This issue includes:

• Supreme Court Recognizes Beneficial Shareholders’ Right to Claim for the Access to the Register of Beneficial Shareholders 
• National Assembly Passes Amendments to Three Key Fair Trade Statutes 
• Key Amendments to 2018 Labor Laws 
• Recent Developments – Economic Sanctions Against Iran and What This Means  
• Amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Fair Trade Law Increases Thresholds for Triggering Merger Filing Requirement  
• FSC Announces Financial Reform Initiative on Restoring Trust and “Human-Centered Sustainable Economic Growth”  
• FSC Strengthens Anti-Money Laundering Regulations  
• FSS to Strengthen Regulation of Telemarketing Channel  
• National Assembly Enacts Final Tax Law Changes for 2018  
• Draft Bill to Capital Gains Tax Exemption Under Korean Domestic Law (“25% Rule”) Updated  
• Korean Government Attempts to Make Private Rented Sector More Stable  
• National Assembly Passes Amendment to Reduce Working Hours  
• Korean Courts to Establish New "International Chambers" Where IP Cases Can Be Heard in Foreign Languages  
• MOE Launches Leniency Program for Violation of Chemical Regulations and Assumes New Role in Managing the Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading System  
• KFTC Announces Standard Terms and Conditions for Mobile Games  
• KFTC Uses the Temporary Suspension Order System for the First Time to Stop All Online Transactions of an E-commerce Company  

KIM & CHANG Legal Newsletter (April 2018, Issue 1)