[Seminar] Legal Issues in the Proposed Class Action Act and Measures to Prevent Abuse

At this seminar, we examined the current status of discussions on introducing a class action system and the limitations of the current damages framework, and centered the discussion on a balanced legislative direction that considers not only a victim-relief-oriented institutional design but also the prevention of litigation abuse and the stability of corporate management. We also diagnosed the structural problem whereby expanded access to litigation could instead lead to excessive lawsuits and coerced settlements, and reviewed ways to build an effective collective rights relief system suited to the realities of Korea’s judiciary by referring to how major countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany operate class action and representative action systems. The event concluded successfully as a venue for sharing key issues and policy implications.

Thank you to everyone who attended.

◇ Date and Time: April 27, 2026 (Mon), 1:00 PM

◇ Venue: National Assembly Members’ Office Building, Conference Room No. 10

◇ Hosted by: member of the National Assembly Gyutaek Kwak, Center for Free Enterprise (CFE)

▶ Moderator

- Junsun Choi, Emeritus Professor, Law School, Sungkyunkwan University

▶ Presentation

- Legal Issues in the Proposed Class Action Act and Measures to Prevent Abuse and Misuse: Seokhoon Han, Adjunct Professor, Yonsei University Graduate School of Legal Affairs

▶ Discussants

- Jaeyeol Kwon, Professor, Law School, Kyung Hee University

- Younggi Kang, Research Professor, Korea University Legal Research Institute

- Gwanhoon Kwak, Professor, Department of Police Administration and Law, Sun Moon University

- Hyejin Park, Prosecutor, Commercial Legal Affairs Division, Ministry of Justice

- Chanwoo Yoon, Court Administrative Officer, National Court Administration

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Original title: [세미나] 집단소송법 제정안 법리적 쟁점과 오남용 방지 대책

Author: Center for Free Enterprise (CFE)

Date: 2026-04-28

Source: https://www.cfe.org/bbs/bbsDetail.php?cid=seminar&pn=1&idx=28857