[Construction & Real Estate] Disputes Persisting Beyond the Defect Warranty Period: How to Prevent Defect Management Risk

Korea Economic TV and 7 others

With a large-scale wave of tariff refund litigation taking shape following the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reciprocal tariffs are unlawful, Daeryun Law Firm has launched a "Korea-U.S. Joint Tariff Refund TF" to support proactive remedies for the rights of domestic export companies.

Beyond Post

Amid deepening woes in the construction industry, where a high-interest-rate environment coincides with rising raw-material prices, subcontracting disputes arising from the failure to receive construction payments on time have been found to be increasing. According to the Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency, the number of dispute-mediation applications filed in the construction subcontracting field over the course of 2024 totaled 660, an increase of about 34% compared with 492 two years earlier.

Lawissue

March, when the new school term and the spring moving season overlap, is a period when jeonse and monthly-rent contracts are concentrated. As listings become scarce, people grow anxious and find it easy to skip or delay basic steps such as checking the certified copy of the register or verifying the owner's identity. Moreover, there are not a few tenants who are themselves unaware that the documents to check and the precautions to take differ depending on the housing type—be it a multi-household home, multi-unit dwelling, or officetel.