SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – In an ongoing copyright battle over the “Legend of Mir” intellectual property jointly owned by game developers Actoz Soft and WeMade, South Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled that the case should be re-examined based on Chinese law, not domestic regulations. On June 6, it was reported that the Supreme Court’s [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) –In a landmark ruling that could upend one of South Korea’s biggest conglomerates, a court has ordered Chey Tae-won, the chairman of the SK Group, to pay his ex-wife a massive 1.38 trillion won as part of their divorce settlement. The staggering sum, among the largest divorce payouts worldwide, is [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly a year and a half after his 12-year-old son, Lee Do-hyun, died in a suspected case of sudden unintended acceleration, Lee Sang-hoon remains torn by the results of a reenactment test that point to a vehicle defect but offer little solace. On May 27, Lee’s legal team released the [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – In a powerful display of their demands, around 20,000 nurses (according to organizers) gathered in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on May 23, raising their voices for the enactment of a separate nursing law. After resident doctors left hospitals in protest of the government’s plan to increase medical [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) of South Korea announced on May 27 that it will begin a trial of video conference hearings for labor dispute cases under review, starting from June. After establishing a video conferencing system in December last year and completing preparations such as drafting manuals, the [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – As a court decision looms that could determine the fate of Min Hee-jin, the founder of the ADOR record label and the former manager of NewJeans, a fierce legal battle is unfolding between Min and her critics at Hybe, the K-pop juggernaut. According to K-pop industry insiders, 10,000 members of [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) –A marriage can be annulled even after it ends in divorce if there are special circumstances, such as the lack of a substantial marital agreement, the Supreme Court said Thursday, breaking from its precedent set for the past 40 years. Under the previous precedent set in 1984, the top court [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court ordered the state to pay HDC Hyundai Development Co. around 9 billion won (US$6.6 million) in compensation for selling a plot of land used as a former U.S. Army base without decontaminating the soil, judicial officials said Tuesday. In 2016, HDC Hyundai purchased the former Camp [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — An appellate court in Seoul was to deliver a critical ruling Thursday that would determine the fate of the government’s highly contested plan to increase the nationwide medical school admission quota, officials said. The Seoul High Court will issue a ruling at around 5 p.m. on an injunction filed [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A 12-year-old elementary school student will make her voice heard this week in one of South Korea’s most consequential legal battles over the government’s response to climate change. Han Je-ah, a sixth grader from Seoul, will address the Constitutional Court in person on May 21 during the final hearing for [...]