Legal education reform and medical litigation: Improved access but delayed justice in plastic surgery malpractice cases in South Korea

Daihun Kang and Seung Eun Hong

PLOS ONE, 2025, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-19

Abstract: South Korea’s 2009 legal education reform, which replaced the bar exam and two-year judicial training system with graduate-level law schools, aimed to enhance the quality and accessibility of legal services. This study examines its impact on malpractice litigation in plastic and reconstructive surgeries and procedures (PRSP). Using publicly available civil court decisions, we conducted a retrospective analysis comparing litigation patterns before (2006–2012, n = 23) and after (2017–2021, n = 75) the reform, excluding the transitional period (2013–2017). Our findings reveal significant increases in litigation frequency (3.28 to 15 cases annually, p

Date: 2025
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