Seoul Bar Association to Form Criminal Litigation Attorney Group Linked to Insurance... Preventing Illegal Case Brokering
Operating Information Inquiry Service in Partnership with Three Insurance Companies
The Seoul Bar Association will launch an information inquiry service linked to criminal defense attorney retainer fee guarantee insurance. The initiative aims to prevent illegal case brokering and violations of the Attorney-at-Law Act during the process of retaining a criminal defense attorney, while also practically guaranteeing consumers’ freedom to choose their lawyer.
The Seoul Bar Association announced on July 20 that it has recently signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance, KB Insurance, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance to operate a new service: the 'Criminal Defense Attorney Information Inquiry Service Linked to Criminal Defense Attorney Retainer Fee Guarantee Insurance.'
The Seoul Bar Association has noted that, in the process of policyholders hiring attorneys for criminal cases such as traffic accidents, illegal brokering activities by non-attorneys—including case brokers—continue to occur. The new service is intended to enhance transparency and reliability in the attorney selection process by enabling policyholders to directly select a criminal defense attorney based on credible information.
To ensure the smooth operation of the service, the association plans to form a group of criminal litigation attorneys and recommend them to each insurance company. The Seoul Bar Association also intends to sequentially expand the service by signing additional agreements with insurance companies such as Hanwha General Insurance and Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance in the future.
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An official from the Seoul Bar Association stated, “Through this project, we expect to contribute not only to the sound operation of the criminal defense attorney retainer fee guarantee insurance system and the establishment of order in attorney client engagement, but also to provide substantial protection of legal rights and interests for insurance consumers.”
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