SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that certain bonuses paid by Samsung Electronics must be included in the calculation of employees’ average wages, a decision that could reshape how severance pay is determined across the country’s private sector. The ruling comes nearly seven years after 15 former Samsung employees [...]
ULSAN, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court on Tuesday acquitted former labor union leaders at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries who had removed facial-recognition access equipment from the company’s shipyard, ruling that their actions constituted a legitimate response to an imminent violation of workers’ rights. The Ulsan District Court found 13 former officials [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Health Insurance Service suffered another legal setback Thursday in its long-running effort to hold tobacco companies financially responsible for smoking-related diseases, as an appeals court again rejected its claim for damages—12 years after the lawsuit was first filed. The Seoul High Court upheld a lower-court ruling dismissing [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Supreme Court has ordered Pizza Hut Korea to refund 21.5 billion won (about $16 million) to franchise owners, ruling that the company illegally collected undisclosed margin-based fees without explicit contractual consent—a decision expected to reverberate across the country’s franchise industry. In a final ruling issued Thursday, the Supreme [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled for the first time that companies may be exempt from statutory damages for data breaches if they can demonstrate that customers suffered no actual harm, a decision that could reshape corporate liability in personal data cases. In a ruling finalized last month and disclosed [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday that it expects a court to deliver a verdict for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in accordance with the law and in a manner that meets public expectations, after the special counsel demanded the death penalty over his failed martial law imposition. “Cheong Wa [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The nation’s highest court is set to deliver a high-profile ruling on whether Coupang, the country’s dominant e-commerce platform, violated fair trade laws by collecting sales promotion fees and incentives from its suppliers—a decision that could reshape regulatory oversight of online retail practices. The case stems from penalties imposed by [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Supreme Court is set to deliver a closely watched ruling this month in a long-running dispute over franchise fees involving Pizza Hut Korea, a decision that could reshape the financial practices of the country’s franchise industry. According to the food service sector, the Supreme Court’s Civil Division 3 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled that the state can be held legally responsible for the death of a former detainee of the notorious Samcheong reeducation camps, recognizing a causal link between government misconduct and the victim’s suicide years after his release. According to legal officials on Tuesday, the Third [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Nexon and the startup Ironmace are headed to South Korea’s Supreme Court in a long-running legal battle over the online game Dark and Darker, after both sides signaled they would appeal a recent appellate ruling. According to the gaming industry on Friday, Nexon has filed an appeal against Ironmace, [...]