SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has dismissed a damages suit filed by a patient who alleged that a university hospital was responsible for a bile duct injury sustained during gallbladder surgery, ruling that the complication did not constitute medical negligence. In a decision released Sunday, Judge Han Jong-hwan of the [...]
CHEONGJU, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A local tax office in Cheongju has won a rare legal victory against a high-value delinquent taxpayer who hid his income under his spouse’s name to avoid wage seizure, city officials said Monday. The ruling is expected to strengthen municipal efforts to crack down on sophisticated tax-evasion schemes. According [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean appeals court has sided with game developer NCSOFT in a lawsuit filed by a Lineage M player who refused to share valuable in-game items obtained through joint play, ruling that the company’s action to confiscate the items and suspend the user’s account was justified. The Seoul High [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ordered Incheon’s Yeonsu District Office to refund taxes to POSCO Wide, ruling that the district wrongly included the value of a golf course’s business rights in its property tax calculation. The Incheon District Court’s Administrative Division 2 ruled in favor of POSCO Wide, which owns [...]
CHEONGJU, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ruled that a restaurant owner is legally responsible for burns suffered by a customer after an employee accidentally spilled hot soup, affirming the principle of employer liability for workplace accidents. The Cheongju District Court ordered the restaurant owner, identified as B, to pay 36 million [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT said Wednesday it will begin a public review of the enforcement decree for the nation’s landmark Artificial Intelligence Basic Act, set to take effect on January 22, 2026. The draft legislation, open for comment until December 22, outlines the country’s first comprehensive regulatory [...]
SUNCHEON, South Korea, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The families of those killed in the 1948 Yeosu-Suncheon Incident say they are being wronged a second time—this time not by soldiers, but by lawyers. More than seventy-five years after their parents and grandparents were branded traitors and executed during South Korea’s turbulent birth, survivors are now accusing [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court has rejected a lawsuit filed by hundreds of gym owners seeking compensation from the government for business losses suffered under COVID-19 restrictions, ruling that the measures did not violate their property or equality rights. The Seoul Central District Court last month dismissed a damages suit brought by [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court has ruled that a Buddhist monk’s daily prayers and care for a temple’s head monk do not constitute “labor” under the law, rejecting his claim for nearly 700 million won (about US$510,000) in back pay and compensation. The Seoul Northern District Court on Sunday dismissed a [...]
CHUNCHEON, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has ruled that a stepfather who nailed a window shut to stop his teenage stepson from opening it during winter did not commit emotional abuse, determining that the restriction was minimal and easily reversible. According to legal sources Sunday, the 51-year-old man, identified by his [...]