The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has received news of the bereaved family’s situation through media reports. The office is reviewing its plan not to recover litigation costs from the family. Previously, the office sent documents to the court claiming a sum of money, including costs for the first trial which totaled 13 million won from the family. The office is considering waiving the recovery of litigation costs through the Litigation Deliberation Council as per the rules on handling litigation. This means that if it is not appropriate to bear the cost in public interest litigation, the cost of litigation may not be recovered. Kang Min-seok, spokesman for the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education stated that they plan to actively review whether this case meets this criterion. In 2015, Ms. A, who suffered from school violence, filed a lawsuit for damages once morest the school corporation, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, and the perpetrators. The bereaved family appealed when they received a partial ruling with compensation of 500 million won in the first trial. However, attorney Kwon Kyung-ae, who was in charge of the case, failed to appear at the trial three times, and the bereaved family’s claim was dismissed in November of last year according to related laws. When the news of the bereaved family’s situation became known through media reports on the 5th of this month, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education decided to consider giving up on recovering the cost of the lawsuit. It plans to convene a lawsuit hearing this week or early next week at the latest.
The Office of Education received news of the bereaved family through media reports
Possible to review ‘recovery waiver’ through the deliberation committee
“We plan to actively review whether the terms are met.”
Attorney Kwon Kyung-ae. Kyunghyang Newspaper data photo
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is reviewing a plan not to recover litigation costs from the bereaved family of Ms.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 6th that it plans to convene a lawsuit review within this week at the earliest to discuss these issues. Previously, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education sent documents to the court claiming 13 million won, including costs for the first trial, to the bereaved family.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced that it can deliberate on waiving the recovery of litigation costs through the Litigation Deliberation Council in accordance with the rules on handling litigation. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education’s litigation handling rules, if the litigation council decides that it is not appropriate to bear the cost to the other party in public interest litigation, the cost of litigation may not be recovered. Kang Min-seok, spokesman for the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, said, “We plan to actively and prospectively review whether this case meets these provisions.”
In 2015, Miss A, who was suffering from school violence, made an extreme choice, and the following year, the bereaved family filed a lawsuit for damages once morest the school corporation, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, and the perpetrators. The bereaved family appealed when they received a partial ruling with compensation of 500 million won in the first trial. However, attorney Kwon Kyung-ae, who was in charge of the case, failed to appear at the trial three times, and the bereaved family’s claim was dismissed in November of last year according to related laws. The bereaved family heard regarding this from lawyer Kwon only last month. Attorney Kwon wrote a book called the ‘Motherland Black Book’. <한 번도 경험해보지 못한 나라>is famous as a co-author of
When the sad news of the bereaved family became known through media reports on the 5th, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education decided to consider giving up on recovering the cost of the lawsuit. It plans to convene a lawsuit hearing this week at the earliest or early next week at the latest. The Litigation Council is chaired by the Deputy Superintendent of Education, and consists of up to nine members, including the head of the Planning and Coordination Office and heads of each bureau.
In conclusion, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is currently reviewing whether to waive the recovery of litigation costs from the bereaved family of Ms. A, who suffered from school violence and later made an extreme choice. The Office plans to convene a lawsuit review to discuss this matter and will consider whether the litigation council decides that it is not appropriate to bear the cost to the other party in public interest litigation. This case has prompted public attention towards the importance of proper handling of school violence and its consequences.
