Gyeonggi-do Expands Legal Consultation for Small Business Owners to 'Online'

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will start 'online legal consultations' from the 29th for small business owners, including franchisees, who have suffered from unfair practices.

Gyeonggi Province announced that it has expanded legal consultations for small business owners, which were previously limited to phone and in-person visits, to include online services starting from this day.

The province has set up a consultation window on the Gyeonggi Province Fair Trade Support Center website for the online consultation service.

Consultations are available to any small business owner within the province. The consultation areas include franchise business, agency, large-scale distribution, subcontracting, online platforms, freelancers, and more.

The province reviews the submitted cases through the website, examining relevant laws and damage relief procedures, and responds within 14 days of receipt. When applying for consultation, applicants can attach reference materials related to their damages, allowing residents to request legal consultations more freely and conveniently. If in-depth consultation is needed, free consultations with external lawyers are also connected.

A provincial official stated, "We expect that residents will be able to access the Fair Trade Support Center more easily through the online consultation window."

The Gyeonggi Province Fair Trade Support Center provides services for damage relief such as ▲legal consultation ▲legal consulting ▲dispute mediation when small business owners, including franchisees in the province, suffer from unfair trade practices.

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