Article 21-2(Exercise of right of subrogation to claim damages) #
(1) In any of the following cases, the Corporation may request an insolvent financial company or insolvency-threatened financial company (hereinafter referred to as "insolvent financial company, etc.", including the liquidated corporation or the bankruptcy estate thereof in this Article only) to claim damages against persons related to insolvency who are deemed responsible for the insolvency thereof or concerns over the insolvency thereof [referring to the former and incumbent executive officers and employees of the insolvent financial company, etc., persons provided for in the subparagraphs of Article 401-2(1) of the Commercial Act, debtors who have failed to meet their debt obligations to the insolvent financial company, etc. (where a debtor is a corporation, the former and incumbent executive officers and employees of such corporation, persons provided for in the subparagraphs of Article 401-2(1) of the Commercial Act and major shareholders prescribed by Presidential Decree shall be included), and other third parties; hereinafter referred to as "person related to insolvency")]:
1. Where the Corporation determines to pay insurance money or pays insurance money pursuant to Articles 31 and 34(1);
2. Where a financial company authorized to perform resolution under Article 36-3(1) determines to take over, or takes over, business or contracts, or determines to pay or pays claims such as deposits;
3. Where the Corporation determines to provide or provides financial assistance pursuant to Article 38.
(2) The Corporation shall make a request under paragraph (1) in writing, specifying reasons therefor, the method of filing a claim, and the period of filing a claim.
(3) Where an insolvent financial company, etc. fails to comply with a request under paragraph (1), the Corporation may immediately file a claim for damages against a person related to insolvency on behalf of the relevant insolvent financial company, etc.
(4) Where an insolvent financial company, etc. files a claim for damages under paragraph (1) by filing a lawsuit, the Corporation may participate in the lawsuit to assist the relevant insolvent financial company, etc. while the lawsuit is being brought. In such cases, Articles 71 through 77 of the Civil Procedure Act shall apply mutatis mutandis.
(5) Where the Corporation wins a lawsuit by exercising the right of subrogation to claim damages pursuant to paragraph (3) or participates in a lawsuit under paragraph (4) at the request of the insolvent financial company, etc., the relevant insolvent financial company, etc. shall bear expenses incurred in winning or participating in the lawsuit.
(6) Where an insolvent financial company, etc. goes bankrupt, any claim for expenses referred to in paragraph (5) which have not been borne by such insolvent financial company, etc. shall be deemed a claim of the estate.
(7) Where it is necessary to request a claim for damages, to exercise the right of subrogation to claim damages or to participate in a lawsuit pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4), the Corporation may request the relevant insolvent financial company, etc., persons related to insolvency or any of the following interested persons (hereinafter referred to as "interested persons") to submit data concerning their affairs and financial conditions and to appear before the Corporation (excluding a request for attendance of interested persons), and conduct investigations; provided, the scope of other third parties among persons related to insolvency shall be limited to accounting corporations and certified public accountants:
1. A spouse of the person related to insolvency;
2. A lineal ascendant or descendant of the person related to insolvency;
3. A lineal ascendant or descendant of the spouse of the person related to insolvency;
4. A person who gains a direct profit due to legal action he or she has performed along with a person related to insolvency for the purpose of acquiring the right to property and a subsequent purchaser;
5. A person who is involved in concealing assets of the person related in insolvency.
(8) Paragraphs (1) through (6) shall apply mutatis mutandis to any insured financial company that survives after the merger of an insolvent financial company, etc. or the takeover of an insolvent financial company, etc. by a third party. In such cases, the Corporation may request the relevant insured financial company to submit data necessary to file a claim for damages against a person related to insolvency or to participate in a lawsuit, and the insured financial company requested shall comply with such request except for extenuating circumstances.
(9) A person who conducts an investigation pursuant to paragraph (7) shall carry a certificate indicating his or her authority, and produce it to the person concerned.
(10) Matters necessary for methods, procedures, etc. for conducting investigations under paragraph (7) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 22, 2015]