In January the UK ambassador to Korea and his US and EU counterparts made representations to the Korean parliamentary and
judiciary committee arguing that the current law allowing international firms to operate in Korea has failed to live up to the commitments made under the free trade agreements, as firms can not
hold a majority stake in joint ventures.
Given the important purpose of the judicial discipline process, the critical role of integrity in ensuring public confidence in the
judiciary, and the need to ensure fairness to Justice Girouard, the Ministers agree that the best course of action is to jointly request, pursuant to s. 63 (1) of the Judges Act, that an inquiry be
held into the findings of the majority of the Inquiry
Committee that prompted it to recommend his removal.»