South Korea's KFTC confirms plans for attorney-client privilege following US pledge
By Jenny Lee ( November 20, 2025, 03:36 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea’s antitrust regulator will consult experts and study foreign models as it works out how to introduce attorney-client privilege protections in competition enforcement, following Seoul's commitment last week to adopt the safeguard that is standard across developed economies but absent under South Korean law.South Korea’s antitrust regulator will consult experts and study foreign models as it works out how to introduce attorney-client privilege protections in competition enforcement, following Seoul's commitment last week to adopt the safeguard that is standard across developed economies but absent under South Korean law....
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