Lee & Ko Host Seminar “Analysis of Key Competition Law Precedent”

Lee & Ko held a seminar on the “Analysis of Key Competition Law Precedent” focusing on key Korean competition law court precedent from the second half of 2022 to the first half of 2023. Lee & Ko’s experienced competition law attorneys analyzed key court case law and its legal and practical implications for companies and related industries. 

In Session 1, Mr. Byong Ki Chung presented collusion cases such as the alternator collusion and currency swap bid rigging cases, discussing issues such as the Supreme Court’s attitude towards the scope of bid rigging and whether the timing of leniency applications to foreign competition law authorities is considered the cessation of the illegal conduct, among others.

In Session 2, Lee & Ko lawyer presented abuse of dominance and unfair trade practices precedent including cases on the abuse of SEPs in the telecommunications market, the tying of sales of patent licenses and engineering services for LNG carriers and self-preferencing by an online platform, and examined issues such as the Supreme Court’s position on the legitimate exercise of patent rights and the application of competition law and the unreasonableness of restrictive trade practices, among others.

In Session 3, former High Court Judge, Ms. Su Jin Jung, presented precedent involving unfair inter-affiliate support and benefits, discussing important precedent from the Supreme Court and Seoul High Court on whether indirect transactions through 3rd parties constitutes unfair inter-affiliate support and the provision of unfair advantages, among others. 

In Session 4, former Korea Fair Trade Commission official, Ms. Ju Eun Shim, presented cases on subcontracting and other laws such as the Supreme Court’s decision on the scope of damages for providing false and exaggerated information on the rate of profitability for franchise businesses and examined the criteria for determining the misappropriation of technology and methods for calculating penalties under subcontracting laws.