Naver's bid for expert testimony rejected in criminal antitrust appeal
By Wooyoung Lee ( September 1, 2026, 05:31 GMT | Insight) -- South Korean tech giant Naver asked the Seoul Central District Court to hear testimony from an antitrust law professor in its criminal antitrust appeal, arguing that an expert could help judges assess how abuse of dominance is treated in other jurisdictions and debated among antitrust scholars. The court rejected the request over concerns that the testimony could turn into an academic debate, but agreed to hear from an industry witness with firsthand knowledge relevant to the case.South Korean tech giant Naver failed to persuade a court to hear expert testimony on how abuse of dominance is treated in other jurisdictions and debated by antitrust scholars, with a judge warning that the evidence could turn the criminal appeal into an academic debate....
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