1. IMMIGRATION

• Visa
• Naturalization, permanent residency, and refugee
• Foreigner sojourn (Extension of stay, and change of status)
• Assisting immigration violators
• Purchase of real estate and investment immigration
• Foreign investment (Corporations and individuals)
• Various immigration related lawsuits

2. FAMILY CASE

In domestic relations cases, the court deals with disputes among family members or relatives. Family litigation is a trial procedure that processes those disputes that fall within the jurisdiction of the family court pursuant to the Family Litigation Act, its Enforcement Rules or other laws among the disputes that involve basic relationships such as marriage, biological children/adoptive children and those involving property, The family litigation deals with disputes surrounding private individuals, and its procedure essentially follows those set forth in the Civil Procedures Act.

3. CIVIL CASE

In civil cases, the court deals with civil disputes surrounding the rights of property or legal relations. The Supreme Court has made steady efforts in order to improve the civil proceedings in a more substantial and efficient way. With the New Case Management Model in operation at courts throughout the country since March 2001, and the new Civil Procedure Act in force from July 1, 2002, epochal improvement of civil proceedings has been achieved.

4. CRIMINAL CASE

In criminal cases, the court determines guilt or innocence of the accused and imposes a sentence when the accused is found guilty.

5. ADMINISTRATIVE CASE

In administrative cases, the court decides on whether feasance or nonfeasance of administrative entities is illegal and resolves disputes surrounding legal relationships in public law.

6. NON-LITIGATION CASE

There are court affairs which does not form a legal proceeding, but in which the court assists and engages in the procedure of creation, alteration, or extinguishment of personal rights. It is called a non-litigation case. The representative instances of non-litigation cases are registrations, family registration, and deposit. Furthermore, such matters as dissolution and liquidation of juristic persons, establishment of trusts, appointment of inspectors and liquidation of corporations are also handled through the non-litigation case procedure.

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