Seoul City Designates Mediation Agency Linked to Seoul Central District Court for Franchise and Agency Disputes

Handling the case from February

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Seoul Metropolitan Government has been designated as an external mediation institution linked to the Seoul Central District Court in the franchise and agency sector.

Seoul announced on the 5th that "since February, it has been conducting linked mediation for franchise and agency dispute cases filed with the Seoul Central District Court."

Court-linked mediation is a system where a lawsuit filed with the court is referred to mediation before the first hearing (preparatory) date, allowing an external mediation institution to conduct mediation to encourage an agreement between the parties. If no agreement is reached, the case is returned to the court for trial.

Disputes linked through the court will now be received and mediated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Franchise and Agency Dispute Mediation Council. Currently, each council operates with a total of nine members: three public interest representatives, three franchise headquarters representatives, and three franchisee representatives. The principle is to resolve the received disputes within 60 days.

The city has been operating the council since January last year and received 103 disputes over the past year, completing mediation for 90 cases.

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