Editing Contingent fee (section)

===South Korea===
Contingent fees or "success fees" ({{lang|ko|성공보수금}}) are a widespread practice in South Korea.  Until 2015, they were used in both criminal and civil litigation.<ref name="rattleban">{{Cite web|work=Korea Herald|title=Ban on lawyer 'success fees' rattles legal circles|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150728000996|date=2015-07-28}}</ref>  In some civil cases, courts have rejected fees exceeding 10% of the award as [[unjust enrichment]] of the attorney, requiring the attorney to refund the excess to the client.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jjan.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=20507|title=과다한 변호사 성공보수금은 부당이득|author=Byung Ki Wee|work=Jeonbuk Ilbo|date=2000-10-15|language=ko}}</ref>

On July 23, 2015, the [[Supreme Court of Korea]] ruled that contingent fee agreements for criminal representation were void as against public policy, under Article 103 of the Civil Act of South Korea.<ref>Supreme Court of Korea, 2015da200111, 2015-07-23.</ref>  The judgment was unanimous, with four justices concurring separately.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scourt.go.kr/supreme/news/NewsViewAction2.work?currentPage=1&searchWord=&searchOption=&seqnum=4910&gubun=4|title=[대법원 2015. 7. 23. 선고 전원합의체 판결]형사사건에 관하여 체결된 변호사 성공보수약정의 효력|publisher=Supreme Court of Korea|date=2015-07-23|access-date=2015-07-28|language=ko}}</ref>  The decision provoked widespread outcry from criminal defense lawyers, particularly former judges and prosecutors who had been able to charge very high success fees due to clients' belief that their connections could help them win the case.<ref name="rattleban"/>