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12 July 2024 by
Attorney-client privilege has once again become a controversial topic in Korean legal practice as there have been reports that in recent criminal investigations, the Korean police and prosecutors have seized confidential attorney-client communications, even those under the custody of attorneys.
01 July 2024 by
KFTC Issues Administrative Notices for Merger Guidelines - to Implement Voluntary Commitments System and Reflect MRFTA Amendments -
21 May 2024 by
Following the amendment of the Personal Information Protection Act (promulgated on March 14, 2023, the Amended PIPA), the second amendment to its Enforcement Decree (the Second Amended Enforcement Decree) went into effect on March 15, 2024.
02 February 2024 by
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.
02 January 2024 by
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.”
24 November 2023 by
Improvement of merger review process focusing on reflecting characteristics of the digital sector
13 November 2023 by
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.
29 August 2023 by
The Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) confirmed and announced the FY2023 tax law amendment proposals on July 27, 2023 (Proposals).
27 July 2023 by
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.
24 July 2023 by
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.
