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Supreme Court, Constitutional Court Clash Over Plan for Constitutional Review of Court Rulings

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A rare institutional rift has opened between South Korea’s Supreme Court and Constitutional Court over a proposed system that would allow citizens to challenge judicial decisions on constitutional grounds. During a National Assembly audit on Wednesday, Supreme Court Chief Judicial Administration Officer Cheon Dae-yeop and Constitutional Court Secretary-General Son In-hyuk [...]

NewJeans’ Legal Battle With ADOR Enters Next Chapter After Court Ruling

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — In a quiet courtroom in Seoul on Thursday, the five young women of NewJeans lost the first round of one of K-pop’s most dramatic showdowns. A judge ruled that their management contract with the agency ADOR remains valid, rejecting the group’s bid for independence after months of turmoil that has [...]

Man Jailed in 1983 for Possessing ‘Das Kapital’ Wins Retrial and Acquittal

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court on Tuesday overturned the decades-old conviction of a 72-year-old man who was imprisoned during the military regime for possessing Karl Marx’s “Das Kapital,” ruling that his prior confession had been coerced. The Seoul Southern District Court acquitted Jeong Jin-tae, who was a student at Seoul National [...]

After 15 Years, a Father and Daughter Are Cleared in Korea’s High-profile ‘Cyanide Makgeolli’ Case

GWANGJU, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean appeals court has acquitted a father and daughter who spent roughly 15 years behind bars for a notorious 2009 poisoning, concluding that the convictions rested on coerced, legally flawed confessions. The ruling lands in October 2025, under a new political landscape that has made criminal-justice safeguards [...]

Court Orders Hospital to Pay Damages After Botched Delivery Causes Child’s Disability

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean appellate court has ordered a hospital to pay approximately 620 million won (US$450,000) in damages to a family after finding that medical negligence during childbirth resulted in their son’s permanent disability. The ruling, handed down by the Suwon High Court recently, held that the hospital failed to [...]

Hospitals Brace for Potential Legal Wave After Ruling on Trainee Doctors’ Overtime Pay

SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent Supreme Court ruling ordering a major Seoul hospital to pay significant unpaid overtime wages to its resident doctors is rippling through South Korea’s medical community, raising concerns about a surge in similar lawsuits. The decision, finalized last month, held that three former residents at Asan Medical Center were [...]

Court Rules Doctor Cannot Be Punished for Self-Prescribing Hair-Loss Medication

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean court has overturned a disciplinary order against a dentist who prescribed and took hair-loss medication for himself, ruling the action did not constitute unlicensed medical practice. The Seoul Administrative Court said it had sided with the dentist, identified by his surname A, who filed a suit to [...]

Ex-Intelligence Officers Acquitted in Illegal Wiretapping Case

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of four former National Intelligence Service investigators accused of illegally recording private conversations during a domestic surveillance operation nearly a decade ago. The court affirmed a lower ruling last month that cleared the men of violating the country’s telecommunications privacy law, according [...]

Former Teacher’s Fine Doubled for Sexual Remarks During Class in Jeju

JEJU, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A former high school teacher in Jeju has had his fine doubled on appeal after being convicted of making sexually inappropriate remarks to students during class. The Jeju District Court’s Criminal Division 2, presided over by Judge Oh Chang-hoon, on Thursday overturned a lower court’s ruling and imposed a fine [...]

Victim of Samcheong Camp Wins Compensation in Landmark Human Rights Ruling

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 40 years after being forcibly sent to the notorious Samcheong Reeducation Camp under the military regime of Chun Doo-hwan, a victim has won a rare court-ordered compensation from the South Korean government. The Seoul Central District Court recently ruled that the state must pay 95 million won (about [...]