Int’l Transactions & Disputes International Lis Pendens in South Korea:Can a Korean Court Dismiss Your Case? Taejin Kim · Managing Partner, Atlas Legal Seoul High Court 2023Na2056133 · Seoul Central District Court 2020Gahap533186 Contents 1. What Was This Dispute About? 2. What Is International Lis Pendens Under Korean Law? 3. How Does Article 11 of…
How South Korean Courts Calculate Trade Secret Damages:The ₩5.76 Billion Nexon v. Iron Mace Verdict Taejin Kim · Managing Partner, Atlas Legal Seoul High Court 2025Na206557 · Supreme Court 2026Da200492 Table of Contents 1. What Formula Do South Korean Courts Use to Calculate Trade Secret Damages? 2. What Happened in Nexon Korea v. Iron Mace…
Table of Contents 1. The Bottom Line: Full Compensation Without Comparative Negligence 2. Damage Calculation Under South Korean Capital Markets Act 3. Why Bank-Affiliated Securities Firms Bear Heavier Duties in South Korea 4. Self-Regulation Cannot Substitute for Statutory Duties 5. Why Private Equity Funds Are Generally Unsuitable for Elderly Investors in South Korea 6. The…
Table of Contents 1. What requirements must a foreign court exclusive jurisdiction agreement satisfy in South Korea? 2. When have South Korean courts upheld exclusive foreign jurisdiction agreements? 3. When have South Korean courts invalidated exclusive foreign jurisdiction agreements? 4. Are bill of lading reverse-side jurisdiction clauses binding on consignees in South Korea? 5. What…
Table of Contents 1. What Is a “Personal Data Controller” Under South Korea’s PIPA? 2. What Is the Right to Informational Self-Determination? — Supreme Court 2012Da49933 3. Does Using Illegally Obtained Data Make You a Controller? — Supreme Court 2026Do477 4. Is an Insurance Solicitor a Personal Data Controller? — Supreme Court 2024Do14998 5. Does…
Table of Contents 1. Why does this South Korea Supreme Court ruling matter for foreign shippers? 2. What did the Korean Commercial Act say before this decision? 3. How did the Supreme Court of South Korea reason in 2025Da211111? 4. What does this mean for multimodal carriers operating in South Korea? 5. How should cargo…
Table of Contents 1. What standard do South Korean courts apply when judging the right holder’s negligence? 2. Does platform takedown automatically establish causation in South Korea? 3. Does retroactive invalidation render every prior enforcement action unlawful in South Korea? 4. Can the corporate CEO be held personally liable in South Korea? Why This Matters…
Contents 1. Why Did Two Same-Day Rulings Split the Outcome in South Korea? 2. What Does the Five-Factor Dispatch Test Look Like in South Korea? 3. Why Was Packaging Work Held Not to Be Dispatch in South Korea? 4. Why Were Raw Material and Processing Functions Held to Be Dispatch in South Korea? 5. How…
Contents 1. What is a freight forwarder, and what happens when it issues a house bill of lading in South Korea? 2. Is the dual status an either/or choice under Korean law? 3. How do limitation periods differ between the two capacities? 4. Does the statutory package limitation apply to freight forwarder liability? 5. What…
Contents 1. What Is the Per-Package Liability Limit Under South Korean Law? 2. Does the Limit Apply When a Carrier Breaches Its Seaworthiness Duty? 3. What Qualifies as the Carrier’s Own Intentional or Reckless Conduct? 4. Whose Conduct Counts as the Carrier’s Own Conduct for a Corporate Carrier? 5. Is Unauthorized On-Deck Stowage Reckless Conduct…
