Partial Victory After 11 Years: Court Orders Wheelchair Lift Installation on Key Intercity Bus Routes

📝 Summary After 11 years of litigation, wheelchair-using plaintiffs have won a partial victory in their lawsuit demanding that intercity and commuter bus companies install wheelchair…

Supreme Court Upholds 5-Year Prison Term in Seoul City Hall Station Wrong-Way Tragedy

📌 Case Summary Incident Overview In July 2024, a driver identified as Mr. Cha exited a hotel parking lot near Seoul City Hall Station, mistakenly pressed…

Tattooing Is No Longer a Medical Act — Tattoo Artist Acquitted on Appeal

1. Case Overview Court: Seoul Southern District Court, Criminal Division 3-1 Decision Date: 27 November 2025 Case No.: 2025No1332 Charge: Violation of the Act on Special…

[SAMPLE] Criminal Complaint – Aggravated Rape (Attempted Rape Resulting in Bodily Injury)

고소장 Criminal Complaint 1. 고소인 (Complainant) 성명(Name)○ ○ ○ 주민등록번호(Resident Registration No.) 주소(Address)○○시 ○○구 ○○동 ○○○-○○ 직업(Occupation) 사무실 주소(Office Address) 전화(Telephone)(휴대폰 / Mobile) 이메일(E-mail) 2. 피고소인…

[SAMPLE] Criminal Complaint – Defamation

고소장CRIMINAL COMPLAINT — 1. 고소인 1. Complainant 성명: ○ ○ ○Name: ○ ○ ○ 주민등록번호:Resident Registration Number: 주소: ○○시 ○○구 ○○동 ○○○-○○Address: ○○-si, ○○-gu, ○○-dong ○○○-○○…

Apartment Residents’ Representative Council Liable for Injuries from Slip on Speed Bump — Responsibility Limited to 30%, 8.78 Million KRW Awarded

📘 Case Summary A resident who slipped on ice while passing over a speed bump inside an apartment complex sued the apartment’s Residents’ Representative Council for…

Kids Café Liable for Toddler’s Injury on Trampoline — Parents Also Partially at Fault

📘 Case Summary 🔎 Core Holding A court ordered a kids café to pay ₩500,000 to each parent after a 2-year-old child was injured on a…

Deliverer Can Be Punished Even If the Package Contained No Drugs, Rules Supreme Court

📘 Case Summary 🔎 Core Holding The Supreme Court held—for the first time—that a drug courier (“드라퍼”) can be punished under the Special Act on the…

20s Man Who Faked Mental Illness to Avoid Military Service Sentenced to Prison

📘 Case Summary A man in his 20s who pretended to have a mental illness to avoid serving in the military has had his conviction finalized.…

Court Recognizes Brain Hemorrhage as Work-Related Injury Even Without Exceeding 52-Hour Workweek

📝 Summary A South Korean court ruled that a worker’s fatal intracerebral hemorrhage can qualify as a work-related injury, even if weekly working hours did not…

[SAMPLE] Criminal Complaint – Crime of Insult

고 소 장 Criminal Complaint 1. 고소인 1. Complainant 성명○ ○ ○Name○ ○ ○ 주민등록번호(기재)Resident Registration Number(Insert) 주소○○시 ○○구 ○○동 ○○○-○○Address○○ City, ○○ District, ○○-dong ○○○-○○…

How Exit Bans Work (for Foreigners) in South Korea

1. Exit Suspention (출국정지) of Foreign Nationals A. Definition “Exit suspension” or “suspention of deaprture” (출국정지) is a term used with respect to foreign nationals (i.e.…

Posting Residents’ Names & Apartment Numbers in a KakaoTalk Group Chat Is Not a Crime If Prior Consent Exists, Supreme Court Rules

📌 Case Overview The Korean Supreme Court ruled that posting residents’ real names and building/unit numbers in a KakaoTalk group chat does not violate the Personal…

Skier Deviates from Normal S-Curve Path, Causes Collision — Court Orders ₩11.31M Compensation

🎿 Case Overview A skier who veered off the normal S-shaped trajectory on a slope and collided with another skier was held 80% liable for the…

Blocking a Neighbor’s Door with Furniture = Unlawful Confinement, Supreme Court Affirms

📌 Case Overview The Korean Supreme Court ruled that blocking a neighbor’s only exit with heavy household items constitutes unlawful confinement (감금죄) under the Criminal Act.…

Court Rules Long-Distance Transfer Due to Workplace Bullying Allegation Was Unlawful

🔹 Case Overview A public corporation moved employee B from Paju to Naju after he was accused of workplace bullying by five colleagues. B challenged the…

Korean Court Awards 3 Million KRW per Victim for Severe Late-Night Floor Noise: A Landmark Inter-Floor Noise Ruling

🧱 Case Overview A Korean court ordered an upstairs resident (B) to pay 3 million KRW in damages to each of four downstairs residents (A and…

No Duty to Name the Real Driver: Korean Appeals Court Acquits Woman in Fake Driver Case

Who are the people involved? A (32, female) – passenger in the car and family member of the car’s insurance holder. B – A’s acquaintance, believed…

Korean Court Upholds Suspended Prison Sentence for Illegal Filming of U.S. Military Aircraft

Case Summary Court: Suwon District Court, Criminal Division 7 (Presiding Judge Kim Byung-soo, Senior Judge) Date: Second-instance ruling on 17 November 2025 — Who Was Involved?…

No DUI on Private Grounds? Supreme Court Rules Apartment Car Parks Aren’t ‘Roads’

Core ruling South Korea’s Supreme Court has confirmed that an underground/ground parking lot inside a gated apartment complex is not a “road” under the Road Traffic…

Korean Supreme Court: Stalking Is a Crime Even If the Victim Didn’t Notice

The Korean Supreme Court has reaffirmed that stalking can be punished even when the victim did not actually realize they were being stalked at the time.…

Mother Jailed After Abandoning Two Sons at Daycare for 3 Months – Court Weighs Disability and Responsibility

Case summary In Cheongju, a 31-year-old woman (A) was convicted for child abandonment and neglect under the Child Welfare Act. On 30 July last year, her…

Attempted Murder in Courtroom: 5-Year Prison Sentence Upheld by Supreme Court

Case Summary Incident Overview:A 50-year-old man, referred to as A, attacked the CEO (B) of digital asset firm Haru Invest with a knife inside a courtroom…

Supreme Court Rules Maserati Hit-and-Run Driver Not Guilty of DUI and Aiding Escape (i.e. Guilty only of fatal hit-and-run)

Case Overview:The defendant, referred to as A, was involved in a fatal hit-and-run in Gwangju while driving a Maserati. He struck a motorcycle at high speed,…

Supreme Court Acquits Father in “Newborn Left in Car Trunk” Death Case — Lack of Proof and Unreliable Testimony

Case Overview: A man in his 40s (A) was accused of murder and corpse abandonment after allegedly leaving his newborn son, born to his coworker and…

Camping Ground Wiretap Case: Why the Supreme Court Cleared NIS Investigators

Case Summary Court & Date:Supreme Court (Criminal Division 2), September 25, 2025 – Case No. 2025Do4614 Defendants:Four investigators from the National Intelligence Service (NIS)’s Gyeonggi Branch…

Popping Pills, Not Laws: Dentist’s Self-Use of Prescription Drugs Isn’t Illegal

Case Summary Court & Date:Seoul Administrative Court, Division 6 (Presiding Judge: Na Jin-i), Decision on August 29, 2025 Case No.:2024GuHap87898 Parties:Plaintiff – Dentist ADefendant – Minister…

F-6 and E-7 Visas in South Korea: A Complete Guide

💍 Marriage Immigration (F-6 Visa) [UPDATE] For more info: https://klawguru.com/2026/09/23/the-f-6-marriage-visa-in-south-korea-every-requirement-you-need-to-know/ 1. Definition A foreigner married to or previously married to a Korean national and legally residing…

Court Orders ‘Sillim Murder Threat’ Man to Pay Government ₩43 Million for Emergency Response Costs

Case Overview: The Seoul Central District Court ordered a man in his 20s, identified as Mr. Choi, to pay ₩43.7 million (≈ USD 31,000) to the…

Three Nights of Company Drinking Deemed Work-Related Death

Case Overview: The Seoul Administrative Court ruled that an employee who died from acute alcohol poisoning after three consecutive nights of company dinners (hoesik) suffered a…

Court Recognizes Link Between COVID-19 Vaccine and Fatal Brain Hemorrhage

Case Overview: The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of a widow who challenged the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) for denying compensation related…

Korean Military Officers Jailed for Deadly Abuse During Recruit Training

Case Overview: Two commanding officers at the 12th Infantry Division Recruit Training Center were found guilty of abusive training that led to a trainee’s death. The…