The law firm Sejong (representative attorney Oh Jong-han) noted that it has recruited foreign attorney Alexey Stukarev, an expert in international transactions and dispute resolution in Russia and former Soviet states, on the 15th. According to Sejong that day, foreign attorney Alexey is a legal exp...
Former President Yoon Suk-yeol completely denied the charges of being an 'insurrection mastermind' during his first official trial on the 14th. In court that day, Yoon stated regarding the emergency martial law on Dec. 3, "It was a non-violent incident that was lifted a few hours later after accepti...
Former President Yoon Suk-yeol appeared in Courtroom 417 of the Seoul Central District Court at 9:50 a.m. on the 14th to attend the first trial regarding the charge of 'leader of a rebellion.' On this day, former President Yoon accessed the courtroom directly through the underground parking lot inst...
The Supreme Court ruled that the criteria for the 'same household' for redevelopment union members to receive allocation rights must be verified based on whether they actually share residence and livelihood, not just on their resident registration. This is the first time the Supreme Court has presen...
Ahead of the June 1, 2022 local elections, attorney Kang Yong-seok, who was on trial for allegedly providing money and valuables to company representatives, has received a suspended prison sentence. According to the legal community on the 11th, the Supreme Court's first division (Chief Justice Noh K...
On the 10th, the Constitutional Court issued a decision of 'unconstitutional compatibility' regarding the legal provision that prioritizes compensation payments for national patriots to the eldest among bereaved families. The court will maintain the validity of the provision for now, but if the Nati...
Minister Lee Wan-kyu, nominated as a candidate for the Constitutional Court, said on the 9th, "I want to become a constitutional judge. This is because I want to contribute to the implementation of the constitutional order." On that day, Minister Lee attended a full meeting of the National...
Myung Tae-kyun and Kim Young-sun, former lawmaker of the People Power Party, who were arrested and indicted on charges of receiving and giving money in exchange for parliamentary nominations, were released on bail on the 9th. The two were arrested on Nov. 15 last year. On that day, the 4th Criminal ...
The Supreme Court ruled that customs officials securing and analyzing the components of drug parcels secretly brought into the country by drug offenders without a warrant is lawful. According to the legal community on the 9th, the Supreme Court's 1st Division (Chief Justice Noh Tae-ak) confirmed the...
CIO Chief Oh Dong-woon noted on the 9th that a probe is underway regarding allegations of abuse of power against Acting Prime Minister Han Deok-soo. Chief Oh also stated that candidate Lee Wan-kyu for the Constitutional Court (Minister of Justice) is also "a subject of investigation." Chief Oh made ...
