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Shareholders’ Contractual Rights in Korea’s Rehabilitation Proceedings

04 December 2023 by Jipyong - South Korea

In a recent case concerning shareholders’ contractual rights in rehabilitation proceedings, Korea’s Supreme Court held that a contract which grants the shareholders the right to consent

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KFTC Issues Advance Notice on Amendment of Merger Review Guidelines

24 November 2023 by Lee & Ko - South Korea

Improvement of merger review process focusing on reflecting characteristics of the digital sector

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Guidelines on Foreign Exchange Business of Foreign Financial Institutions

13 November 2023 by Lee & Ko - South Korea

On October 18, 2023, the Guidelines on Foreign Exchange Business of Foreign Financial Institutions (the Guidelines) were established and implemented to open the domestic foreign exchange market to the outside world.

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Amendments to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act: New Sanctions Against Unfair Trading Activities

06 November 2023 by Jipyong - South Korea

On September 25, 2023, Korea’s Financial Services Commission (“FSC”) announced a legislative notice for a proposed amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (the “FSCMA”).

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MOJ Announces Amendments to the Korean Commercial Act to Reinforce Regulations on Corporate Governance and Protection of Shareholders

10 October 2023 by Jipyong - South Korea

On August 24, 2023, the Ministry of Justice (the “MOJ”) announced partial amendments to the Commercial Act of Korea to bolster regulations on corporate governance and protection of shareholders.

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Voluntary Carbon Market – A New Genre of Cross Border Disputes?

04 September 2023 by Jipyong - South Korea

Voluntary carbon market (“VCM”) is a truly unique marketplace where private actors buy and sell carbon credits to remove or reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere.

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Highlights of the FY2023 Tax Law Amendment Proposals

29 August 2023 by Lee & Ko - South Korea

The Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) confirmed and announced the FY2023 tax law amendment proposals on July 27, 2023 (Proposals).

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Recent Trends in Criminal Antitrust Investigations in Korea

08 August 2023 by Jipyong - South Korea

Recently, there has been an increasing number of cases where the Prosecutor’s Office (“PO”) initiated investigations on antitrust matters traditionally taken up by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (the “KFTC”), such as violations of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (the “MRFTA”) and bid rigging.

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The Future of the Food Industry: Food Tech

27 July 2023 by Lee & Ko

With significant development in dietary supplements and alternative food industry in recent years, Korean government announced alternative food (e.g., plant-based meet, cultured meat, insect based meat, etc.), dietary supplement and medical food (i.e., specially formulated food for patients with certain symptoms or nutritional needs) as industry sectors for future development.

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Strengthening Regulation of Unfair Trading through Amendment of FISCMA

24 July 2023 by Lee & Ko - South Korea

A proposal for partial amendment (Amendment) to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (FISCMA) for the purpose of strengthening the regulation of unfair trading passed the plenary session of the National Assembly of Korea on June 30, 2023 and was promulgated on July 18, 2023.