South Korea’s Supreme Court held that spousal support under an interim order lapses once the divorce is final, so later payments may be recovered.
South Korea’s Supreme Court held that once a donee fully performs the burden attached to a gift, the donor cannot cancel it merely for lack of a writing.
A South Korean court dismissed an account holder’s suit against a voice phishing victim after the frozen funds were refunded; the remedy lies with the FSS.
Under South Korean law, a mutual rescission after attachment of a claim generally cannot be used against the attaching creditor, the Supreme Court held.
Courts may not reduce unjust enrichment in South Korea owed by a land occupier on equity grounds absent special circumstances, the Supreme Court held.
A South Korean landlord who refuses renewal to move in, then re-lets the home, owes the tenant damages unless the reason was unforeseeable and unavoidable.
A landlord’s rent demand to a tenant’s successor in South Korea is judged against existing and fair rent, the Supreme Court of Korea held.
Principal contractor liability in South Korea turns on control over site hazards, not on chairing progress meetings, the Supreme Court of Korea held.
Under South Korea’s Interest Limitation Act, excess prepaid interest reduces the agreed principal before deduction, not the net amount received.
The Supreme Court of Korea abolished the 58-year-old presumption that acknowledging a time-barred debt waives the limitations defense, and confirmed that a seizure finding no attachable claim stops tolling on service.
