Foreign shipowners and their creditors often ask whether ship arrests are possible or whether maritime liens are enforceable in the Republic of Korea.

Under Korea's Foreign Exchange Transactions Act, cross-border payments with dollar stablecoins are currently illegal. However, with their use expected to surge, the law may be revised to allow such transactions as a prior-reporting exception, limited to licensed operators.

In South Korea, a significant disparity exists between large companies and SMEs, with unfair subcontracting transaction practices prevalent in the market.

For years now, the African continent has seemed destined for bigger and better things.

In the Republic of Korea (“Korea”), amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act (the “PIPA”) were promulgated on 10 March 2026 as Act No. 21445 and take effect on 11 September 2026. One element — mandatory certification, discussed below — takes effect separately on 1 July 2027.

The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (the "Rome Statute") is a multilateral treaty that establishes the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (the "ICC") over international crimes.

There is an old African proverb that says,"Mountains never meet, but people do." This is exactly what happened during the inaugural Korean-African Summit that took place on the 4th and 5th of June 2024.

The peak wage system is a system that gradually reduces the salary of employees while guaranteeing employment in exchange.

The growth of e-commerce following the transition to the digital economy is a global phenomenon, with the Republic of Korea ("Korea") being no exception.

In Korean law, franchising refers to "a continuous business relationship in which a franchisor allows its franchisees to use its own trademarks, service marks, trade names, signs, or any other...

The independent personality of a corporation and the limited liability of shareholders are the two great cornerstones of the modern corporation system.

온라인 시장의 성장, 디지털 경제로의 전환은 전 세계적 현상이며 한국도 예외가 아니다. 이러한 온라인 시장의 성장은 기존 거래관계에서 발생했던 문

대한민국에서 착공에 들어가는 해상풍력발전 프로젝트가 하나둘 늘어나고 있는 가운데 해상풍력 전용 설치선을 확보하는 문제가 중요하게 대두되ƺ

자산총액 2조원 이상인 주권상장법인의 이사회 이사 전원을 특정 성(性)의 이사로 구성하지 아니하도록 의무화하는 내용의 자본시장과 금융투자업에 &

The increasing datafication of our lives has spotlighted data as a key resource of our generation. Following the elevation of data value, "web crawling (hereinafter referred to as "crawling")...

미국 SEC의 기업재무부서 디렉터인 에릭 게르딩(Erik Gerding)은 최근 Form 8-K의 Item 1.05와 관련된 두 가지 지침 성명을 발표했습니다. 이 항목은 지난해 SEC에 의해 채택되었으&#

This article examines the purpose and implications of the recent amendment to the Subcontracting Act, which expressly renders unfair contractual terms invalid under civil law, and discusses the criteria required to give effect to the amendment's legislative intent by reference to relevant provisions and interpretative approaches under other statutes, etc.

Although the accelerating digital transition has made data storage and processing more convenient, the risk of data incidents, such as breaches, during storage has been steadily increasing.

대법원은 1년간 근로를 제공하는 기간제 근로자의 연차유급휴가는 최대 26일이 아니라 최대 11일이라고 판시하였습니다.

Following the growing public interest and knowledge in health and medical care, the number of medical malpractice lawsuits has drastically increased.