This is a post by Tom Coyner from over a decade ago on Korean Unions, but it is still valid for today.
Korea, the Land of Perpetual Crisis, is facing yet another crossroads—this time, the focus is on renewed challenges
Asia Pacific Employers’ Forum 2026: Highlights and Insights
Employment law developments across Asia Pacific continue at a rapid pace, with regulators expanding their enforcement powers, unions gaining influence, employees becoming more willing to challenge workplace decisions, and governments introducing significant reforms affecting workforce management.
Our latest AP Employers’
IPG Legal Expands Its International Legal Publishing Presence Through Lexology
South Korea: Foreign Provisional Attachments Stop at the Border
Korea’s Supreme Court holds foreign provisional attachments have no effect in Korea — creditors must secure Korean assets through Korean courts. In brief A favorable ruling from a foreign court or arbitral tribunal is often only the first step in
Top Ten Mistakes of Companies Doing Business in Korea
Our law firm has worked with foreign clients of all shapes and sizes doing business in Korea. Surprisingly, we see many of the same issues with our multinational clients as with our SME clients, so we drafted this post.
TOP TEN
No Allies On Either Side
Canada hates us. Our former NATO allies no longer trust us. But at least we still have our good, old, 70-year ally in the Pacific, South Korea, providing us with a home base to stand as a bulwark against Chinese
Gunra Ransomware Group Hitting Multiple Sectors
An advisory issued jointly this week by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, National Security Agency, U.S. Secret Service, and the Republic of Korea’s National Police Agency alerted organizations about
Gifts as Compensation for Support of Korean Parents Excluded from Legal Reserve of Inheritance in Korea
The Korean Supreme Court has reaffirmed that property gifted as compensation for long-term support or caregiving of a deceased parent may be excluded from special benefits subject to the calculation of the Korean legal reserve of inheritance, to the
Korean Court Awards Double Damages for Intentional Design-Right Infringement: Korean Intellectual Property Law Updates
A recent decision of the Seoul Central District Court highlights the potential exposure faced by companies that manufacture or sell products incorporating designs developed by third parties without authorization from the 3rd party. In Case No. 2025Gadan106047, the court ordered
South Korea urged to extend protections for women after appeal decision in abortion case exposes legal vacuum
On Thursday, Amnesty International warned that South Korea’s abortion framework did not go far enough to protect women’s reproductive health and rights. Amnesty International’s call for improved protections for women came in response to an appellate decision by the Seoul