@article{ART002106857},
author={Dae Chung},
title={Refund Guarantee and Legal Standard of Abuse of a Right - Focused on a Case Study on the Korea Supreme Court Decision - },
journal={Journal of International Business Transactions Law},
issn={2982-5903},
year={2016},
number={15},
pages={121-148}
TY - JOUR
AU - Dae Chung
TI - Refund Guarantee and Legal Standard of Abuse of a Right - Focused on a Case Study on the Korea Supreme Court Decision -
JO - Journal of International Business Transactions Law
PY - 2016
VL - null
IS - 15
PB - The Institute for Legal Studies Dong-A University
SP - 121
EP - 148
SN - 2982-5903
AB - Ship finance is closely related to shipping industry, shipbuilding industry and banking industry and, therefore, complex contractual relationship exists under ship finance. A ship is the most important asset in a shipping company. A price of ship is very expensive and shipbuilding is long-term process.
A buyer, therefore, worries about default or bankruptcy of a builder in the course of shipbuilding. So, the buyer asks for refund guarantee regarding a shipbuilding contract. As an applicant, the builder makes an effort to obtain the refund guarantee from a guarantor. Usually, a commercial bank becomes a guarantor. This refund guarantee is a kind of independent bank guarantees and the buyer becomes a beneficiary under refund guarantee.
One of significant characteristics of refund guarantee is independence. According to the independence, refund guarantee is independent of the shipbuilding contract which is an underlying contract. The guarantor, therefore, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees repayment of advance payment. However, the independence of refund guarantee is not absolute. Therefore, the independence of refund guarantee should be limited under the principle of prohibition of abuse of a right.
In this connection, the Korea Supreme Court decided the refund guarantee case and made clear legal standard of abuse of a right. In conclusion, first, the independence of refund guarantee should be restricted under the principle of prohibition of abuse of a right. Second, when the abuse of a right of a beneficiary is objectively clear, a guarantor can refuse repayment of advance payment in spite of the independence of refund guarantee.
KW - refund guarantee;abuse of a right;shipbuilding contract;guarantee;beneficiary;builder;independent bank guarantee;advance payment;guarantor;the principle of prohibition of abuse of a right
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Dae Chung. (2016). Refund Guarantee and Legal Standard of Abuse of a Right - Focused on a Case Study on the Korea Supreme Court Decision - . Journal of International Business Transactions Law, 15, 121-148.
Dae Chung. 2016, "Refund Guarantee and Legal Standard of Abuse of a Right - Focused on a Case Study on the Korea Supreme Court Decision - ", Journal of International Business Transactions Law, no.15, pp.121-148.
Dae Chung "Refund Guarantee and Legal Standard of Abuse of a Right - Focused on a Case Study on the Korea Supreme Court Decision - " Journal of International Business Transactions Law 15 pp.121-148 (2016) : 121.
Dae Chung. Refund Guarantee and Legal Standard of Abuse of a Right - Focused on a Case Study on the Korea Supreme Court Decision - . 2016; 15 : 121-148.
Dae Chung. "Refund Guarantee and Legal Standard of Abuse of a Right - Focused on a Case Study on the Korea Supreme Court Decision - " Journal of International Business Transactions Law no.15(2016) : 121-148.
Dae Chung. Refund Guarantee and Legal Standard of Abuse of a Right - Focused on a Case Study on the Korea Supreme Court Decision - . Journal of International Business Transactions Law, 15, 121-148.
Dae Chung. Refund Guarantee and Legal Standard of Abuse of a Right - Focused on a Case Study on the Korea Supreme Court Decision - . Journal of International Business Transactions Law. 2016; 15 121-148.
Dae Chung. Refund Guarantee and Legal Standard of Abuse of a Right - Focused on a Case Study on the Korea Supreme Court Decision - . 2016; 15 : 121-148.
Dae Chung. "Refund Guarantee and Legal Standard of Abuse of a Right - Focused on a Case Study on the Korea Supreme Court Decision - " Journal of International Business Transactions Law no.15(2016) : 121-148.
