Overview

• The Supreme Court’s First Division will issue the verdict at 10 a.m. on Oct. 16 after a yearlong review that was discussed by all 14 justices.
• An appellate court previously ordered Chey to pay 1.38 trillion won in property division and 2 billion won in solatium to Roh Soh-yeong, which Chey appealed.
• The core dispute is whether contested SK shares are special property bought with a paternal gift or assets that grew with support tied to former president Roh Tae-woo’s political funds.
• A corrected clerical error in the appellate judgment raised a share valuation from 100 won to 1,000 won, which Chey’s side calls a fatal flaw as the court maintained its conclusions.
• Both sides submitted new materials during the top-court review, including an audio recording from Chey’s late father and a 2003 letter cited by Roh to argue her managerial contribution, with the outcome closely watched for governance implications.