Franchise Unfair Trade Practices in Korea: Ichadol FTC Sanctions
Atlas Legal has analyzed the July 2025 corrective order issued by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) against Darum Plus, operator of the “Ichadol” beef brisket franchise (Resolution No. 2025-154), identifying four distinct violations of the Franchise Business Act and the legal responses available to franchisees. Case Overview On July 18, 2025, the KFTC issued […]
KRW 860 Million Full Victory – Real Estate Purchase Price Recovery
Atlas Legal’s Managing Partner Soyoung Park secured a full KRW 860 million (approx. USD 600,000) judgment in a real estate purchase price recovery case. This landmark victory addressed corporate spin-off liability evasion and a critical settlement agreement interpretation dispute, demonstrating exceptional expertise in construction and real estate litigation. Case Overview Our client company purchased two […]
Corporate Conversion Debt Evasion Victory – Contract Succession Recognized
This is an analysis of a past case in which Managing Partner Soyoung Park countered a sole proprietor’s attempt to evade debts through incorporation, securing a judgment from the Suwon District Court Ansan Branch that recognized succession of contractual status and ordered the corporation to pay the full unpaid concrete pump truck usage fees plus […]
Construction Additional Payment Claim
Atlas Legal secured a KRW 53.3 million victory in an additional construction payment lawsuit involving excavation work at a construction site in Incheon. Case Overview Our client was a subcontractor who performed excavation and temporary facility work at a building construction site in Incheon. The excavation depth, originally contracted at 4 meters, was increased to […]
Deposit Withdrawal Rights Lawsuit Victory – 6-Creditor Competition Resolved
Attoreny’s of Atlas Legal successfully analyzed a complex 6-creditor garnishment competition in a KRW 20 billion construction project, securing approximately KRW 55 million in deposit withdrawal rights for a client undergoing bankruptcy proceedings. Case Overview A dispute arose over subcontract payment claims following the bankruptcy of the prime contractor in a KRW 20 billion waste-to-resource […]
Wrongful Termination in South Korea – Employee & Employer Case Analysis
Atlas Legal presents a comprehensive analysis of wrongful termination standards in South Korea, comparing employee victory and employer victory cases. This guide explains the substance-over-form principle applied by Korean courts in dismissal disputes. Case Overview Atlas Legal attorneys have represented both employees and employers in wrongful termination cases. In one case, an employee who submitted […]
Testamentary Substitute Trust and Forced Heirship in Korea
Atlas Legal has published an in-depth analysis of Korean Supreme Court rulings on the relationship between testamentary substitute trusts and forced heirship (yuryubun) claims, addressing critical issues under the Trust Act Article 36. Analysis Overview This comprehensive analysis examines a hypothetical case involving six apartments transferred to a specific heir through various methods, including testamentary […]
Child Custody Enforcement – Periodic Damages Secured Voluntary Compliance
Atlas Legal successfully represented a client who had been unable to receive custody of her child for over a year despite a final court judgment, securing periodic consolation damages (KRW 500,000/month) that prompted the opposing party to voluntarily comply the day after judgment. Case Overview Our client was designated as the parental authority holder and […]
Exclusive Supply Contract Advisory – Buyer-Focused Contract Design
Atlas Legal completed advisory services for a large-scale exclusive supply contract. The supplier’s proposed contract was comprehensively redesigned from the buyer’s perspective, establishing robust investment protection mechanisms including penalty clauses, minimum guaranteed volume provisions, deposit delay damages, and mandatory notarization requirements. Project Overview Our client, a recycled raw materials business operator, was entering a five-year […]
Chattel Security Interest Advisory – Livestock Collateral for Feed Supply
Atlas Legal successfully completed legal advisory for an agricultural corporation on establishing chattel security interests over livestock and preparing notarized deeds to secure feed supply receivables. Project Overview A Songdo-based agricultural corporation sought legal advisory on securing receivables from long-term cattle feed supply contracts with livestock farmers. As the farmers’ only assets were cattle raised […]