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A South Korean court has reduced legal fees for a family appealing a 2021 Incheon stabbing case, in which two police officers were accused of leaving victims defenseless, partially granting the family's request.
A South Korean court upheld immigration authorities' decision to deny entry to a foreign businessperson with a past sex offense on public safety grounds, despite the individual's proposed W34 billion investment in Jeju.
A South Korean court has ordered the chairman of corporate giant SK Group to pay his ex-wife $644 million in what is being called the 'divorce of the century'. This ruling marks one of the largest divorce settlements in the country's history.
A South Korean court has suspended the Fair Trade Commission's designation of Coupang founder Kim Bom as the controlling entity of the e-commerce giant.
A Seoul appellate court has ruled that a delivery rider should be recognized as an employee under the Labor Standards Act, a decision that could significantly impact the legal status of workers on online and mobile delivery platforms.
A South Korean appellate court announced it will deliver its verdict next month in the high-profile asset division case involving SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and his former wife, Roh Soh-yeong.
South Korea's judiciary is addressing the issue of artificial intelligence generating nonexistent 'ghost precedents,' which attorneys have cited in legal submissions, prompting a response from the courts.
A South Korean court has fined a woman 300,000 won ($200) for assaulting a man who secretly filmed her in a public bathroom, finding her guilty of assault.
A South Korean court has partially accepted Samsung Electronics' request for an injunction against a union strike. This decision impacts the ongoing labor dispute between the company and its union.
Iran has denied claims by the US that it struck a South Korean ship in the Hormuz Strait, with South Korea maintaining a cautious stance on the cause of the incident. Tehran firmly rejected any involvement in the alleged attack on the vessel.
A South Korean court has ordered the continued detention of a man accused of supplying narcotics to a notorious drug trafficker. The Suwon District Court issued the warrant against the suspect, identified only by his surname.
A South Korean court has hiked the sentence of former president Yoon Suk Yeol for obstructing justice. He is also serving a life sentence for leading an insurrection and attempting to impose martial law in 2024.
A South Korean court has ruled for the partial cancellation of corporate taxes imposed on Netflix Korea.
A South Korean court ordered a company to compensate a Pakistani migrant worker for lost earnings following a factory accident, recognizing lost income based on the worker's legal residency period.
A South Korean court has sentenced a woman in her 90s to one year in prison for helping her son, a drug trafficking ringleader, launder drug proceeds.
A South Korean court sentenced a man to three and a half years in prison for drugging and stealing valuables from female relatives he met at a funeral.
Despite a Supreme Court ruling in favor of sex doll imports, the decision has sparked a significant dispute among the South Korean public and women's rights groups, who question whether the products can be considered 'obscene objects'.
A Thai national accused of beating his girlfriend to death denied intent to kill at his first court hearing in Gwangju District Court, South Korea. The 31-year-old defendant appeared before a criminal division.
A local court in South Korea has issued an arrest warrant for notorious drug trafficker Park Wang-yeol, who was recently repatriated from the Philippines, citing flight risk and potential destruction of evidence.
A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for a former co-pilot who is accused of killing a captain, as investigations into the incident continue.
A South Korean court has found a woman and two doctors guilty of murder for the death of her newborn baby.
A South Korean court upheld an order requiring a parent, who is also a high school teacher, to complete mandatory special education after verbally abusing an elementary school teacher.
South Korea's ruling Democratic Party of Korea is aiming to pass contentious judicial reform bills next week, prior to the expected conclusion of the plenary session.
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has appealed a South Korean court ruling ordering him to pay 944 billion won (US$668.52 million) to his former wife Roh Soh-yeong in a record divorce settlement.
A Seoul court has ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay his ex-wife 944 billion won ($645 million), marking the largest divorce award in South Korean history.
The ongoing AI boom is reportedly raising the stakes in the divorce payout case involving the SK chairman, as a South Korean court ruling on the matter approaches.
A South Korean court sentenced former President Jun Sok-jol to an additional two years in prison after finding him partially guilty of illegally obtaining public opinion polls from a political broker.
Kim Keon-hee, the former First Lady of South Korea, has been sentenced to an additional seven years in prison for bribery and influence-peddling. The charges involved receiving luxury items and manipulating job placements.
Controversial streamer Johnny Somali has lost his appeal in a South Korean court, which upheld his six-month prison sentence with labor, while prosecutors' attempt to secure a longer three-year sentence also failed.
Former South Korean President Yoon has been sentenced to an additional 30 years in prison for ordering drone flights into North Korea. This new sentence brings his total prison time to 30 years.
A South Korean court sided with a doctor who sued their former employer for wrongful dismissal, ruling that providing a false reason for termination makes the firing unlawful.
A South Korean court overturned a 1987 ruling, clearing a man of defection charges nearly four decades after he was wrongly imprisoned for allegedly trying to defect to North Korea.
A South Korean court announced it will broadcast live the appellate trial of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo later this week. Han is accused of playing a key role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law.
A court in Incheon, South Korea, has sided with a public bus operator, upholding disciplinary actions against drivers who refused to work on public holidays while demanding paid holiday leave.
Former South Korean President Yoon has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of charges including resisting arrest and obstruction. The court's decision marks a significant legal outcome for the former leader.
American YouTuber Johnny Somali has appealed his six-month prison sentence in a South Korean court, while prosecutors have also filed an appeal seeking a harsher penalty, setting the stage for a second trial.
A Seoul court has ruled against a transgender woman seeking to overturn a military classification, upholding South Korea's military guidelines that require at least six months of hormone therapy for recognition of a full gender transition.
South Korea's Supreme Court has ruled that major online shopping platforms, including Gmarket, SSG, and Lotte, must provide screen reader compatibility for visually impaired users. This decision comes after visually impaired plaintiffs filed a lawsuit seeking improved access.
A South Korean court has determined that there is no valid reason to withhold the release of documents pertaining to the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking, potentially opening new avenues for investigation or public understanding.
An appellate court in South Korea overturned a lower court decision, ruling that sexual and appearance-based remarks made via Instagram DMs did not constitute school bullying, raising concerns about the legal interpretation of such incidents.
A South Korean court has rejected an injunction request filed by a People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker concerning a party decision related to a mayoral race.
An appellate court in South Korea upheld the conviction and fine for a YouTuber who doxxed perpetrators of the 2004 Miryang gang rape case, but also mistakenly accused several unrelated individuals.
A South Korean court has convicted a woman, a doctor, and a hospital director for the murder of a newborn baby. The woman sought to terminate her pregnancy at 36 weeks, and prosecutors stated the doctor delivered the child via C-section and killed it.
The head of South Korea's National Court Administration has offered to resign following the parliament's passage of a judicial reform bill.
South Korea is facing deep divisions and a test of its democracy following President Yoon-Suk-yeol's martial law fiasco in December 2024, with experts noting the long road to recovery.
South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol is awaiting a court verdict in his insurrection trial, which could result in a death sentence.
A South Korean court has ordered a hospital to pay 540 million won ($378,000) in compensation to the family of a deceased newborn. The infant died due to excessive feeding by hospital staff.
A South Korean court has handed down a suspended jail term to ousted President Yoon for making false statements during her election campaign. The verdict marks a significant legal development.
A South Korean court's conviction of Seoul's mayor, Oh Se-hoon, for illegal polling payments threatens to end his presidential ambitions just weeks after he won a historic fifth term.
A South Korean court has ruled that the relocation of a worker accused of stalking a colleague is justified, even before the allegation is formally proven.
A South Korean court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by inmates seeking damages over alleged overcrowding in correctional facilities, ruling there was insufficient evidence to support their claims.
An appellate court in South Korea upheld the dismissal of a former Korea Coast Guard officer who was convicted of abusing his infant son, rejecting his request to overturn the decision.
A Seoul court rejected a request to suspend an exit ban against Morse Tan, a Korean American scholar under investigation for allegedly defaming President Lee Jae Myung. Legal sources confirmed the Seoul Administrative Court's decision.
A South Korean court denied an arrest warrant for a Chinese dissident who had fled to the country by sea, a decision with potential diplomatic implications.
A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for a factory supervisor in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, for allegedly head-butting a Vietnamese worker 22 times, causing a concussion and other injuries.
A South Korean court’s recent ruling in favor of Netflix has brought renewed attention to how global digital platforms structure operations to minimize local tax liabilities, raising questions about fairness.
A South Korean court has reversed a six-month business suspension imposed on the cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, allowing it to resume full operations.
A South Korean appeals court has extended the prison sentence for former first lady Kim Keon Hee to four years. The ruling comes amid charges of corruption, including receiving luxury gifts and alleged stock price manipulation.
An appeals court in South Korea dismissed an injunction request by a six-term lawmaker, upholding a lower court's decision to exclude him from the main opposition People Power Party's nomination for Daegu mayor.
A South Korean court has ordered two hospitals to pay 400 million won ($272,000) in damages to the family of a 4-year-old child who died after being refused admission to their emergency rooms.
A South Korean court has ordered an individual to pay $135,000 in damages after forcefully pushing a friend off a playground swing, resulting in severe injuries.
A Seoul High Court has ruled that the Presidential Archives must release documents related to former President Park Geun-hye's actions during the initial seven hours of the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking.
A South Korean court dismissed an injunction request from North Jeolla Governor Kim Kwan-young, upholding his expulsion from the ruling Democratic Party amidst allegations of illegal cash handouts.
The mother of US streamer Ramsey Khalid Ismael, known as Johnny Somali, has appealed to a South Korean court for leniency in her son's upcoming sentencing.
A recent civil court ruling in South Korea, holding a Seoul hospital responsible for a premature infant's brain damage, has reignited discussions about legal protections for doctors in essential medical fields.
A South Korean court has sentenced two doctors to jail for the murder of a baby delivered at 36 weeks, who was subsequently left to die in a freezer.
South Korea's top court has ruled that repurposing luxury goods for personal use does not violate trademark law.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment for leading a rebellion, following a declaration of martial law in December two years prior.
A South Korean court has ruled against the widow and daughters of LG's former chairman, who sought to invalidate an inheritance agreement, claiming they were deceived.