Korean Commercial Liens versus Korean Civil Liens

Korea, in short, has two major types of liens – Commercial Liens and a Civil Liens.  For example, in a dispute between a contractor and a landowner or developer, a contractor make execute a Commercial Lien or Civil Lien.  A Commercial Lien is governed by the Korean Commercial Code while a Civil Lien is governed by the Korean Civil Code.  I shall for ease, utilize the contractor and landowner (developer) for example purposes only.  For explanation of Korea’s law on

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