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THE INVESTOR
March 28, 2024

Industrials

DSME wins court battle against FTC

  • PUBLISHED :December 11, 2017 - 10:05
  • UPDATED :December 11, 2017 - 10:18
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[THE INVESTOR] Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering has won a court battle against the corporate watchdog that levied tens of billions of won in fines for underpaying subcontractors, court officials said on Dec. 11.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the DSME on Dec. 7 in the suit filed by the shipbuilder against the Fair Trade Commission in 2013, upholding a ruling by the Seoul Appellate Court which nullified the fine, according to the officials.

The FTC fined the shipbuilder 26.7 billion won (US$24.40 million), saying 89 subcontractors were not paid 43.6 billion won between 2008 and 2009 by the DSME, which the corporate watchdog accused of calculating the prices of the products of the subcontractors unfairly.

In the ruling, the highest court upheld the decision made by the Seoul High Court in February last year that the DSME has paid properly as it set the prices in close consultations with the subcontractors.

The ruling paved the way for the shipbuilder to get back about 30 billion won in fines and interest.

“We are pleased that the Supreme Court has recognized our efforts to improve competitiveness through enhanced productivity amid the suffering of the shipbuilding industry,” a DSME official said.

By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)

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