Chey Tae-won and Roh Soh-yeong Face Off in Court After 2 Years and 2 Months; Mediation on Property Division Fails

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SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and Roh Soh-yeong, director of Art Center Nabi, appeared in person for the remand trial regarding their property division lawsuit, but failed to reach an agreement. With the mediation process collapsing, the case will now proceed to formal trial proceedings.

Reported by Jang Hoon-kyung.

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SK Chairman Chey Tae-won appeared at the court to attend the mediation hearing for the property division lawsuit with Roh Soh-yeong, director of Art Center Nabi.

While he did not attend the hearing last month, he appeared in person for this second round of mediation.

[Chey Tae-won/SK Chairman: (How do you feel about facing each other in court for the first time in two years?) Well, I hope the mediation can be settled successfully so that this can be concluded quickly.]

Director Roh, who arrived at the court earlier, did not comment on questions from reporters.

The two met in court for the first time in 2 years and 2 months, since the final hearing of the appellate trial for their divorce in April 2024. Although the mediation process lasted about 90 minutes, they failed to narrow their differences.

[Chey Tae-won/SK Chairman: (How do you plan to resolve the differences in stance?) Please ask my lawyers....]

[Roh Soh-yeong/Director of Art Center Nabi: (Are the differences still unresolved?) ......]

As the mediation has failed, the case will proceed to formal arguments. The key issue is expected to be the reference date for calculating the assets.

The value of assets subject to division is calculated based on the date of the conclusion of the fact-finding trial. Chairman Chey’s side argues that the reference date should be the conclusion of the appellate trial in April 2024, while Director Roh’s side contends that it should be the current remand trial.

The price of SK shares, which was around 160,000 won per share at the time of the appellate trial's conclusion, has recently risen nearly fourfold. If the court accepts Director Roh’s argument, the amount of property to be divided could increase significantly.

Chairman Chey’s side also maintains that SK shares were formed through inheritance and gifts and are therefore not subject to division. However, Director Roh’s side argues that they are subject to division as she supported the management while handling household affairs and child-rearing.

With the court setting the next formal hearing for the 26th, an intense legal battle between the two sides is expected.

(Video reporting: Kim Seung-tae, Video editing: Choi Hye-ran)
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