Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Shaking up lawyer-based governance

The president must declare an end to political confrontation and display leadership of tolerance by setting the nation’s future as a top priority.

2024-04-18

Whoops!

The Democratic Party on Monday revoked its nomination of lawyer Lee Young-sun from Minbyun as the candidate in a district after she was found to have engaged in aberrant property investments.

2024-03-25

Lawyer arrested on suspicion of strangling wife to death

A Korean American lawyer who was arrested on Monday for killing his wife at the couple's apartment in Jongno District, central Seoul, may have killed her by strangulation, the police said.

2023-12-06

Kim Ji-eun in 'One Dollar Lawyer' shows hard work pays off in real life too

“I learned from Ji-hoon that I reap what I sow!” This is a line shouted out by lawyer Baek Ma-ri, portrayed by Kim Ji-eun, as she goes undercover and tries to get hired at a secondhand car dealer, in the hit SBS drama series “One Dollar Lawyer.” As..

2022-11-15

Law&Company and 9 lawyers to appeal penalty by Korean Bar Association

Law&Company will help nine lawyers appeal a decision made by the Korean Bar Association (KBA) to penalize them for using the LawTalk app, the company said Tuesday. The bar association decided on Monday to fine nine lawyers up to 3 million won ...

2022-10-18

SBS drama 'One Dollar Lawyer' tops rankings on streaming services

New SBS drama “One Dollar Lawyer” is powering on with skyrocketing ratings and topping lists on streaming services. “One Dollar Lawyer,” lead by actor Namkoong Min, hit 8.1 percent in Nielsen Korea’s viewership ratings for television for its first...

2022-10-05

'Woo' gets mixed reviews from people who know about autism

The Korea JoongAng Daily asked parents of children with ASD, doctors specializing in psychiatry and cultural critics about the differences and similarities between ASD depicted in the show and actual cases, and the social influence of the show.

2022-07-22

Arson assumed in Daegu fire that killed 7

A fire in a building housing many law firms in Daegu killed seven people Thursday morning and injured 46 others.

2022-06-09

Law&Company wins again as prosecutors decline to indict

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office declined on Wednesday to indict Law&Company and CEO Kim Bon-hwan for violating the Attorney-at-law Act. The prosecution found that the company did not provide legal services in violation of the ...

2022-05-11

So Ji-sub returns to small screen as lead in new series 'Doctor Lawyer'

Actor So Ji-sub will star as the lead in MBC’s new series “Doctor Lawyer” (translated) which is set to premiere on May 27. The upcoming series is the first drama series for So to star in since getting married to reporter and TV personality Cho Un...

2022-04-05