Disputes involving organizations such as schools, incorporated associations, foundations, unions, associations, and clans are governed by specific statutes and legal principles tailored to each organization's purpose and nature. Sharp conflicts of interest often arise among members, and various issues may also occur in relations with the supervisory government authorities overseeing these organizations.

Therefore, legal disputes surrounding these organizations, both internally and externally, frequently involve a complex interplay of factors including the organization's purpose and nature, applicable laws and legal principles, articles of incorporation and other regulations, members' conflicting interests, internal rules of administrative agencies, and relationships with such agencies. To provide proper solutions and resolve these disputes swiftly, it is necessary to conduct comprehensive legal analysis and review from multiple perspectives, taking all the above elements into account.

The School/Corporation/Organization Dispute Team at Lee & Ko comprises capable lawyers from the Litigation Group who have extensive experience handling disputes related to schools, incorporated associations, foundations, unions, associations, clans, and similar organizations, in addition to their backgrounds in administrative and civil litigation. The team not only provides swift and accurate solutions but also achieves landmark precedents in this field.

Expertise

Cases related to the appointment of university presidents and principals of elementary, middle, and high schools
Cases concerning dissolution of school corporations, school closures, and university restructuring issues such as restrictions on government financial support
Admission-related cases including errors in the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) questions and allegations of leakage in essay exams at private universities
Disciplinary actions against teaching staff
Cases involving the increase of medical school quotas and related claims for state compensation
Lawsuits challenging the validity of association chairperson elections and related preliminary injunctions
Management control disputes within corporations and organizations (including preliminary injunctions to suspend performance of duties and challenges to the validity of chairperson elections)
Management disputes regarding the establishment and operation of foundation corporations such as memorial parks
Cases related to clans, including actions to confirm the invalidity of clan general meeting resolutions and disputes over ownership of clan-owned land