Case Analysis / Legal Updates

The personal data hacking incident that occurred at the matchmaking company Duo was confirmed to be a large-scale leak involving the information of approximately 430,000 members. In particular, because the leaked data extended beyond ordinary personal information to include profile data such as individuals' marital history, family relationships, employment, and financial standing, discussion has begun in earnest over how far the scope of a company's data-management responsibility extends.

Director remuneration is an area subject to strict procedural controls under Article 388 of the Commercial Act, and recent changes in case law have expanded the range of legal risks to encompass the shareholders' resolution, the board resolution, and even restrictions on voting rights.Remuneration paid without compliance with the required resolution procedures may lead to the return of unjust enrichment and to a shareholder derivative suit, so companies are advised to conduct advance reviews.

The military conflict in the Middle East and the de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz are matters that are driving structural change across the global energy supply chain. In particular, the fact that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states designated Korea as a ‘top-priority supply recipient’ is a result that reflects strategic interests beyond diplomatic rhetoric. This article provides an in-depth analysis of these developments based on the latest international circumstances and news reporting, and it examines in concrete terms the risks that companies may face and the corresponding response strategies from legal and economic perspectives.

Intensifying U.S.-China tensions, the spread of protectionism, and growing geopolitical risk are rapidly transforming the global supply chain environment. In response, major Korean companies are moving away from their previous efficiency-centered production structures and pursuing a structural transition centered on supply chain stability and diversification strategies. This article analyzes the trends in corporate strategy shifts emerging around India and Vietnam, and it examines the implications of these changes.

With the Spent Battery Act expected to pass the plenary session, a full-fledged “era of spent battery management,” in which companies must take responsibility through to collection and recycling, is anticipated to begin.

This judgment, analyzed by an attorney handling obstruction of official duties matters, denied the establishment of the crime of obstruction of official duties by deceit premised on a urine-sampling demand made during an unlawful arrest, and it set out the criteria for assessing the lawfulness of the execution of official duties and the limits of investigative procedures. (Supreme Court, Decision of April 2, 2026, 2025 Do 19737)

The reduction of health insurance drug prices is a system that adjusts pharmaceutical prices in order to secure the financial efficiency of the National Health Insurance, and it functions as a policy instrument that reshapes the very structure of the pharmaceutical industry.

Shipping industry regulation refers to a legal and policy-based system of control that develops to coordinate the order of passage along international maritime routes, transport costs, the securing of safety, and the interests of various states.

With the implementation of the Offshore Wind Power Act, the entire process, from site selection to operator selection, environmental assessment, resident consultation, and construction and completion, has been integrated into a single legal framework.

Perjury with intent to harm another (mohae perjury) is a serious offense that is established when a false statement is made for the purpose of causing another person to be punished. The Supreme Court redefined the standards for the competency of an accomplice co-defendant as a witness and for the establishment of perjury. (Supreme Court, Decision of March 19, 2026, 2024 Do 163)

After the guidelines on directors' codes of conduct in corporate restructuring were announced, they began to operate as actual regulatory standards. Securing fairness in the course of corporate restructuring has become all the more important.

Chinese law advisory is a key legal service that analyzes corporate transaction structures, supply chains, investment, and dispute risks within China's rapidly changing and complex legal environment, including its export controls, and designs corresponding strategies.