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LAWYER OF THE MONTH - OCTOBER 2022

18 October 2022 by asialaw

asialaw's Lawyer of the Month for October 2022 is...

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MRFTA Amendments on Expansion of Merger Notification Exemptions and Introduction of Commitment Procedures for Merger Control

02 February 2024 by Lee & Ko

On January 25, 2024, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) proposed amendments (Amendments) to the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (MRFTA) were approved by the National Assembly of Korea.

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KFTC proposes ex-ante regulation of platforms under the “Platform Competition Promotion Act”

02 January 2024 by Lee & Ko - South Korea

On December 19, 2023, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (“KFTC”) announced its proposal to enact the “Platform Competition Promotion Act” (“PCPA”) for ex-ante regulation of platforms by designating “dominant platform operators.”

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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).