Here are some of the most typical cases that our company deals with and wins on a regular basis.
Supreme Court Reverse Decision South Korea Supreme Court Reverse Decision The client in this case that eventually saw a Supreme Court Reverse Decision appointed Pureum Law Office during his first trial and filed a claim for payment against [...]
Civil Lawsuit in Korea(Confirmation of non-existence of debt) The client’s ex-girlfriend has repeatedly demanded that [...]
Sexual Harassment at Motel probation sentenced In a state of delirium, the client called the victim [...]
Marijuana Import in Korea Suspended Indictment The client imported various foods containing hemp to Korea [...]
Trespass at night for stealing suspended sentence The client committed the crimes of [...]
Inheritance from wife in Korea Inheritance from wife in Korea The client’s Korean spouse died [...]
Attempted Murder Probation Sentenced The client suffered from severe depression and attempted to commit suicide with his son, but was unsuccessful and was investigated and tried for the attempted [...]
Road Rage in Korea with a fine sentenced The client had an argument with a vehicle that cut in in front while moving with children in the car, [...]
Sexual Harassment at home with a fine sentenced While the client was playing a drinking game with a female friend who came to play, the woman contacted the police [...]
Sexual Harassment in Public Suspended Indictment The client was intoxicated at a friend’s house and was investigated by the police for forcibly molesting a woman on the way home. [...]
De facto Marriage and Divorce Korea De facto marriage and de facto divorce in South Korea The client was a foreign man who was engaged to a Korean woman who [...]
Sexual Harassment at a Bar Suspended Indictment The client started being investigated by the police for forcible molestation for touching a woman’s butt at a bar in Itaewon. The [...]
Sexual Harassment on Subway dismissed The client was accused of forcible molestation by a disabled woman sitting in front of the client who was on the way to work [...]
Probation Sentence in an LSD Case – South Korea The client of Pureum Law Office (PLO) in Seoul, South Korea claims that he learned about LSD (known colloquially as “acid”) [...]
Accusation of injury by rape The foreign client of Pureum Law Office (PLO) met with a South Korean girl several times and had sexual intercourse with her. However, after the [...]
Debt collection in Korea (contract of mandate) This post on debt collection in the case of a contract of mandate examines a situation in which one of our clients provided [...]
A Rape Case Dismissed in Korea The client had sex with the woman consensually, but there was a quarrel while the woman left the house, and the client [...]
A Crime of Violence in a State of Intoxication – South Korea This client was residing in South Korea under the USFK-ROK Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). After departing his [...]
Special Assault case Dismissed The client is a U.S. Army specialist and is subject to the SOFA agreement, but the case occurred outside of work, and the Korean Criminal [...]
Probation for selling marijuana in Korea The client in this case is a person who had been selling marijuana (cannabis) in South Korea for several years. Eventually, one of the [...]
DUI case with no punishment – South Korea This client became intoxicated in Seoul’s Itaewon area and drove to his home, but a person in another vehicle reported to the [...]
Fraudulent use of credit card – South Korea While staying at a local hotel in South Korea, this client used someone else’s credit card without permission to purchase goods. Consequently, [...]
Case won against an insurance company in Korea The client was standing in the parking lot of the car repair center, and the car repair center staff did [...]
Debt Collection – Korea The client in this case regarding debt collection in Korea provided goods to a company based in South Korea, but the latter refused to pay the [...]
Acquisitive Prescription – South Korea The client in this case of Acquisitive Prescription – South Korea had sold a parcel of land to person A, but the latter did not [...]
Acquitted after being charged with obstruction of justice – South Korea Pureum Law Office (PLO) recently defended a foreign client who had been put on trial and falsely accused of [...]
Obligee’s Right of Revocation – South Korea The client in this case and his spouse were sued by a person in South Korea who claimed the Right of Revocation based [...]
False Accusation of a Sex Crime In this case involving false accusation of a sex crime, our client had consensual intercourse with the alleged victim, but the latter changed her [...]
LSD Import – Korea Our client in this case of LSD Import was arrested for importing LSD into South Korea after ordering the illicit substance off of the Internet. The [...]
Cleared of suspicion on alleged sexual assault – Korea The client in this case was investigated for the alleged quasi-rape (taking advantage of another’s condition of unconsciousness or inability to [...]
Import of Cannabis Vape – Korea The client in this case was indicted by South Korean legal authorities for importing cannabis vape cartridges after asking a friend abroad to send [...]
Possession of Cannabis – Korea The client in this case mistakenly entered South Korea with a cannabis (marijuana) vape cartridge that he had left in his bag. Even if one [...]
Non-indictment After Assault – Korea The client in this case of non-indictment after assault was in South Korea under the US-ROK Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA status). This incident came [...]
Suspended Sentence – Fake Loan Agreement in Korea The client in this case had a clean record, he did not have any previous convictions in the Republic of Korea (ROK). [...]
Suspension of imprisonment for former convict – Korea The client in this case had previously been found guilty of breaking South Korean law and was sentenced to prison. Some time [...]
Recovering Korean Nationality and Acquiring Dual Citizenship in 2023: A Comprehensive Guide for Korean-Americans Many Korean Americans (especially those over the age of 65 who wish to spend the rest of their lives in Korea) have a great interest in [...]
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Korea Inheritance Tax Advice in 2023 Many of our foreign clients here at Pureum Law Office (PLO) have asked about [...]
Sex Crimes in Korea Since 2014, PLO has represented various foreign nationals in sex-related offenses. Let’s learn about sex-related offenses [...]
Extradition to Korea in 2023 After first signing an extradition agreement with Australia in 1991, the Republic of Korea [...]
Korean Franchise Law: 3 Franchisee Protection Systems In South Korea, new types of commercial activities such as franchising, factoring, [...]
Divorce in Korea for Foreigners – #1 Divorce Lawyer in Korea Untying the knot in South Korea doesn’t have to [...]
Travel to Korea – K-ETA Application Note: As of April 1, 2023, K-ETA requirements have been waived for several nationalities, [...]
5 Steps for Collecting Debt in Korea (in and out of court) Collecting Debt from Korea There are [...]
5 Tips to Hiring a Criminal Defense Attorney in Korea Simon Lee is a managing partner at Pureum Law [...]
Sexual Harassment on Subway dismissed The client was accused of forcible molestation by a disabled woman sitting in front [...]
Foreigners residing in South Korea who wish to retain their F-2-7 visa should be aware of the rules and exemptions. [...]
Korean Inheritance Law – Wills in Korea In a previous article, we talked about the legal effect of a will [...]
COVID-19 Immigration-related Measures The following immigration-related measures are a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and points provided by the [...]
Division of inheritance in Korea This time we will talk more about the division of inherited property — division of [...]
Legal effect and validity of a will created in Korea Lately, we have been receiving an increasing number of inquiries [...]
Uncontested Divorce in Korea Sometimes things just don’t work out. You’re both good people, but somehow you drifted apart. Or [...]
Criminal Procedure in Korea – How to handle a Call from Investigator in Korea What to do if one [...]
Detention and Release in Korea Today we will take a look at the procedure that may let you get released [...]
Arrest Procedures in Korea: How can I possibly be detained in Korea? Our law office is a firm specializing, among [...]
Today we are entering another mini-series of articles by Pureum Law Office. This time we will discuss two sub-types of [...]
F-6 Visa after Divorce in Korea (Alimony, custody, child support and the loss of F-6) In the previous articles [...]
Advice from a Divorce Lawyer in Korea Dear expats, this is the second article in our series on divorce procedures [...]
Divorce in South Korea 1. My spouse and I have never registered nor reported our marriage to the Korean government; [...]
How to Apply for Korean F-5 Visa While on a Spousal Visa (F6) One of our most common inquiries is [...]
Become a Korean Citizen: Korean Special Naturalization What is Special Naturalization? Special Naturalization has been established to allow for [...]
How to Become a Korean Citizen : Korean Simplified Naturalization Korean Simplified Naturalization vs. Generalized Naturalization Simplified naturalization in [...]
This article is the first in a 4-part series. Skip to the end of the article for links to the [...]
We live in a country where you don’t just put down your first and last month’s rent when you move [...]
South Korean Labor Law In recent years, South Korea has experienced an influx of foreigners with working visas. Unfortunately, the [...]
Have you been in Korea for 5 consecutive years? Do you know what F-2-99 Visa is? If you’ve been here [...]
Atty Simon(이도경 변호사) was appointed to work as a Certified Legal Counselor of Seoul Global Center this year again by Park, [...]
Attorney Simon Lee has been providing pro bono legal services at Seoul Global Center (SGC) since 2014. (Post-pandemic normalization of [...]
Facebook Page of Pureum Law Office We have a Facebook page so our clients can easily stay up to date [...]
