Min, Chul Ki
Practice Areas
Introduction
Chul Ki Min received LL.B. from Seoul National University, School of Law and completed the coursework at the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 2000. Mr. Min started his career as a judge at the Seoul Western District Court in 2003. Since then, he had worked in various Korean courts including the Supreme Court (research judge) and the Seoul Eastern District Court (presiding judge). After 18 years of serving as a judge, Mr. Min joined Yulchon LLC in 2021. During his service at the Supreme Court as a research judge of criminal & labor team and exclusive team, Mr. Min contributed to establishing new judicial precedents through in-depth review of civil, criminal and administrative cases. Furthermore, he handled various corporate criminal cases and civil cases as a presiding judge in civil affairs division, criminal affairs division and appeal division dor civil affairs as well as a judge in charge of warrants. Based on such extensive experiences and expertises in court proceedings, Mr. Min specializes in litigation and also provides advisory services as a litigation partner at Yulchon LLC.
- 2010 University of Virginia, School of Law, LL.M.
- 2000 Completed the coursework at the Judicial Research and Training Institute
- 1998 Seoul National University, School of Law, LL.B.
- 1997 Passed the National Bar Examination
- 2021-present Partner, Yulchon LLC
- 2019-2021 Presiding Judge (Criminal Affairs Panel, Appeal Panel for Civil Affairs), Seoul Eastern District Court
- 2017-2019 Presiding Judge, Research Judge (Exclusive Team), Supreme Court
- 2016-2017 Presiding Judge (Civil Affairs Panel), Ulsan District Court
- 2015-2016 Presiding Judge, Research Division (Criminal & Labor Team), Supreme Court
- 2013-2015 Judge, Research Division (criminal & labor team), Supreme Court
- 2012-2013 Judge, Gwangmyeong City Court
- 2011-2012 Judge (Warrants), Ansan Branch of Suwon District Court (issue of warrants)
- 2010-2011 Judge, Gangneung Branch of Chuncheon District Court
- 2007-2009 Judge, Wonju Branch of Chuncheon District Court
- 2000 Admitted to Bar , Republic of Korea
Korean, English
Awards/Recognition
- 2025-2026 Litigation star, Commercial and transactions, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
News/Publications
Whether providing photographs to the victim of being shot constitutes “provision” under Article 14(1) of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 118, Supreme Court Library (2019)
Whether an insurer can claim for the return of insurance proceeds paid to the beneficiary when an life insurance contract is void in which a third party is the beneficiary, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 117, Supreme Court Library (2019)
Whether a right to establish mortgage will be assigned when a claim for a construction price is assigned, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 117, Supreme Court Library (2019)
A study on the limitation of the appellate court’s discretion in sentencing, Collections of Legal Essays Commemorating Justice Kim Shin’s Tenure at Supreme Court, Juris (2018)
Requirements for restitution of unjust enrichment when (i) materials with reserved ownership to a seller are transferred to an unauthorized agent based on a contract which is invalid to principle and (ii) such materials are used to the construction of the building which is possessed by the principle pursuant to the contract between the principle and the unauthorized agent and thus become attached to the building, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 115, Supreme Court Library (2018)
Annotation to Criminal Law: Particulars (Co-author), 5th edition (2017)
Whether the “disposal” of securities acquired, not the “acquisition” of securities, is regarded as foreign direct investment or capital transaction which are subject to reporting under the former Foreign Exchange Control Law, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 112, Supreme Court Library (2017)
The meaning of “sexual abuse” prohibited under the Child Welfare Act and excersing the Court’s power for clarification, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 112, Supreme Court Library (2017)
The admissibility of documents printed from digital storage media: focusing on the defendant’s right to refuse to make statements, Law and Justice, and Human, Collections of Legal Essays Commemorating Justice Park Byung Dae’s Tenure at Supreme Court, Judicial Development Foundation (2017)
Requirements for a valid seizure of claim by disposition on defaults of taxes under the National Tax Collection Act, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 111, Supreme Court Library (2017)
Whether “a case where a ruling under subparagraph 2 of paragraph (2) is finalized” under Article 262(4) of the Criminal Procedure Act merely refers to cases which are subject to decision rejecting an application for adjudication after a court actually heard and rendered a decision, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 106, Supreme Court Library (2016)
When the appellate court’s judgment reverses the judgment of the first instance court for unreasonable sentencethat is inconsistent with the sentencing of the appellate court, whether such judgement of the appellate court would be regarded as exercising illegal methods for sentencing, Commentaries on supreme court decisions, Vol. 106, Supreme Court Library (2016)
Whether to recognize an exception to the dismissal of the prosecution based upon formality for the interests of the defendant, Collection of Essays Commemorating the resignation of the Supreme Court justice Lee In Bok, Juris (2016)
Whether the appellate court can accept the grounds for appeal regarding an unreasonable sentence by a prosecutor without oral pleadings and impose a higher sentence than the first instance court, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 106, Supreme Court Library (2016)
Whether (i) a crime for public officials or private school employees becoming a (political) party member and (ii) a crime for public officials joining a party or other political group constitute an immediate crime: Decision No. 2012Do12867 dated May 16, 2014 [Gong2014sang, 1254], Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 100, Supreme Court Library (2015)
Whether a driver in the entrusting management relationship, not a name holder of the car registration, would be regarded as a custodian of the car, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 104, Supreme Court Library (2015)
Whether a video of a witness recorded in the investigative procedure can be regarded as an independent evidence to prove facts charged: Decision No. 2012Do5041 dated July 10, 2014 [Gong2014ha, 1624], Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 102, Supreme Court Library (2015)
Whether Articles 263 and 265 of the Public Official Election Act that stipulate annullment of election due to the status of election campaign manager, etc. would be excluded for the acts after losing such status: Decision No. 2013Do6785 dated July 24, 2014 [Gong2014ha, 1695], Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 102, Supreme Court Library (2015)
Whether a court renders a judgment of acquittal despite reasons for dismissal of prosecution in case (i) the case does not involve any reasons stipulated in the proviso of Article 3(2) of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents, and (ii) the defendant is not found guilty of crime under Article 3(1) of the same Act, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 104, Supreme Court Library (2015)
Whether it is allowed to have witness examinations which installs shields for attorney, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 104, Supreme Court Library (2015)
The meaning of the “circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness” in Articles 314 and 316(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act and its degree of proof: Decision No. 2012Do725 dated April 30, 2014 [Gong2014sang, 1166], Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 100, Supreme Court Library (2014)
In case where the approval on the establishment of the association is annulled, whether the violation of the provision prohibiting “association executive officers” from certain acts under the Act on the Improvement of Urban Areas and Residential Environments: Decision No. 2012Do7190 dated May 22, 2014 [Unanimous decision: Gong2014sang, 1265], Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 100, Supreme Court Library (2014)
Whether the refusal of a defendant to make statements regarding the authenticity of evidencial documents constitutes ‘any other similar cause that makes the defendant unable to make a statement’ under Article 314 of the Criminal Procedure Act, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, Vol. 96, Supreme Court Library (2013)
