invited by the North Bund subdistrict of Hongkou District to the neighbourhood service station to give a lecture on consumer protection. Lawyer Xu Muwei spoke to an audience of older consumers, starting from the situations residents meet in everyday shopping and setting out the categories of consumer right, the bodies to which a complaint can be taken and the evidence worth keeping. The lecture is part of the firm's public-interest legal work.
With 15 March, Consumer Rights Day, approaching, Shanghai Minton Law Firm was invited by the North Bund subdistrict of Hongkou District to the neighbourhood service station to run an outreach session on consumer protection, bringing residents a lecture on the legal rights of consumers.
The speaker, lawyer Xu Muwei, addressed a group of older consumers and focused on the points that matter most in protecting their rights. The room was lively throughout. Taking the consumer situations that arise most often in daily life as her starting point, she covered the categories of consumer right and the ways in which a complaint can be pursued, which strengthened residents' awareness of consumer protection and their ability to enforce it.
Work of this kind is a picture of how Minton Law Firm carries social responsibility and takes part in public-interest activity. The firm holds to that commitment and acts on it in the public-interest field, working to contribute more to society.