Entertainment Attorney Assistance Case | Entertainment Attorney Successfully Defends Against an Obstruction of Business Complaint by an Agency, Resulting in a Non-Prosecution Decision

The client who sought out the entertainment attorney was an investor in an entertainment agency.

As the major shareholder of the entertainment agency, which was experiencing financial difficulties, the client proposed to the management that the entertainers affiliated with the agency be transferred to another agency.

The client also presented various methods regarding the acquisition of equity, asset management, and similar measures in order to overcome the financial difficulties.

When, in response to the client's proposal, the affiliation of that agency's entertainers actually changed, another shareholder of the agency accused the client, alleging that they were obstructing the business of managing the affiliated entertainers.

The client therefore visited Daeryun, seeking the help of an entertainment attorney to defend against the case.

■ The sentencing level for obstruction of business, explained by an entertainment attorney

🔗A person who interferes with another's business by the method under Article 313 or by force shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine not exceeding 15 million won. [Criminal Act Article 314]

The entertainment attorney argued that this was an opinion the client had presented as a shareholder for the normalization of the entertainment agency's management.

The financial condition of that agency, which was experiencing operational difficulties, was so dire that it would reach bankruptcy without additional investment.

Under these circumstances, the affiliated entertainers had already consulted with a labor attorney in order to terminate their exclusive contracts with the agency.

Before the client's proposal, the affiliated entertainers had already been looking into moving to a different agency.

On this basis, Daeryun's entertainment attorney argued that the client's obstruction of business alleged by the opposing side was not well founded.

The entertainment attorney organized the facts and argued that the client had not interfered with the business of the entertainment agency.

The entertainment agency had suffered management difficulties for several years and had been unable to pay the appearance fees of its affiliated entertainers.

At the time, the agency's representative promised to pay the overdue appearance fees, but payment of the appearance fees was being postponed indefinitely due to the individual's excess debt.

The Daeryun entertainment attorney emphasized that the appearance fees of the affiliated entertainers had not been paid due to the agency's operating difficulties, and argued that the claim that the client had committed obstruction of business was unreasonable.

The entertainment attorney assisted through the entire process of the case to establish the innocence of the client, who had been the subject of a criminal complaint filed by an entertainment agency for obstruction of business relating to the management of affiliated entertainers.

The case handling team, made up of entertainment attorneys with extensive relevant experience, discussed and researched in order to analyze the facts accurately, and assisted throughout the proceedings.

As a result of the case, the prosecution acknowledged the client's innocence and rendered a non-prosecution disposition.

If there is anyone facing concerns in a situation similar to that of the client above, we encourage you to seek a 🔗consultation with an entertainment attorney at Daeryun LLC.