Band 2
Provided by Tae Il Kwon
Shipping
Tae Il Kwon is internationally renowned for his extensive experience and exceptional understanding in maritime law, particularly in charterparty and bill of lading, crew claims and casualty cases. Recently, he handles various casualty cases inclusive of collision between container vessel and fishing vessel, allision of the Vessel with energy company pier and gentry crane and liability limitation procedure for sunken vessel. He has represented various domestic and international shipowners under the instruction of International Group (IG) P&I Clubs. Notably, he played a crucial role in the M.V. “Stellar Banner” case, which concluded with a Constructive Total Loss (CTL) settlement of USD 92 million.
Korean Bar Association
Counsel for the Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal
Director, The Korea Maritime Law Association
The Security Function of the Bill of Lading and Consignee’s Tort Liability, The Korean Maritime Law Association Archives, December 2023;
The Financial Conduct Authority (Appellant) v Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd and others (Respondents) [2021] UKSC 1, The Korean Maritime Law Association Archives, May 2021;
Subrogation Against Co-insured Under English Law, The Korean Maritime Law Association Archives, November 2017
Southampton University, United Kingdom (LL.M. in Maritime/Shipping, 2017, graduated with Merit)
Seoul National University (B.A. in Economics, 1992)
Provided by Chambers
Kwon Tae Il is head of department at Kwon & Co in South Korea. He advises a wide range of clients, including domestic and international insurers and ship owners on a range of disputes in the maritime space.
Provided by Chambers
He considers various points, including the specific business relations between companies. Due to that, his advice always includes a commercial point of view.
Kwon Tae Il has extremely high service levels and a wealth of knowledge and experience in the industry.
He considers various points, including the specific business relations between companies. Due to that, his advice always includes a commercial point of view.
Kwon Tae Il has extremely high service levels and a wealth of knowledge and experience in the industry.