<Case Brief> Court Suwon District CourtCivil Division (Single Judge) Presiding Judge Yeon Un-hee Case Number 2025Gadan509766 Decision Date December 18, 2025 Disposition – Partial victory for…
<Case Brief> Court Cheongju District CourtCriminal Division (Single Judge) Presiding Judge Kang Hyun-ho Charges Abandonment and Concealment of a Corpse (사체유기) — Holding Concealing the body…
<Case Summary> Court & Case Seoul High Court, Administrative Division 3 Decision date: January 22, 2026 Case No.: 2024누39419 What Happened The court upheld corrective measures…
<Case Summary> Defendant Jo Doo-soon, a convicted child sex offender under post-release supervision. Court & Decision Suwon District Court Ansan Branch, Criminal Division 1 Presiding Judge:…
처벌불원 탄원서 Petition for Leniency (Request Not to Punish) — ○ 사 건 : 서울서부지방법원 2000노1000 / 준강제추행Case: Seoul Western District Court, 2000No1000 / Quasi-Indecent Act…
처벌불원 탄원서 Petition for Leniency (Request Not to Punish) — ○ 사 건 : 2000고단2000 상습강제추행Case No.: 2000Godan2000 Habitual Indecent Act ○ 탄원인, 피해자 : 김…
🔎 Case Summary A South Korean administrative court held that a public official’s suicide, following a relapse and worsening of depression, qualified as a line-of-duty death…
Case Summary Kim Keon‑hee, the wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison after a Seoul court…
🔎 Case Summary A defendant who forged a victim’s “no-punishment statement” (처벌불원서) to secure leniency was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment. The court emphasized that tampering…
🔎 Case Summary The Supreme Court finalized fines against Yang Kyung-soo, President of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), and Jeon Jong-deok (then KCTU Secretary-General,…
What happened: BTS members V (Kim Taehyung) and Jungkook (Jeon Jungkook) won on appeal in their civil damages lawsuit against the operator of the YouTube channel…
고 소 장 Criminal Complaint — 고소인 Complainant 이 ○ 숙서울 광진구 자양동 11 ○○ 101동 101호 Lee ○-sukUnit 101, Building 101, ○○, 11 Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu,…
고 소 장 Criminal Complaint — 고소인 Complainant 김 ○ 곤 (540916-1111111)Kim ○-gon (Resident Registration No. 540916-1111111) 용인시 수지구 ○○동 111 ○○○○ 111동 111호Unit 111, Building…
What happened South Korea’s Supreme Court en banc held that bereaved families of 5·18 victims still have valid rights to claim consolation money (emotional distress damages)…
The headline ruling A Seoul court sentenced Han Duck-soo, former Prime Minister, to 23 years in prison for aiding an insurrection and performing key roles in…
Core holding (Supreme Court): The Korean government can seek reimbursement (recourse) for medical expenses it paid to treat an inmate’s injuries caused by the inmate’s intentional…
What happened: South Korea’s Supreme Court dismissed the ex-husband’s appeal, finalizing the appellate ruling in a divorce dispute tied to public “affair” allegations involving Choi Jung-won…
A Seoul Central District Court panel sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 5 years in prison for obstructing the execution of an arrest warrant by…
고 소 장 Criminal Complaint — 1. 고소인 1. Complainant 성명 ○ ○ ○Name: ○ ○ ○ 주민등록번호Resident Registration Number: 주소 ○○시 ○○구 ○○동 ○○○-○○Address: ○○○-○○, ○○-dong, ○○-gu, ○○ City…
고 소 장 Criminal Complaint — 1. 고소인 1. Complainant 성명 ○ ○ ○Name: ○ ○ ○ 주민등록번호Resident Registration Number: 주소 ○○시 ○○구 ○○동 ○○○-○○Address: ○○○-○○, ○○-dong, ○○-gu, ○○ City…
What the case was about: Korea’s National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) sued major tobacco companies seeking about KRW 53.3 billion (₩533억) in damages. NHIS argued the…
🔎 Case Summary A South Korean court held a water park operator, its outsourced safety management company, and a taekwondo academy director jointly liable for the…
South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously overturned prosecutors’ decision to grant a suspended indictment against an SBS Unanswered Questions (그것이 알고싶다) Producer who broadcast unaltered photos of…
A man in his 70s was sentenced to three years in prison for the attempted murder of his daughter-in-law, with the ruling upheld on appeal. The…
A woman in her 50s was sentenced on appeal to four years in prison for committing large-scale fraud against her in-laws and acquaintances. The ruling was…
고 소 장 Criminal Complaint — 1. 고소인 1. Complainant 성명 ○ ○ ○Name: ○ ○ ○ 주민등록번호Resident Registration Number: 주소 ○○시 ○○구 ○○동 ○○○-○○Address: ○○-○○, ○○-dong, ○○-gu, ○○-si 직업Occupation:…
고 소 장 Criminal Complaint — 고소인 Complainant 김○기 (810723-1111111)Kim ○-gi (Resident Registration No. 810723-1111111) 010-7287-**** — 피고소인 Accused 박○민 (800221-1111111)Park ○-min (Resident Registration No. 800221-1111111)…
South Korea’s Supreme Court has finalized a life sentence for Yang Gwang-jun (39), a former military officer convicted of murder, corpse mutilation, and body disposal. Yang…
🔎 What Happened A Korean legal-tech AI analyzed an appellate criminal judgment and identified a procedural error the appellate court had overlooked. The defense adopted the…
At a glance, this case answers a hard question:Can a serious illness that appears decades later still be legally tied to frontline public service? The court…
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