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When investigators from public health centers or the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service knock on the doors of medical institutions or pharmacies, there is a document that inevitably appears at the end of the investigation. It is a document called a ‘confirmation of fact’ or ‘confirmation of violation.’ The format is simple. The person being investigated signs in his/her handwriting, ‘I confirm that I have committed the following violations.’ However, the legal ramifications are by no means simple. The court treats this document as evidence equivalent to a de facto confession. The Supreme Court maintains the position that if an administrative agency receives a confirmation letter admitting a specific violation during an on-site investigation, it is difficult to deny its evidentiary value unless there are special circumstances such as it was written forcibly or it is difficult to use as proof due to insufficient content. The problem is that the burden of proof lies with the person being investigated to prove that it was written under ‘special circumstances’, that is, under compulsion. Even if there was pressure from the investigator, it is realistically very difficult to prove this after the fact. In actual investigation sites, there are many cases where direct psychological pressure is applied. Among the cases I consulted with, there was one where the investigator said, "If you stamp the confirmation now, that's it, but if you don't stamp it, you have to look at the entire ledger of the headquarters." In another case, the person under investigation stated, “I don’t know if it violated the law or not, but I wrote it because they told me to.” There was also a case where the confirmation written by the client, who runs a pharmacy, following the investigator's instructions on the day of the field investigation contained some information that the client himself did not remember. If the above situation arises, the person being investigated may be subject to unfair treatment because he or she must prove that the contents of the statement are not true. Such coercion of a statement of fact may constitute criminal coercion, and furthermore, it is very unfair in that it violates the right to refuse to make a statement guaranteed under the Constitution. However, unlike criminal procedures, the guarantee of the rights of the parties in administrative investigation procedures falls far short of this, and awareness of the procedural legitimacy of courts and administrative agencies is weak. Therefore, it is important for the parties involved in the case to take good care of their procedural rights. Specifically, medical institutions and pharmacy managers should keep the following in mind when conducting field investigations. First, it is necessary to distinguish whether the wording of the confirmation is a ‘statement of facts’ or a ‘legal evaluation’. ‘There is a specific post on the website’ is a confirmation of fact, but ‘the post constitutes a violation of medical law’ is a legal judgment. Even if the person being investigated can confirm the facts, they have no legal basis to admit for themselves whether it is a violation. The determination of whether or not there is a violation is the responsibility of the administrative office and the court. Therefore, it is justifiable to refuse to sign a statement containing a legal evaluation, so it is not an unreasonable request to request that the statement be modified to state only objective facts. Second, refusal to sign is a right, not disobedience. If the investigator forces you to sign or makes comments implying that you will be disadvantaged if you refuse, you must take note of the contents. It is best to contact a lawyer immediately during the investigation process, and if this is not possible, at least securing time by saying, 'I will review the contents and then sign' can make a difference in the situation. Third, if you have already signed, you must move immediately. You must immediately secure materials to prove facts different from what is stated in the confirmation, such as prescriptions, dispensing records, medical records, accounting ledgers, and transaction statements. If a coercive atmosphere has been created, recording the circumstances in detail immediately after the conclusion of the investigation can also be useful evidence. CCTV footage from the day of the investigation and statements from bystanders are especially important. Since it is automatically overwritten after a certain period of time, you should request preservation of the video or save it yourself as soon as possible. A single fact-confirmation letter can be the decisive basis for administrative action leading to license suspension, business suspension, fines, and even criminal charges. If you treat signing the documents presented by the investigator as if it were an insignificant procedure, you may end up facing unfair circumstances later. Therefore, it is important to check the contents before signing and, if necessary, seek expert assistance. |Contribution| Attorney Lee Il-hyung of Daeryun Law Firm (Pharmaceutical & Bio-Healthcare Center)[View full article] [Contribution] Tips for responding to the practice of requesting factual confirmation when investigating medical institutions and pharmacies (link)

Recently, voice phishing damage has been increasing rapidly. According to data from the National Police Agency, voice phishing damage increased by about 47% from KRW 854.5 billion in 2024 to KRW 1.2578 trillion the following year. The number of cases also increased by 12% over the same period. In particular, as criminal methods become more sophisticated, cases of people going beyond simple financial losses and becoming involved in crimes without their knowledge are appearing. A representative example is the so-called ‘passbook rental/account rental’ method, which uses account information for crimes under the guise of loan procedures. Even if you thought you were a victim, you can be subject to criminal punishment just for providing an account. Article 6, Paragraph 3, Subparagraph 2 of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act prohibits the rental of access media such as bankbooks, check cards, cash cards, and OTPs. Violators may be subject to imprisonment for up to 5 years or a fine of up to 30 million won. However, not all cases are subject to punishment just because an account is provided. ‘Renting of access media’ refers to the act of allowing another person to conduct an electronic financial transaction using an access media without the user’s management or supervision while receiving, requesting, or promising compensation. The ‘compensation’ referred to here means economic benefit, and the standard for judgment is whether it was provided with the knowledge of such benefit. (Supreme Court ruling 2020Do16468, delivered on April 15, 2021) This legal principle has actually been applied in cases conducted by the author. Mr. A, who has been an athlete his entire life, was contacted by a financial counselor while looking for a loan on the Internet. Believing the explanation that “you can only get a loan if you have accumulated transaction records,” I provided my account information, bank ID, and password, but was later asked by the counselor to retransmit the deposited money or purchase virtual assets. Although he followed the instructions without much doubt, the account was used as a channel for voice phishing funds, and Mr. A was eventually investigated for violating the Electronic Financial Transactions Act. The key to the case was whether Mr. A was aware of the crime and provided the account. Circumstances in which money was promised or paid in return for providing an account have not been confirmed. As a result of explaining that he had very limited financial experience, that he surrendered to the investigative agency and returned some of the funds to the victim, he was ultimately not indicted as it was judged that the intention of renting access media was difficult to recognize. Providing a passbook or account to another person like this may seem like a simple convenience, but it can lead to realistic disadvantages such as criminal punishment as well as restrictions on financial transactions. In particular, if you are registered as a ‘financial disorderly person,’ serious restrictions may occur, such as restrictions on credit card issuance or loan use for a certain period of time. As in Mr. A’s case, access media rental often begins with words such as ‘You must create a loan record’ or ‘You only need to check the remittance details.’ Loan advertisements with unreasonable conditions, contact via Telegram, and requests to provide accounts, cards, and OTPs are typical signs of crime. Under no circumstances should access media be passed on to others. If funds from an unknown source have been deposited into your account, you must never transfer or withdraw the funds and must immediately report them to financial institutions and investigative agencies to confirm the facts. If you have already become the subject of an investigation, you must systematically organize the circumstances in which you provided the access medium, specific contact details, whether compensation was received, and the process of following instructions, from the initial stage. Like Mr. A, you can expect non-indictment or leniency only if you can prove with objective data that you did not receive compensation and that there was no intent to commit the crime. In cases where intentionality is an issue, the initial response and method of explanation determine the outcome. This is why the assistance of an experienced professional lawyer is necessary. ● Contributions by external writers may differ from the editorial direction of this paper. Gyeonggi Ilbo webmaster@kyeonggi.com[View full article] [Contribution] Bankbook/account rental, you can become a voice phishing perpetrator without your knowledge (Shortcut)

“I thought it was a part-time job, but I became an accomplice to voice phishing.” Attorney Ahn Young-jin of Daeryun Law Firm published “I Thought It Was a Part-time Job, but I Became an Accomplice to Voice Phishing,” a practical guide for those involved in voice phishing cases. This new book was designed for those who started working thinking it was just a part-time job but ended up getting involved in voice phishing and being investigated by investigative agencies. It is characterized by detailed response strategies for the entire criminal process that the suspect will face, from the initial stage of the investigation to the trial. The author, Attorney Youngjin Ahn, is a criminal lawyer registered with the Korean Bar Association and is currently working on criminal cases in various fields as a member of the Daeryun Criminal Specialized Group. In particular, we have been specializing in various types of voice phishing cases, such as cash delivery, withdrawal, and account provision. Previously, in 2024, he published “Sex Crime Defense Guidelines Introduced by a Criminal Lawyer”. Attorney Ahn conducted an in-depth analysis of recent acquittal cases in courts across the country and clearly pointed out the court’s standards and logical basis for acquittal. This is expected to be a useful guideline for defendants who need to go beyond theoretical legal knowledge and exercise their practical defense rights. Specific strategies for responding in practice were also given special attention. We have systematically organized practical points that can be immediately used in the actual case handling process, such as how to write a report, case merging strategy, reduction of sentence claims based on sentencing standards, and victim settlement procedures. Attorney Ahn Young-jin said, “This book is a guide that focuses on practical case response rather than academic theory,” and added, “I hope that it will help those who have been unfairly involved in a voice phishing case and are about to face an investigation or trial to understand the flow of the case and set their own response direction.” [Reporter Jeong-heon Son, Law Leader] twson@lawleader.co.kr][View full article] Law Leader - “I thought it was a high-paying part-time job, but is he an accomplice to voice phishing?”... Attorney Ahn Young-jin publishes practical response guidelines (link) Roishu - 'I thought it was a high-paying part-time job, but is he an accomplice to voice phishing?' Attorney Youngjin Ahn publishes practical response guidelines (link)

Domestic rights company for overseas products, “Same structure and unauthorized use of trademark…exclusive rights infringed” Police: “Indirect infringement is not subject to criminal punishment…There is no concern about consumer confusion” The representative of a distribution company who was accused of unauthorized theft of patent rights and selling counterfeit goods was cleared of charges. Gimpo Police Station announced on the 26th that it has decided not to forward the case to Mr. A, the owner of the distribution company who was booked on charges of violating the trademark law. Company B, a company holding domestic patents and trademark rights, was accused of selling counterfeit products by using its registered trademark and patent rights without permission. Company B claimed that Mr. A's product was substantially the same as its own product and that its brand name was written in the product name and advertising text without permission during the online sales process. Mr. A completely denied the charges. He refuted that the product does not fall within the scope of patent rights because the way it operates is different, and that it only used its own officially registered trademark during the sales process and never stole the other brand. The police decided not to send the case and said, "Although the structure of the suspect's product and Company B's patented product are similar, there are some differences." He added, "Even if this fact falls under the 'indirect infringement' under Article 127, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act, this is a violation of the criminal law that punishes infringement of patent rights. “It is not the purpose of stipulating the composition requirements, so it is not subject to criminal punishment,” he explained. Regarding the charge of violating the trademark law, “All suspect products bear trademarks registered by the suspect,” and added, “There is a lack of objective evidence to suggest that consumers may confuse the suspect product with foreign products.” Attorney Cho Min-woo of Daeryun Law Firm, who represented Mr. A, said, “Article 127 of the Patent Act is intended to protect patent holders by imposing civil liability on indirect infringers.” “It is a regulation for the purpose,” he said. “We were able to defend the case early by refutating Company B’s claim that they misunderstood this as grounds for criminal punishment and even proving the use of our own trademark.” Intern reporter Yujin Lim iyj721@kyeonggi.com[View full article] Company representative accused of patent and trademark theft... Police say they are not subject to criminal punishment and will not be sent (link)

On the 20th, a fire occurred at an automobile factory in Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, killing 14 employees. As nine deaths were discovered concentrated in a 2.5-story duplex space that was not on the drawings, suspicions of arbitrary structural changes or illegal expansion are being cited as one of the main causes of increased casualties. The legal community predicts that this disaster will lead to a legal battle over the business owner's failure to fulfill his safety management duties depending on the results of future investigations. In this regard, attorney Kim Hyeong-jin of the Daeryun Construction and Real Estate Group at Law Firm said, "If the suspicion of illegal expansion is confirmed to be true and the structure catches fire, “If a significant causal relationship with the expansion of human casualties, such as preventing evacuation, is recognized, it will be a key basis for holding the management responsible for heavy responsibility under the Severe Accident Punishment Act,” he said. “The fact that a space not on the drawings was operated itself could be an indicator that the safety and health management system was not properly established and implemented.” The following is a Q&A with Attorney Kim. - If large-scale casualties such as the Daejeon fire occur and violations of the law, such as negligence in safety management, are detected, the business owner must be What is the most fatal legal provision? ▲If a violation of the obligation to ensure safety and health is confirmed as a result of the investigation, the strongest punishment is Article 6 (Penalty Provisions) of the Serious Accident Punishment Act. According to this provision, if one or more deaths occur due to a violation of the obligation to ensure safety and health specified in Article 4, the business owner or manager is subject to a fixed-term prison sentence of more than one year or a fine of not more than 1 billion won. In this case, as the number of deaths reached 14, it seems difficult to avoid a prison sentence, and the corporation could also be fined up to 5 billion won under Article 7. - It is still under investigation, but if it is confirmed that a 2.5-story space that was not on the drawings was arbitrarily created, what provisions of the Building Act could be problematic? ▲ It is a violation of Articles 11 (building permit) and 108 (penalties) of the Building Act. Extensions that increase the floor area of ​​a building must obtain permission from the local government. Anyone who violates this rule and builds a duplex arbitrarily will be subject to imprisonment for up to 3 years or a fine of up to 500 million won. In particular, in the case of the court, immediately after a number of casualties occur, as in this case, apart from the administrative corrective order, the investigative agency also proceeds with a judgment on criminal liability. - Even if the illegal expansion was not the cause of the fire, can the fire be held responsible for the spread of damage due to 'duty-related negligence'? ▲ Yes. Article 268 of the Criminal Act (Occupational Negligence Manslaughter) stipulates that a person who causes death due to professional negligence shall be punished by imprisonment for up to 5 years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won. If it turns out to be true that the windows on the floor suspected of being illegal were narrow and the external passage was limited, this becomes a key element in proving the causal relationship between the negligence of the business owner and the death. In other words, if the structure in question was legal and the employees were able to evacuate, there is a higher possibility that liability for occupational negligence manslaughter will be recognized. -How are violations related to firefighting facilities, such as oil vapor and sandwich panel structures in the factory, handled? ▲Whether or not the Fire Prevention Act (Fire Prevention and Safety Management Act) has been violated is considered. Due to the nature of the process, even though there are many combustible materials, if firefighting facilities such as sprinklers are not properly maintained and managed, you are subject to severe punishment. In particular, since there is a high possibility that spaces suspected of illegal expansion are not equipped with legal fire-fighting facilities, this may lead to separate criminal punishment through a special investigation by the National Fire Agency. -Legal guidance that management currently operating old factories or shopping malls should use this disaster as a lesson to check. ▲It is too late after an accident occurs. First of all, risk factors such as fire risk processes must be blocked in advance through risk assessment, etc., and a thorough investigation must be conducted to determine whether the floor plan on the building register matches the actual space in use. If there is a duplex or temporary building that is not on the drawings, it must be demolished immediately or consult a legal expert to determine whether it was a legal procedure. In addition, the only way to minimize legal risks is to check whether firefighting facilities are being obscured by illegal structures and causing ‘visual and functional impairment.’ Reporter Kwon Byeong-seok (bsk730@fnnews.com)[View full article] ‘2.5 floors’ with many dead… The cost of customary ‘illegal expansion’ seen in the Daejeon disaster (link)

A man who was handed over to the prosecution on charges of extorting a large amount of donations by promising marriage to Internet broadcast viewers was not indicted. The Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office decided not to indict Mr. A, in his 30s, who was sent on fraud charges on the 26th of last month. Mr. A, an internet broadcaster, was accused of embezzling money and goods worth over 200 million won by asking for sponsorship from Mr. B, a viewer of his channel in 2024, under the pretext of marriage. Mr. B's side claimed that Mr. A started dating after expressing interest in him, but when the financial support was cut off, he unilaterally broke off the relationship and suffered psychological exploitation during the relationship, causing enormous damage. Mr. A denied the charges. All the money sent by Mr. B was in the name of voluntary sponsorship, and in fact, he also gave money to Mr. B for reasons such as hospital expenses. At the same time, Mr. A also emphasized that he once offered to return the donation he received. He also emphasized that he had offered to return the donation he had received. He asked to meet several times, but was rejected, and later found out that even the photos and personal information received were false, so he countered that he only notified them of the breakup. The prosecution decided not to indict Mr. A. The prosecution said, "The property acquired by the suspect appears to have been given voluntarily by the complainant, and there is no evidence to suggest gaslighting. If the complainant truly believed that she would marry the suspect, there is no reason to present false personal information or avoid meeting face to face." “The suspect’s statement that they broke up after finding out about false personal information is credible, and considering this, it is difficult to acknowledge the suspect’s intention to deceive,” he said, adding, “Even if the intention to deceive is recognized, there is insufficient evidence to prove the causal relationship with the act of providing property.” Attorney Yang Ki-yeon of Daeryun Law Firm, who represented Mr. He explained, “By delving into the contradiction that Mr. B avoided face-to-face encounters by presenting false identities, we were able to obtain an acquittal by proving that Mr. A had no intention of deception.” #Accident #BJ #Donation #Marriage Shin Min-ji (sourminjee@ikbc.co.kr)[View full article] A male BJ who received 200 million won in donations from viewers saying "Let's get married"... Prosecution not indicted, "We have no intention of deceiving" (Click here)

“An inevitable choice in the midst of a transaction suspension crisis” VS “Profit was stolen”… Former executives of a cosmetics company who were accused of breach of trust worth hundreds of millions of won after being accused of breach of trust worth hundreds of millions of won due to conflicting claims from both sides, were non-transferred by the police. The Yongin Western Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 24th that it had decided to non-transfer two people, including A, a man in his 50s, who was suspected of breach of trust and obstruction of business, with ‘no charges’ in January. He is accused of establishing a separate corporation while working and stealing the company's profits by swindling existing buyers. In addition, allegations were made of interfering with information processing by deleting thousands of business files stored in the company's cloud. In response, Mr. A completely denied the charges. As the transaction between the existing company and the buyer was in danger of being completely halted, the position was that the contract was inevitably continued through a new corporation in order to maintain profits. It was claimed that the deleted files were also private videos or duplicate data where the originals were stored separately, and there was no intention to intentionally interfere with the company's operations. The police judged that it was difficult to acknowledge intentional breach of trust based on the complainant's claims alone. The cause of the suspension of existing transactions has not been clearly proven, and there is room for the actions of Mr. A and others to be seen as measures to prevent losses to the company. Attorney Seo Bong-ha of Daeryun Law Firm, who represented Mr. A and others, said, "On the surface, it was a situation where a partner could have created a separate company and deleted the files, which could have caused misunderstanding, but behind the scenes, there was a legitimate reason to prevent losses to the company." “We were able to successfully defend ourselves,” he said. Intern reporter Heo Now rightnow@kyeonggi.com[View full article] Suspicion of “establishing a corporation and stealing from business partners”… Sued for hundreds of millions of won in breach of trust, police say 'not guilty' (Shortcut)

Supreme Court's first ruling, "Legaltech's legal document writing does not conflict with the current law." This ruling goes beyond the plaintiff's company's victory and heralds a counterproductive change in the legal market. “Bar associations should also break away from regulations and begin full-scale discussions on how to use AI.” A meaningful final ruling has been made that will change the landscape of the domestic legaltech (legal technology) industry. The Supreme Court recently confirmed a ruling in favor of the plaintiff in the appeal trial of a lawsuit filed by Park Seong-jae, head of Loform Legal AI Center, against the Seoul Bar Association requesting cancellation of disallowance for concurrent employment. This is the Supreme Court's first ruling that the ‘automatic legal document creation service’ provided by LegalTech does not violate the current law. The issue in this ruling was whether the service constitutes ‘handling of legal affairs by non-lawyers’, which is strictly prohibited by the Attorney General Act. In response to this, the Supreme Court considered the system in which documents are automatically completed when users enter information as legal. The idea is that if the structure is such that only documents are created mechanically without the involvement of a lawyer's individual review or revision process, this cannot be considered legal work. Accordingly, Legal Tech is expected to quickly dominate the market for basic legal documents such as content certification, complaints, and payment orders in the future. This ruling goes beyond just one company's victory and suggests that the introduction of AI technology in the legal market is an unavoidable trend of the times. The clock in the global market is already turning quickly through ‘generative AI’ beyond simple document automation. According to a survey by global consulting firm FTI, the proportion of corporate legal teams around the world adopting generative AI has nearly doubled from 44% last year to 87% this year. The paradigm of the legal market has already begun an irreversible change. AI will be responsible for standardized tasks such as drafting basic documents and searching for extensive precedents, while lawyers will focus on advanced legal interpretation, coordination of complex interests, and establishment of detailed trial strategies. Disputes with lawyer groups over LegalTech services have continued for over 10 years. It is expected that the Korean Bar Association's regulations, which have been in conflict over the legal tech issue, will also gain some breathing space. Daeryun, a law firm to which the author belongs, has paid attention to the potential of AI technology from an early age and has been gradually introducing related systems throughout its practice. By using AI technology for simple repetitive tasks, the work structure has been improved so that lawyers can focus on essential legal service capabilities such as analysis of key issues in a case and risk management. Rather than being a threat to lawyers' jobs, AI and legal tech are powerful means of improving the quality and accessibility of legal services. Now, the legal community should not stop at blocking technological development, but start discussing in earnest how to control and utilize AI. As the first milestone has been set by the Supreme Court's ruling, it is time to establish guidelines to establish legal tech in practice.[View full article] [Contribution] Will the release of Legal Tech be a signal for innovation in legal services? (Click here)

Briefings such as roadmap for reducing actual working hours and implementation of the Yellow Envelope Act Sharing global company-centered compensation trends and HR strategies Daeryun Law Firm successfully completed a seminar with the theme of ‘2026 Labor Policy Change Briefing and Foreign Company HR Trends and Compensation Strategies’. Daeryun announced on the 20th that it held a seminar jointly with the Korea Foreign Companies Association (KOFA) at Daeryun’s main office in Park One, Yeouido, Seoul on the 19th. This event is in line with the recent labor policy environment. It was designed to examine changes and the personnel and compensation strategies of global companies. Foreign company HR managers and corporate legal affairs officials attended and showed great interest in the contents of the seminar. The seminar consisted of two sessions. In the first session, Ko Seong-ho, Vice President of Air Lucid Korea, gave a presentation on the topic of ‘Salary increase rate outlook and global corporate compensation trends.’ Vice President Go emphasized the flow of compensation strategies and changes in the human resource management environment of global companies and explained why the overall corporate compensation system needs to be redesigned. In the second session, Attorney Bang In-tae and Daeryun gave a presentation on the topic of ‘2026 Labor Policy Changes.’ Attorney Bang conducted an in-depth analysis of the ‘Roadmap for Reduction of Actual Working Hours’ and ‘Major Changes in Employment and Labor Policy’ into two parts. In the first part of the presentation, he explained in detail the practical changes that the ‘Roadmap for Reduction of Actual Working Hours’ will bring to corporate sites. Attorney Bang mentioned the government's goal of reducing actual working hours to 1,708 hours, the OECD average, by 2030, and emphasized that companies should reexamine their actual working hour recording and management systems in preparation for the planning and supervision of comprehensive wage abuse that has been in effect since the end of February. In Part 2, under the theme of 'Major changes in employment and labor policies in 2026,' he analyzed what future impact it will have on the personnel system and overall labor-management relations. Attorney Bang first explained the work-family balance policy, which has been in effect since January of this year, including support for the 10 o'clock attendance system during the childcare period and an increase in subsidy for substitute workers. He then mentioned the need to reorganize the wage system following the application of the minimum wage this year. In particular, attendees showed great interest in an in-depth analysis of the revised labor union law that went into effect in March. Attorney Bang said, “The key is to change the user-defined regulations in which the employer is viewed as an employer when he or she is able to control and determine working conditions in a practical and specific way even if he or she is not a party to the labor contract. As the negotiation structure between primary and subcontractors expands, the company’s labor risk management system needs to be redesigned from the beginning.” Kim Kook-il, CEO of Daeryun Management, said, “Labor policy changes are expanding to a level that affects the overall corporate management,” and added, “This seminar will help HR managers accurately understand the policy flow and establish practical response strategies.” “I hope it will be helpful,” he said. Meanwhile, Daeryun is supporting global companies and foreign companies seeking to enter the domestic market with ▲ employment contract review ▲ employment structure reform ▲ collective agreement ▲ response to labor disputes, etc. We also operate field-based advisory projects in cooperation with professional organizations. Reporter Kim Mi-ji unknown@kyeonggi.com[View full article] Daeryun, ‘2026 Labor Policy’ seminar successfully completed… “Inspection of Corporate Personnel and Compensation Strategy” (Shortcut)

A, a woman in her 60s living in Ulsan, recently requested assistance for her mother, who is suffering from dementia, saying that her daily life is being controlled by her older brother, B. According to Mr. A, Mr. B is known to have imprisoned his mother by removing the rice cooker and locking the door. Accordingly, when Mr. A tried to move his mother's residence, Mr. B arbitrarily transferred his mother to a nursing hospital. Mr. A requested help from the police to find the nursing hospital where his mother was transferred, but did not receive help in locating her location due to a “family dispute.” Accordingly, Mr. A referred the case to this center. Accordingly, a list of nursing hospitals was quickly constructed using public data and medical institution registration information in the Ulsan and Busan areas, and primary filtering was performed based on objective indicators such as hospital bed size and medical treatment. Next, the subject's past movement history and health status were comprehensively analyzed to establish multiple hypotheses such as 'accessible distance', 'receiving environment', and 'point of hospitalization', and hospitals with a high probability of actual hospitalization were compressed step by step. As a result of organically combining these scattered clues, the hospital where the mother was staying was finally identified within just one hour of receiving the request. Mr. A, who confirmed his mother's survival and location, said that he was heartbroken because he was worried about how his mother would fare as she was old and unable to do anything for herself. He was at a loss because he could not get help even when he reported it to the police, but he was heartbroken, saying that he was able to find her quickly. This case shows that the role of private legal services in domestic and civil disputes is expanding beyond court arguments to identifying the substance of the case and resolving the crisis. It is a similar trend to large English-speaking law firms operating their own investigation teams from the beginning of a case to secure key information. In cases such as domestic affairs where it is difficult for investigative agencies to intervene immediately, quick confirmation of the facts is the most important step in resolving the problem. In the future, online investigation (OSINT) know-how and rapid on-site response capabilities are expected to play a big role in redressing clients' rights. (Daeryun Law Firm Evidence Investigation Center Director Choi Seong-moon)[View full article] Mother disappears amid suspicion of elder abuse... Circumstances discovered through a law firm [Column by Center Director Choi Seong-moon] (Shortcut)