Korea Administrative Appeal and Litigation Cost Calculator

Compare Korean administrative appeal and administrative litigation costs, claim value, stamp fee, service fee, electronic discount, and lawyer cost.

Administrative Procedure Inputs

Procedure modeAppeal typeLitigation typeDisposition typeDisposition amount

KRW

Court levelPlaintiffs

Defendants

Lawyer retainer

KRW

Success fee rate

Use electronic litigation discountInclude lawyer cost

Administrative appeal cost

₩4,000,000

Administrative litigation cost

₩4,250,500

Cost difference

₩250,500

Court fee total

₩250,500

Litigation Fee Detail

Claim value: ₩20,000,000
Final stamp fee: ₩85,500
Electronic discount: ₩9,500
Service fee: ₩165,000
Service fee rounds: 15
Estimated success fee: ₩6,000,000

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What Is the Korea Administrative Appeal and Litigation Cost Calculator?

This calculator compares the cost of administrative appeal and administrative litigation in Korea. It covers cancellation appeal, nullity confirmation, mandatory performance, cancellation suit, nullity suit, and inaction suit.

The English calculator reuses the Korean administrative-cost function. It preserves filing-fee, claim-value, stamp-fee, electronic-discount, service-fee, lawyer-retainer, success-fee, and cost-difference calculations.

Important Note

Administrative appeal is usually free to file, but deadlines and mandatory-prior-procedure rules can be fatal. Administrative litigation has court fees and service fees, and some fields require prior appeal or review before suit.

Appeal Versus Litigation

Route	Court or agency fee	Main cost driver
Administrative appeal	No filing fee in the model	Lawyer retainer if hired
Administrative litigation	Stamp fee plus service fee	Claim value, court level, party count, electronic discount
Compare mode	Both routes calculated	Cost difference between litigation and appeal

Claim Value and Court Fee Rules

For monetary dispositions, the litigation claim value is modeled as one third of the disposition amount.
The claim-value cap in the Korean source is KRW 3 billion.
For non-monetary dispositions, the model applies a fixed non-property style stamp-fee approach.
Electronic filing applies a stamp-fee discount subject to a maximum discount cap.
Service fee depends on plaintiff count, defendant count, court level, service rounds, and the per-round service fee.

When Cost Is Not the Only Issue

The Korean content explains that some disputes should be handled through administrative appeal first because the Administrative Litigation Act allows direct suit as a principle but many fields impose mandatory prior review by special statutes.

Driver-license, national tax, customs, civil-servant discipline, and labor dismissal or unfair labor practice matters can require special prior procedures or shorter deadlines, so this cost calculator should be read together with the administrative appeal deadline calculator.

FAQ

Is administrative appeal always cheaper?

Filing is free in the model, but lawyer fees can still apply. Litigation adds court fees and service fees, so it usually costs more.

Why is only one third of the disposition amount used?

For monetary administrative dispositions, the Korean model uses one third of the disposition amount as litigation claim value, capped at KRW 3 billion.

Legal Use Notice

This English page translates and adapts the Korean calculator content for Korea-based estimates. The interactive calculator reuses the same Korean pure calculation function as the Korean page, so the numerical result is aligned with the Korean service. It is an estimation tool, not legal advice for a specific dispute.