YOON&YANG
At Yoon & Yang, litigation and advisory services are provided by attorneys who are equipped with extensive expertise in specific areas that were subdivided from a broader legal spectrum. The nature of this structure allows the Litigation/Arbitration Practice to provide strategic and personalized advice for clients by identifying constitutional risks specific to each issue and develop innovative solutions to various types of constitutional litigation, including constitutional complaints, requests for adjudication on constitutionality of statutes, and adjudication on competence disputes.

Key Services

  • Requests for adjudication on the constitutionality of statutes
  • Constitutional complaint cases
  • Adjudication on competence dispute cases
  • Adjudication on impeachment cases
  • Related preliminary injunction cases


 

Representative Cases

  • Former President Roh Moo-hyun’s adjudication on the presidential impeachment case
  • Adjudication on the constitutionality of the Special Act on the Construction of the New Administrative Capital
  • Adjudication on the constitutionality of Article 781(1) of the Civil Act, which prohibits an adopted child from succeeding his/her adoptive father’s surname and origin of surname
  • Representation in an adjudication on the constitutionality of statutes that prohibit fetal sex determination
  • Adjudication on the constitutionality of an agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America on the relocation of the U.S. Miliary Yongsan base from Seoul to Pyeongtaek
  • Adjudication on the constitutionality of the Act on Protection of Freedom and Function of the Press and the Act on Remedies for Damage Caused by Press Reports
  • Constitutional complaint case on violations of the Medical Service Act, which provides that the use of tonometers, dioptometers, and audiometers does not fall within the scope of medical services that oriental medical doctors can provide
  • Adjudication on the constitutionality of ‘shutdown’-related provisions of the Youth Protection Act, which prohibit offering online game services to teenagers during certain hours
  • Constitutional complaint on provisions of the Act on the Protection of Temporary Agency Workers that ban the use of dispatch workers in manufacturing under all circumstances
  • Constitutional complaint seeking for a confirmation of the unconstitutionality of the Standard Guidelines for Power Generated Using New and Renewable Energy
  • Constitutional complaint seeking for a confirmation of the unconstitutionality of provisions of the Private School Act regarding the normalization of school foundations