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The legal procedures for citizens to protect their rights are becoming increasingly complex. We live in an era where it is difficult to seek relief for rights without the assistance of legal experts, not only in criminal cases but also in relatively small-scale private disputes and administrative dispositions. In this situation, the ‘10% value-added tax’ levied on the cost of hiring a lawyer is a structural barrier that prevents the realization of citizens’ basic rights. The current value-added tax law taxes almost all lawyer services except public defenders, legal aid, and public tax representation. This is because, unlike education and medical services, legal services are treated as ‘general services’. However, legal services are not the exclusive domain of companies or institutions. For the majority of the general public, especially the economically vulnerable, this tax is a burden that is not light. Based on awareness of this problem, in September of last year, Rep. Kim Sang-wook proposed a bill to partially amend the Value-Added Tax Act. The amendment mainly contains content that includes tax exemption for the services of lawyers in small claims cases, criminal litigation procedures, administrative trials, and administrative litigation under the Small Claims Trial Act, and in cases where the parties involved are economically disadvantaged. In other words, it can be said to be a limited but symbolic attempt at legislation in terms of protecting fundamental constitutional rights such as the right to seek trial and the right to assistance from a lawyer. However, this amendment is close to ‘partial first aid’ for structural problems. This is because citizens' basic rights are not limited to certain types of cases. Even general civil or family litigation can be a matter directly related to survival for the parties involved. However, if value-added tax is still imposed when hiring a lawyer in these cases, the economically vulnerable class will eventually have no choice but to give up legal action due to the financial burden. Kim Jeong-wook, president of the Korean Bar Association, explicitly pledged to realize ‘lawyer compensation value-added tax exemption’ during his election as president of the association. However, in order for the pledge to be realized, it needs to go beyond mere mention, and concrete momentum and legislative follow-up measures are needed. Now is the time for more structural and responsible practice at the association level. If legal services are recognized as public goods, a more comprehensive and sophisticated system design must be followed, such as a gradual expansion of tax exemption, a tax refund system, and comprehensive tax exemption for basic livelihood recipients, apart from limited tax exemption measures. Therefore, the Bar Association has a responsibility to go beyond simply ‘welcoming’ legislation and take the lead in the entire process, from passing the bill, specifying the system, and coordinating practical work with relevant ministries. Daeryun Law Firm will also contribute substantially to this change. We will first identify the types of cases that are in the blind spot of the value-added tax and lay the foundation for legislative and policy discussions by conducting a national survey and accumulating statistical data. We will accurately understand the reality faced at the forefront of practice and lead to system improvement. Through this, Daeryun will expand the way for citizens to more easily access legal services. ‘Taxes’ should no longer be an obstacle to realizing citizens’ rights. Now is the time to completely reexamine the value-added tax system from the perspective of the public nature of legal services and the guarantee of basic rights.[View full article] [Contribution] Lawyers’ value-added tax blocking people’s basic rights requires follow-up measures (link)

Submitted to a trust company by manipulating documents, including inflating the introduction fee... A real estate agent accused of defrauding a trust company and collecting fees was found not guilty. On the 6th of last month, the Changwon District Court found Mr. A, in his 50s, not guilty. Mr. A prepared a false service contract document in 2015 and submitted it to the trust company to sell it. He was accused of collecting about 160 million won in agency fees. The prosecution believed that Mr. A used his business status to collect fees from the trust company by pretending that he had recruited union members. In addition, it was judged that a higher amount than the introduction fee (MGM fee) actually paid was recorded in the submitted documents. Accordingly, Mr. A claimed that he only listened to the request of the head of a local housing association to lend the name to smooth payment of brokerage fees, and had no intention of defrauding the profit. He also emphasized that the fee charged to the trust company was the amount actually paid and was not a false statement. The court found Mr. A not guilty. The court said, “There is no basis for prohibiting the defendant from receiving a fee for union members recruited by a third party, such as no restrictions on the method of recruiting union members in the concluded service contract,” and added, “It is permissible to recruit union members or adopters through a third party, etc. and receive a fee.” He continued, “The trust company paid the fee after confirming evidential materials such as the number of units to be sold and the sales agency fee for each household,” adding, “There is a difference between the defendant’s actions and the trust company’s disposition.” “It is difficult to say that there is a causal relationship,” he added. Attorney Jong-Hoon Han of Daeryun Law Firm, who represented Mr. A, explained, “Most of the fees charged to the trust company were actually compensation for brokerage, and there was no gain for Mr. A as a result.” He added, “It appears that the court found him not guilty because there was no intention to engage in criminal activity.” Reporter Shin Jae-yu (wayjay@sportsseoul.com)[View full article] A real estate agent who deceived a trust company and took 100 million won in commissions... How was the court’s ‘not guilty’ verdict reached? (Shortcut)

Using an overseas VPN... YouTube premium service provided at a low price A group of victims sue over account suspension while using it... Police say, "It's not fraud." A man in his 30s who was suspected of selling YouTube premium tickets using an overseas VPN and then disappearing when his account was suspended was cleared of charges by the police. On the 21st, Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul decided not to send A, a man in his 30s, who was accused of fraud last February. Starting in May, he recruited users and received subscription fees by offering YouTube premium accounts at a discounted price for about a year and a half. The profit that Mr. A earned through this method is known to have reached 100 million won. However, the users' accounts were later suspended, and victims who had not been in contact with Mr. A filed complaints and an investigation began. Mr. A completely denied his charges. Mr. A said, "Google's foreign IP blocking standards were strengthened, so I was inevitably suspended." He claimed, “I never went into hiding on purpose.” The police concluded that Mr. A’s actions did not violate product trading procedures and concluded that there were no charges. The police explained, “Considering that Mr. A used a domestic account in his name for over two years, it is difficult to say that he committed the crime for the purpose of defrauding.” After the account was suspended, Mr. A posted a refund application on his blog and refunded the difference, and the fact that the victims later expressed their intention to withdraw the complaint. This was taken into consideration. Attorney Lee Kwang-soo of the Daeryun Law Firm, who represented Mr. A, explained, "The issue of fraud is whether there was awareness of the deceptive act and whether there was an error in judgment. Since Mr. A acted voluntarily after his account was suspended, the crime of fraud was not established." Shin Min-ji (sourminjee@ikbc.co.kr)[View full article] “Watch YouTube at a low price” 100 million IP bypass operators ‘not forwarded’…Why? (Shortcut)

Most people who have decided to divorce probably have the biggest question about ‘alimony.’ This is because it is a legal means to recover from emotional wounds and mental damage accumulated over a long period of time. However, when you actually want to claim alimony, you may often feel at a loss because you do not have accurate information about what claim to make or how much money you can receive. Alimony is a request for compensation for property and mental damages from the spouse responsible for the breakdown of the marriage under civil law. Therefore, in order for a claim for alimony to be accepted, the other party must be responsible and it must be clearly proven that this led to the breakdown of the marriage. This means that beyond simple personality differences or conflicts, wrongdoings such as verbal abuse, assault, or habitual infidelity must be proven. When determining the amount of alimony, the court comprehensively considers the duration of the marriage, the degree of responsibility of the other party, the presence of children, and the childcare situation. Even in the same affair case, the amount of alimony you can receive may vary depending on whether the marriage lasted 1 year or 20 years and whether there are 1 or 3 children. Generally, alimony is set at an average of 10 to 30 million won, but if the other party's fault is severe, a higher amount may be requested. The most necessary thing to receive alimony is ‘objective evidence.’ This is because it is necessary to objectively and clearly prove that the other party is at fault. For example, if the spouse's affair was the problem, messages, phone records, and lodging records that the spouse exchanged with the person with whom the adultery was committed must be secured. If there was an assault or verbal abuse, relevant medical certificates, transcripts, and police report details are required. If the cause is financial irresponsibility or neglect of life, it is advantageous to have bank transaction details or spending records. Attorney Seoyoung Hwang of Daeryun Law Firm in Gangneung said, "However, it is realistically difficult for an individual to completely collect such evidence on his own. In particular, in the case of infidelity, most cases are carried out secretly, so there are limits to the ability of the general public to secure data that meets legal requirements." He also added, "Also, during the evidence collection process, you may unintentionally commit crimes such as illegal filming or invasion of privacy, and in this case, you may be at risk of punishment. In such cases, you may even end up in a situation where you cannot submit the evidence you collected with difficulty as evidence in a lawsuit. Therefore, it is best to collect evidence in a legal manner and prepare a lawsuit based on strategic preparation through the assistance of an expert such as a divorce lawyer.”[View full article] A lawyer explains the importance of claiming divorce alimony and collecting evidence (link)

Daeryun Law Firm establishes branch offices throughout the country, Introduction of consulting attorneys… Boldly breaking the existing framework 9After a year 9above law firm… U.S. enterprise·Japan Overseas through collaboration with law firms 2016Daeryun Law Firm, which first opened as Daeryun General Law Office in 1998, has been bringing new topics to the strained domestic legal market.. The way it was operated was unique.. Baker & McKinsey, the world's largest law firm(Baker & McKenzie)Modeling the system, branch offices were established throughout the country to maximize accessibility to legal services.. Unlike the past, when people had to go to Seoul to find a good law firm, Daeryun chose to approach customers directly.. Daeryun is currently nationwide 44has several offices.‘consulting lawyer’ The system is also evaluated as an example of boldly breaking the existing framework.. Daeryun is literally ‘counsel’A lawyer was assigned to the scene to proceed.. This is consulted by an individual lawyer.→written→This is completely different from the typical law firm practice of taking charge of everything, including trials.. A clear diagnosis of the incident can only be made if a proper consultation is conducted first., Daeryun explains that it becomes possible to provide more systematic legal services..Daeryun has grown rapidly through this operating method.. last year 1127Recording sales of billions of won 9Name listed on the above law firm. Kim Kuk-il, CEO of Daeryun Management, “Daeryun’s goal is the global market”He said “Daeryun’s unique system, which has been developed over a long period of time, will now be widely known overseas.”I was confident that. ―What motivated you to operate branch offices all over the country??“The existing legal market was very opaque.. This was especially true from the perspective of ordinary clients.. It was difficult to obtain specific information about lawyers or law firms, so it took a long time to find a lawyer to take on the case, or sometimes it was through a so-called broker.. The psychological barrier gradually increased., Customer trust in the entire legal market was bound to decline.. Daeryun sought to overcome this reality.. First of all, I thought the physical distance should be close.. In fact, large American law firms have at least dozens of branch offices throughout the United States and around the world.. By benchmarking the advanced systems of these law firms, we are implementing them nationwide, focusing on one main office. 43Established several branch offices. The key is that the main office manages all branch offices nationwide.. When a customer receives a consultation at a nearby office,, Attorneys across the country with the most expertise in the field are in charge of the case., We can provide the same level of legal services anywhere in the country..”―Please explain the specific reason for having a consulting attorney..“The most important step in the litigation process is ‘counsel’am. This is because the essence of the problem can be accurately identified at this stage.. If the characteristics of the incident are not clearly analyzed at the beginning,, Difficult to assign appropriate professional lawyers. Therefore, a lawyer with more experience than anyone else must be involved in the counseling process.. This is why we have a separate consulting attorney.. Large general hospitals have emergency medicine and pathology doctors to provide initial emergency treatment and accurate disease diagnosis.. You can think of it as the same method.. Recognized for long-term skills, This is a method in which consulting attorneys selected through fierce internal competition accurately understand the characteristics of each case and then assign specialized attorneys to suit them.. When necessary, experts from various fields such as accountants, labor attorneys, tax accountants, and patent attorneys were brought in to view the case from various perspectives.. This is similar to the advanced law firm system in the United States.. In the United States, a system is usually operated where a partner lawyer takes on a case, consults with the customer, and then assigns the case to an appropriate team.. The same goes for Daeryun.. The consulting attorney takes on the role of a partner attorney.. It can be seen as a similar method in that it promotes efficient and professional case handling by tightly establishing a distribution system according to the type of case.. Added to this, Daeryun's unique characteristic is that lawyers with backgrounds as judges and prosecutors directly conduct investigations and appear in court, forming bonds with their clients., It can be pointed out that there are many cases where the person is directly involved in the progress of the case.." ―What do you pay most attention to when operating such a system?.“As mentioned before, in the end, the most important subject is ‘customer’am. No matter how good the accessibility is or how well the consultation is done,, If the customer is not ultimately satisfied, it is a failed system.. In the case of Daeryun, offices are distributed throughout the country., Some may voice concerns about management. Daeryun has also been working hard for a long time to perfectly complement these points., The result is ‘Litigation Management Headquarters’and ‘Customer Satisfaction Center’all. ‘Litigation Management Headquarters’is a group that directs and supervises the overall litigation administration.. From the moment the case is accepted until it is completed,(全) Manage the process systematically. △Civil affairs and administration △detective △A management department was formed by dividing into areas such as housekeeping.. Chief attorney for each management department 1people are deployed, In addition, senior-level lawyers, legal officers, and legal clerks perform work together.. We are making efforts to prevent issues such as poor arguments and missed communication that may arise during the case handling process.. ‘Customer Satisfaction Center’is about 1year 6It started operating six months ago.. It was the first among large law firms.. All feedback left by customers is shared with all office members.. We try to provide immediate solutions to inquiries.. Communicating customers’ thoughts at any moment, It is a method of jointly seeking development plans for Daeryun.. In fact, a client who recently entrusted a case to Daeryun 3800We conducted a survey targeting people., 98% more than one customer ‘content’expressed. This is the result of the customer management team responding quickly in case of any inconvenience.."―What does Daeryun’s future law firm model look like??“Daeryun has now gone beyond Korea. ‘global standard’We want to leap forward as a law firm that meets the. Daeryun’s unique system, well designed domestically, is being introduced to the overseas market.. To this end, we are preparing to establish branch offices in various overseas locations, including New York, USA and Tokyo, Japan.. We have established cooperative relationships with leading overseas law firms and institutions.. Korini, an American real estate comprehensive solution platform(Koriny), Memorandum of understanding with Verivest, a large Japanese law firm, etc.(MOU)A representative example is the signing of. Based on this, we are increasing customer accessibility and convenience by establishing offices in major cities around the world.. In addition, we are steadily recruiting experts such as foreign lawyers and customs experts to strengthen our overseas legal service capabilities..”―Is there any last thing you would like to say??“The number of domestic lawyers is increasing., The legal market still appears to be not growing.. If the market does not grow, the development of the legal profession in Korea will inevitably slow down.. In order for the legal market to change and move forward, there is a need to break away from existing practices and customs.. Daeryun has been innovating and changing for a long time.. This was the case with the operation of branch offices and the introduction of a consulting attorney system.. Furthermore, Daeryun ‘legal tech(Legal Tech·legal information technology)’ There is also great interest in the field. Self-developed artificial intelligence(AI) based legal service provider ‘AI Daeryun’was released and, A comprehensive legal platform is also planned to be launched soon.. I believe that these constant challenges have led to the development of Daeryun.. Daeryun’s goal now is to grow into a global law firm.. Daeryun's carefully refined system is widely known to the world., We will raise the status of domestic law firms.."Guest reporter Moon Mi-young [View full article] Icon of innovation in the legal services market… Now I dream of becoming a global law firm (Shortcut)

Day workers who threatened to quit the company after demanding an unreasonable wage increase and claimed that they would quit the company because they were “unqualified” filed an application for relief claiming “unfair dismissal” when they received a notice of dismissal from the company, but the Labor Relations Commission rejected the application. The Labor Relations Commission ruled that the termination of the contract was agreed upon between both parties and that these daily workers cannot be the party requesting relief. In February, the Gyeongnam Regional Labor Relations Commission decided to dismiss the case of unfair dismissal relief filed against the company by worker B, who worked as a freelancer at ship processing company A, and others. Person B and others had signed an oral contract with the company and worked since last year. However, soon after, they demanded a salary increase and announced their intention to resign if the company did not accept it. Ultimately, Company A notified them via text message that their employment relationship had ended. Mr. B and others objected to this, claiming that there was a problem with the method of notification of dismissal, and filed an application for relief from unfair dismissal to the Labor Relations Commission. The company argued that the contract had been legally terminated. Company A's legal representative said, "The workers threatened not to proceed with work unless they changed their wages, etc. to favorable conditions. The company had no choice but to agree to this and treat it as termination of the employment relationship. In particular, they paid 3.3% business income tax, not earned income tax, and did not subscribe to the four major insurances. In other words, they signed a service contract on an equal footing with the employer." Gyeongnam Ginowi also sided with company A and applied for relief. dismissed. Ginowi explained, “The legal nature of the contract concluded between the worker and the employer cannot be considered a normal labor contract relationship.” He added, “When looking at the call records, etc., the worker also recognized the relationship between the parties as an equal relationship, not a dependent relationship, and appears to have resigned voluntarily. Therefore, he is not eligible to apply for unfair dismissal relief.” Attorney Song Jae-baek of Daeryun Law Firm, which represented Company A, said, “The applicants lack manpower within the company. He took advantage of the situation to demand an unreasonable salary increase, and used this as an excuse to cause discord within the team.” He pointed out, “The reason this is possible in the first place is because it is not a dependent relationship.” He also said, “There was no additional agreement such as a ban on concurrent employment, so the applicants were free to participate in other construction projects and perform parallel work on days when they were not working.” “All were dismissed,” he said.[View full article] Application for unfair dismissal relief upon termination of daily worker contract... Labor Committee “Cannot be considered an employee” (Shortcut)

According to Statistics Korea's regional employment survey 'Employment status of married women' in the first half of 2024, the number of married women aged 15 to 54 is 7,654,000, of which 5,053,000 are employed and 2,601,000 are unemployed. Among the unemployed women, 1,215,000 are women with career breaks, and women with career breaks have quit their jobs. The reasons for leaving were childcare (41.1%), marriage (24.9%), pregnancy/childbirth (24.4%), family care (4.8%), and children's education (4.7%). The proportion of women who took a career break was higher as the number of children increased: 3 or more (27.7%), 2 (23.7%), and 1 (21.1%), and the younger the children were (33.5%), 7-12 (19.9%), and 13-17 (11.4%). It can be said that the reason why career-interrupted women quit their jobs is rarely due to their own problems. Statistics show that childcare, marriage, pregnancy and childbirth, family care, and children's education are all intended to fulfill women's roles at home. Women's career interruption due to childbirth and childcare is not an old problem in our society, and it is true that policies and systems to support work-family balance, such as childcare time and childcare leave for raising children, are also very advanced compared to the past. While I was serving as an army officer, I got married and became pregnant. When I became pregnant with my first child, there was no system that allowed me to adjust my working hours based on childcare time like there is now, and I worked as much as my physical strength allowed, but it was a time when I had no choice but to go on maternity leave or take childcare leave as an apology to other executives who had to do my work. After giving birth, I came to the conclusion that I could no longer live as an officer, moving from region to region every 1-2 years without an auxiliary caregiver like my mother, and it was only then that I realized that my life could change completely due to the birth of a child. Regardless of the change in my life, the child was so pretty that it didn't hurt to look at it, and I wanted to spend a lot of time with her and stay there. I also thought that if I couldn't see my child growing up because of my work, I would be happy even if I quit my job. After that, I was given another opportunity, and I have been able to work without interruption to this day, half on my own and half on someone else's, but the pain of having to leave home without a crying child and the regret of not being able to spend the weekend with me due to work still remain intact in my heart. Currently, various economic support systems are being implemented to solve the low birth rate problem, but there is much criticism that they are not effective in terms of performance or effectiveness. The author believes that the serious problem of low birth rates needs to be approached from the perspective of women, who are responsible for actually giving birth and raising children, from the perspective of changing awareness within the family, establishing a system that supports work and family, and creating a social atmosphere. First, from a woman's perspective, becoming a mother is a very scary task that brings about significant changes in her life, so active support from her spouse and division of childcare is essential. Without improved awareness at home, women will also be unable to easily choose childbirth and childcare. Economic support is important, but a system that allows flexible time management is especially important. In reality, when raising a child, excluding travel time to and from work and fixed work hours, the time you can see your child on weekdays is only 1 to 2 hours. When I was raising my first child, I also received a lot of help in raising my children, including the introduction of a parenting time system that did not exist when I was raising my first child. Although children look forward to it, school and kindergarten vacations are something that my spouse and I are very afraid of. At this time, my husband and I, my in-laws' parents, and my friend's parents all had to be mobilized, but unlike in the past, my spouse was able to use family care leave, etc., and it was a great help to be able to coordinate some of the time. Lastly, it appears that society should continue to create an atmosphere that welcomes and supports child-rearing. Our society has continuously pursued efficiency in all fields for rapid development. What I have felt while raising children is that raising children is far from efficient. Young children cannot put on their own clothes, and when they eat, they spill food here and there, making it very messy, and parents have to wait for them to turn over, crawl, or walk. However, children must go through various trials and errors to form their own identity and grow into autonomous adults. From this perspective, society should view and support women and children raising children with a warm and generous perspective, and should not be stingy in pursuit of efficiency. “It takes a village to raise a child.”[View full article] [Monday Column] Low birth rate problem from the perspective of a working mother (link)

law firm 'Daeryun' Attorney Lee Il-hyung "Digital Medical Products Act,Legislative evaluation that well reflects the trends of the times""We cannot neglect the development of digital medical products...A country that has fallen behind in the trend of the times-loss of corporate competitiveness' last year 1month, world's first ‘Digital Medical Products Act’This year after it was enacted 1It will be implemented from March, There is a lot of interest in the industry. The reason for enacting this law is digital therapy, It is related to the emergence of the digital medical device software market.. According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, digital therapy(Normal DTxIt is also called, Despite its name, it is subject to the Medical Device Act in Korea.)column ‘Preventing medical disorders or diseases, Software medical devices that provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions to patients for management or treatment’means. in other words, Digital therapeutics are different from simple health management apps., Refers to software that has been proven effective in treating diseases., In fact, some digital therapeutics are classified as medical devices that require a doctor's prescription.. This digital therapy market is 2017year usa FDAgo drugs, Application to treat alcohol and other drug addiction ‘reSET’The world's first digital therapy was approved as a full-blown treatment.. since 2020year Akili Interactivebuy ‘EndeavorRx’, Pear Therapeuticsbuy ‘Somryst’ etc. FDA With approval, this market continues to attract attention.. Even in Korea 2023year 2month, Developed by Aimmed ‘Soames(Somzz)’received permission for the first time. ‘EndeavorRx’If we explain digital therapy as an example,, The player has several stages in this game.(stage) While piloting the spaceship, you must perform various tasks such as finding collectibles or catching animals.. This game ADHDEncourages the improvement of multitasking ability by repeating tasks that require concentration in children and patients with disabilities.. ‘EndeavorRx’is the actual clinical trial result ADHD Its effectiveness in improving symptoms has been proven, and its status as a treatment has been recognized.. Meanwhile, digital medical device software 2013year IMDRFat ‘SaMD(Software as a Medical Device)’It began to attract attention in earnest after the concept was proposed.. In the Digital Medical Products Act, ‘Digital medical device software’It is defined as software that forms part of a digital medical device or is itself a digital medical device., ‘standalone software’and ‘dependent software’It is divided into. However, in practice, generally ‘Digital medical device software’If you say ‘standalone software’tends to come to mind first.. video, Diagnostic assistance software that utilizes vital signs continues to be released., The digital medical device software market continues to attract attention.. well known to the general public ‘Lunit’is a representative company in this field., ‘Detection/diagnosis assistance software’ etc. are being developed. In this way, digital therapy, digital medical devices, The concept of digital medical device software has been around for a long time., There were many characteristics that differentiated it from existing medical devices, so a separate regulatory system was absolutely necessary.. In practice, there were various difficulties and confusion as digital medical products were regulated by the Medical Device Act, which was enacted a long time ago.. Meanwhile, ChatGPT etc. AI As social interest in digital technology increased rapidly after the introduction of technology,, Our government is the first in the world to'Digital Medical Products Act'was enacted. The recently enacted Digital Medical Products Act ‘digital’This law was created in consideration of the unique characteristics of, This is a welcome example of legislation for related companies.. The level of harm to the human body is much less than that of medical devices., It is now possible to resolve the situation that hinders industrial development by excessively regulating digital medical products that have characteristics different from medical devices., From the manufacturer's perspective, it can also be evaluated positively.. According to promotional materials and policy briefing materials from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety regarding the contents of the Digital Medical Product Act,, Licensing process reflecting digital characteristics, quality control system, Clinical trial procedures, It appears that new regulations such as advertising and sales regulations have been established.. If you look at the actual legal provisions,, There are many parts with unique systems that are different from the Medical Device Act or the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act.. for example, The law includes component performance evaluation regulations and, We are easing regulations so that medical devices can be provided to medical professionals and medical institution workers for evaluation of actual use., GMP It also contains provisions such as easing the screening process.. In addition, there are unique regulations unique to the Digital Medical Products Act.. Specific details on this will be covered in the following contribution.. It's a bit off topic, but, Contributor too ChatGPTWhile using ‘digital’, ‘AI technology’ I felt that the introduction was an inevitable trend of the times., I came to think that the development of digital medical products could not be neglected either.. The contributor, a lawyer, is feeling this trend., Practitioners at the forefront of the pharmaceutical industry will be experiencing even more changes and trends.. Countries and companies that fall behind this trend will eventually lose their competitiveness., The Digital Medical Products Act, which takes effect this year, is evaluated as legislation that well reflects the trends of the times.. In the future, I hope that practitioners in pharmaceutical and bio companies will study this law well and create many business opportunities., I would like to conclude this article.. [View full article] Explanation of the ‘Digital Medical Products Act’ for practitioners in the pharmaceutical industry... Background and significance of enactment (link)

Lawyers, computers, public relations... Among the 12 major law firms that employ people with disabilities in a ‘condescending’ manner, five, including Yulchon Law Firm, Jipyeong, Daeryun, Yoon & Yang, and Shin Sejong, were found to be hiring people with disabilities while meeting the statutory mandatory employment rate (3.1%). As a result of the Legal Newspaper surveying the employment status of the disabled at 12 major domestic law firms in celebration of the Day of the Disabled on April 20, Yulchon had the highest employment rate of the disabled at 4.44%. Yulchon employs 24 disabled people out of 1,035 full-time workers, of which 22 are severely disabled. Jipyeong’s employment rate for disabled people was 3.56%. Jipyong employs 9 disabled people out of 478 full-time workers, 8 of whom are severely disabled. Daeryun employed 15 out of 651 full-time workers, recording an employment rate of 3.38%, including people with severe disabilities. Sejong has 19 disabled people out of a total of 1,120 full-time workers. Among them are two lawyers. There were 16 people with severe disabilities, and the employment rate was 3.13%. It was confirmed that Yoon & Yang met legal standards by hiring 19 out of approximately 600 workers, including those with severe disabilities. When calculating the employment rate of the disabled, severely disabled people are counted twice. This is because severely disabled people need more support for education and work adaptation. (omitted) Daeryun Law Firm deploys people with disabilities in all areas of the practice, including the head of the counseling office, the head of the legal office, and secretaries in charge of external work. Shin & Kim Law Firm hires a ‘Health Keeper’ for the disabled to provide massage services to executives and employees, and it is known that employee satisfaction is high. In addition, disabled workers are employed in various occupations, including bathroom cleaning and document messaging. There are also cases of indirect contribution through legal support and improved working conditions. Plaza Law Firm provides free legal services to ‘Seongmin Social Welfare Corporation’, which carries out support projects for the disabled. In this way, employment of the disabled in the law firm industry is improving quantitatively and qualitatively, but there is still an atmosphere of reluctance to hire people based on economic logic. An official from a major law firm said, “We are paying an employment levy because we are below the mandatory employment rate,” and added, “In terms of efficiency, it is better to pay a levy.” According to the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled, if the mandatory employment rate for the disabled is not met, an employment fee must be paid, and the fee ranges from a minimum of KRW 1,258,000 to a maximum of KRW 2,096,270 per person per month. Some law firms have been hiring people according to their quota, but it has been reported that in some cases, the employment rate has fallen below the standard as the number of mandatory employees has recently increased. Reporter Ahn Hyun (hyun@lawtimes.co.kr) Reporter Seo Ha-yeon (hayeon@lawtimes.co.kr)[View full article] Statutory mandatory employment rate for disabled people is 3.1%... Among the 12 largest law firms, 5 met the requirements (link)

A soldier in his 20s who was put on trial for insulting a female superior in the presence of junior soldiers was found not guilty. The soldier was sent to trial based on a witness's statement that he had insulted his superior, but the court ruled that the witness's statement was not credible because it was overturned and contradicted. According to the legal community on the 17th, the Suwon District Court recently acquitted Mr. A, in his 20s, who was indicted on charges of insulting his superior. In October 2023, while serving as a Marine Corps soldier, Mr. A had a conversation with two junior soldiers in a smoking room on the unit and said, "I want to drink with Mr. B and have (sexual relations)." was indicted on charges Mr. B was a female sergeant who was Mr. A's superior. During the inspection investigation within the unit, Mr. A claimed, "Because it was a period of guerrilla training at the time, I was not on the unit and could not go to the smoking area, and I did not make any sexual remarks in relation to Mr. B." However, Mr. A's claim was not accepted, and the charges were acknowledged based on the statements of witnesses and he was sent to trial. Even at the trial, Mr. A consistently maintained his claim, saying, "I was not in the unit because of guerrilla training, and I had a good relationship with Sergeant B, so there was no reason to insult him." Mr. A’s lawyer argued that “if you look at the circumstances of the report, the witnesses who did not have a good feeling towards Mr. A falsely reported that he had insulted his superior.” The court ruled in Mr. A’s favor. Although Mr. A's claims were consistent, the witnesses overturned their statements about when the incident occurred, and their statements regarding the circumstances of the report were also inconsistent. Based on this, the witness's statement was deemed unreliable and difficult to believe, and he was declared not guilty. Mr. A's legal representative, Park Yong-heul, a lawyer at the Daeryun Law Firm, said, "Some of the witnesses did not have a good relationship with Mr. A, so they decided to report him in order to have him transferred to another unit. In this case, the only evidence to prove the indictment was the witness's statement, and we were able to get an acquittal by proving that the statement was not credible." Reporter Jeong Cheol-wook[View full article] A soldier in his 20s who sexually insulted his female superior was found not guilty... “The witness’s statement is unreliable” (Shortcut)