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
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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…
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.
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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…
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…
The Constitutional Court of Korea ruled that a provision in the Korean Civil Code prohibiting the revocation of a gift of property already transferred, even if a child abandons their duty to support their parents, does not violate the Korean…
The following is an article written by Tom Coyner in 2007 that still has relevance in today’s evolving retail market in Korea. Interesting read on an issue that hasn’t changed much since 2007.
It’s amazing what a decade can bring…
A Seoul Administrative Court ruled that it is lawful for an employer, even before a stalking charge was adjudicated, to change an employee’s workplace when the employee is identified as the perpetrator of stalking against an alleged victim, provided that…
Court system
What is the structure of the civil court system?
The civil court system in South Korea has a three-tier structure.
At first instance, civil cases are generally heard by district courts, unless jurisdiction is governed by specialised courts…