Region: Korea, Republic of
KCAB International names new secretary-general
The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board’s international division has appointed former ICC counsel Pui-Ki Emmanuelle Ta as its new secretary-general.
27 March 2025
Korean creditor seeks to restrain award recognition in Pakistan
The Court of Appeal in London is being urged to restrain “pre-emptive” recognition proceedings in Pakistan brought by an LCIA award debtor that is seeking to have parts of the award declared unenforceable.
17 March 2025
US and Korean partners cool nuclear reactor dispute
A Korean state utility has agreed to settle a multibillion-dollar dispute with its US partner over nuclear reactor technology – as an unrelated arbitration kicks off over a project in the United Arab Emirates.
27 January 2025
Atlanta firm adds Korean practitioner
Lance Lee, who spent more than 20 years practising at Kim & Chang and Dentons in Korea, has joined Arnall Golden Gregory in Atlanta.
06 November 2024
Hedge fund seeks to enforce against South Korea
US hedge fund Mason Capital has asked a court in Washington, DC, to enforce a US$32 million investment treaty award against South Korea arising from the state’s interference in an US$8 billion Samsung merger.
29 May 2024
New department at Korean ministry to strengthen international arbitration
A new department at the Korean Ministry of Justice overseen by law professor and experienced arbitrator Hong-Sik (Justin) Chung aims to strengthen the government's mandates on international legal affairs, including international arbitration.
03 May 2024
South Korea again found liable over Samsung merger
US hedge fund Mason Capital has won damages in an UNCITRAL claim over South Korea's intervention in a US$8 billion Samsung merger – the second case in which the state has been held liable over the merger.
12 April 2024
Samsung Heavy liable for defective ships
A London tribunal has ordered Samsung Heavy Industries to pay US$290 million over defects in two cargo ships it had built for a South Korean marine transport company.
26 January 2024
Panel ready for Korean nuclear technology dispute
British and Australian arbitrators are hearing a Seoul-seated dispute between a Korean state utility and its former US partner over rights to nuclear reactor technology.
17 August 2023
US private equity group seeks to enforce South Korea award
Texas private equity group Lone Star has asked a court in Washington, DC to enforce its ICSID award against South Korea – after a panel rejected the bulk of its US$4.7 billion claim over a delayed bank sale.
03 July 2023