South Korea’s Supreme Court rules that delayed commencement caused by the contracting authority does not trigger liquidated damages under Clause 47(4). Learn what remedies Korean public construction contracts provide instead.
A Seoul court ruled that setting a different entry rank by military service-delaying women’s promotion by two years-is sex discrimination under South Korean law (2025Guhap54077).
Under Article 388 of the Korean Commercial Act, directors in South Korea cannot claim severance without a shareholder resolution. A Seoul High Court ruling and settled Supreme Court doctrine explained.
Korea Supreme Court Case 2025Da210073 (May 20, 2026) held that assets restored through fraudulent conveyance avoidance fall into the bankruptcy estate, and pre-bankruptcy tax claims as estate claims take priority over avoidance claimants.
A foreign court’s provisional attachment order has no legal effect in South Korea. The Supreme Court held in Case 2025Da211405 (May 2026) that such orders fall outside Civil Procedure Act Art. 217(1) recognition.
Under South Korean copyright law, copyright in commissioned works vests in the contractor by default. Landmark rulings on software, websites, advertising, and joint works analyzed.
South Korean Supreme Court rulings on false advertising in real estate pre-sales — 10 cases analyzed, including the 2026 sales agent ruling. Damages, causation, and key factors explained.
Can a CEO in South Korea be liable for a cartel they never knew about? Atlas Legal analyzes four landmark Supreme Court rulings on director oversight and internal control obligations.
Seoul High Court 2025Na206557 and Supreme Court 2026Da200492 set the benchmark for trade secret damages in South Korea. Learn how the three-variable formula—protection period, marginal profit rate, and contribution rate—produced a ₩5.76 billion award.
South Korean court ordered full compensation to a 73-year-old housewife sold a high-risk private fund. Atlas Legal analyzes suitability principle and duty to explain.
