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South Korea: Amendment of the Fair Trade Act
A proposed amendment of the Enforcement Decree of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (Fair Trade Act) was approved by the State Council on September 26, 2017 ...
South Korea: Big data ownership and regulation
On October 16, 2017, the US Supreme Court decided to hear a case in which Microsoft refused to submit requested data to US law enforcement authorities for a criminal investigation ...
SOUTH KOREA: Amendment of Korean Fair Trade-related Laws
The Moon administration is seeking reforms in a variety of areas of the Korean economy, based on its vision of “an economy pursuing co-prosperity” ...
South Korea: Compelling foreign-based inventors to provide deposition testimony in the US
As part of the discovery process in US patent litigation, the party accused of patent infringement will seek the deposition testimony of the inventor ...
Are shares donated to a foundation subject to gift tax?
Hwang Pil-sang, the founder of Suwon Kyocharo, a Korean daily newspaper, decided to donate money earned through his newspaper business to help students of the university he attended ...
Constitutional Court’s decision on Specific Crimes Act changes sentencing expectations
Sparked by an increase in the number of repeat offenders committing crimes, Korea has enacted a number of laws designed to prevent crimes by imposing aggravated punishment on repeat offenders...
South Korea Related News
The Gig Economy: A challenge to conventional labour law
Both employers and workers should pay attention to the issues ...
Cryptocurrency regulations and their prospects in Korea
Lawmakers and regulators have struggled to come to terms with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies ...
Undisputed arbitration experts
Since its founding in 2002, Bae, Kim & Lee’s arbitration team has established its reputation as one of the biggest names in international arbitration in the region ...
Visionary External Providers of the Year 2017
Introducing the winners of this year's awards to recognise legal providers that go above and beyond in the service of their clients ...
South Korea: Amendment of the Fair Trade Act
A proposed amendment of the Enforcement Decree of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (Fair Trade Act) was approved by the State Council on September 26, 2017 ...
South Korea: Big data ownership and regulation
On October 16, 2017, the US Supreme Court decided to hear a case in which Microsoft refused to submit requested data to US law enforcement authorities for a criminal investigation ...
South Korea In-House Handbook & Directory
South Korea Chapter (including firm directory)