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Shipping - South Korea
What the Team is Known For
Moon & Song has a well-respected team of lawyers with a strong reputation for contentious shipping work in South Korea, including cargo claims and oil pollution cases. The team is a popular choice for ship owners and time charterers in collision and grounding cases. Its client base includes P&I clubs, insurers and shipping companies.
Strengths
Moon & Song continue to find ways to better serve clients under the more challenging industry environment and to earn their trust.
Moon & Song has the advantage of devising creative ideas that the client wants in responding to the case and constructing logic that is difficult for the other party to refute.
Work Highlights
Moon & Song advised Wooyang Shipping and P&I insurer, Steamship Mutual, in relation to an attack on a vessel by Houthi Rebel in the Red Sea, including advising on potential cargo claims under bills of lading, the applicability of war exemption clauses under Article 796 of the Korean Commercial Code and the possibility of indemnity claims against POSCO as COA sub-charterer.
Notable practitioners
Moon Kwang Myeong is a well-experienced lawyer in the Korean maritime sphere. He remains highly active in a broad range of shipping disputes, including both dry and wet matters.
He understands the needs of his clients well and always provides business-friendly services.
He provides clients with precise and insightful advice and has excellent skill in resolving complicated situations that clients are faced with.
Song Hun has notable experience advising domestic clients on a range of contentious shipping matters, encompassing disputes stemming from cargo damage, collision and oil pollution.
He provides in-depth reviews in every aspect of a case to find all options.
He has an outstanding ability to solve complex problems.