[Attorney Taejin Kim’s Trade Secrets Lecture 3] “No Secret Management, So Not a Trade Secret?” Judgment Criteria Table of Contents 1. Concept and Definition of Non-public Knowledge in South Korea 2. Meaning of ‘Not Publicly Known’ in Trade Secret Law of South Korea 3. Economic Value of Information and Non-public Knowledge in South Korea 4….
[Attorney Taejin Kim’s Trade Secrets Lecture 4] Reverse Engineering Creates Identical Product – Still Trade Secret Violation? Table of Contents 1. Importance of Trade Secret Protection and the Concept of Trade Secrets in South Korea 2. Requirements for Trade Secret Protection in South Korea Non-public knowledge (Secrecy) Secret management Independent economic value (Economic utility) 3….
[Attorney Taejin Kim’s Trade Secrets Lecture 5] How to Protect Our Company’s Technology as Trade Secrets? Table of Contents 1. Significance and Importance of Shareholder Meeting Injunctions 2. Injunctions to Prohibit Shareholders’ Meeting and Resolution 3. Injunctions to Suspend Effects of Shareholders’ Resolution 4. Injunctions for Shareholders’ Agenda Setting 5. Effects of Actions Violating Injunctions…
“Stop the Shareholder Meeting” – When and How to Win Injunction Applications? Table of Contents 1. Understanding Shareholder Proposal Rights in South Korea 2. Legal Nature and Requirements 3. Procedures for Exercising Shareholder Proposal Rights 4. Grounds for Company Rejection 5. Special Rules for Listed Companies 6. Legal Remedies Against Rejection 7. Successful Preliminary Injunction…
“Want to Remove Directors…” Complete Roadmap from Shareholder Proposals to Injunctions Table of Contents Understanding Commercial Statute of Limitations in South Korea Key Differences: Commercial vs. Civil Statute of Limitations Legal Framework and Statutory Provisions Scope and Application of Commercial Statute of Limitations Application Criteria: Necessity for Expeditious Resolution Case Study: Corporate Representative’s Debt Promissory…
“Suddenly Cutting Director Compensation…” Legal Responses to Prevent Unfair Reductions Table of Contents 1. Overview of Director’s Right to Claim Compensation in South Korea 2. Commercial Code Provisions on Changes to Director’s Compensation 3. Legal Requirements and Procedures for Reducing Director’s Compensation 4. Application of Contract Law to Director’s Compensation Reduction 5. Cases Where Implicit…
“Shareholder Agreement Violated – Can We Enforce It?” Validity and Enforcement Methods Table of Contents 1. Definition and Purpose of Shareholders’ Agreements 2. Case Law on Share Transfer Restrictions 3. Effectiveness of Control Provisions in Decision-Making 4. Remedies for Breach of Shareholders’ Agreements – Cases Seeking Proxy Rights – Cases Seeking Specific Voting Directions 5….
Person Who’s Both Shareholder and Director – How Bound by Shareholder Agreements? Analysis of Supreme Court Decision 2012da80996, Decided on September 13, 2013 Table of Contents 1. What is the Binding Force of Shareholder Agreements on Directors who are Shareholders? 2. Key Legal Issues in this Case 3. Case Background 4. Arguments by the Parties…
Venture Investment to Family Business: Dispute-Free Shareholder Agreement Drafting Table of Contents 1. Definition and Legal Basis of Shareholders’ Agreements 2. Situations Requiring Shareholders’ Agreements 3. Key Contents and Components of Agreements 4. Major Legal Provisions and Practical Issues 5. Information Provision System for Transparent Management 6. Decision-Making Structure and Balance 7. Design of Rights…
“Individual Contractor But Called Employee” – Disguised Subcontracting Criteria and Response Table of Contents 1. Legal Distinction Between Independent Contractor Services and Employment 2. Korean Supreme Court’s Criteria for Determining Employee Status 3. Major Cases Where Service Contracts Were Recognized as Employment Relationships 4. Cases Where Service Contracts Were Not Considered Employment Relationships 5. Practical…
