Flat 02, 36/F, Block C, Causeway Centre 28 Harbour Road Wan Chai, Hong Kong PERSONAL INFORMATION
Nationality: Thai
Date of Birth: 27 January 1979
CURRENT POSITION
21 November 2007-Present: Head of Legal & Insurance Division, Univan Ship Management Limited
Duty: In charge of the Legal & Insurance Division, procuring in-house legal assistance to Univan Ship Management Limited in drafting and preparing joint venture agreements, documentations for sale and purchase of marine vessels, time / voyage charter parties, vessel's technical management agreement, as well as liaising with hull and machinery underwriters and protection and indemnity club in handling cargo / crew claims
February 2007-Present: Independent Researcher & Legal Consultant (Self-employed)
Duty: Researching, assisting, and providing consultations on maritime and transport legal matters, especially marine insurance law
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
September 2002-2006: PhD, Faculty of Law, University of Leicester
Thesis: "Reform of 'non-disclosure' in UK Marine Insurance Law: Exotic Approach or Original Understanding?"
Supervisor: Dr. Sarah Dromgoole (now Professor of Maritime Law, School of Law, University of Nottingham)
Examiners: Dr. Baris Soyer (Professor in Commercial and Maritime Law, School of Law, University of Wales, Swansea) and Mr. Ian Snaith (Senior Lecturer in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Leicester)
September 2001-September 2002: LL.M. (International Commercial Law), Faculty of Law, University of Leicester
Dissertation: "The General Principles of General Average and How They Affect the Rights and Liabilities of the Parties under a Marine Insurance Contract" (70%)
Achieved a distinction mark of 73% in 'International Regulation of Companies' module from an essay titled "Two Conflict of Laws Doctrines and Company Law Harmonisation Programme focused on the Draft Fourteenth Directive". This essay sought to analyse the problems presented to the EU by the existence of the "Real Seat" doctrine and the "Place of Incorporation" doctrine.
Module Selected: International Regulation of Companies; Intellectual Property Rights and the European Single Market; Contracts for the Carriage of Goods by Sea; Insurance of Goods Carried by Sea; International Sales Transactions; Financing of International Sales Transactions; International Corporate Insolvency; From Single Market to Economic Constitution
2000-2001: Attended some English language courses and took TOEFL examination (603 paper-based)
June 1996-October 1999: LL.B., Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, Thailand
Average mark: 73.19%
Achieved a high mark of 88% in Maritime Law and in Private International Law subjects
RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND PRACTICING INTERESTS
Main interests in the fields of Admiralty and Maritime Law, Insurance & Reinsurance Law, and Private International Law (Conflict of Laws). Comparative aspect of any of these fields is included. More general interests in Jurisprudence (Philosophy of Law), Law of Contract, and Torts
PUBLICATIONS
Review of Merkin, R (ed.), Insurance Law: An Introduction (2008) 14 Journal of International Maritime Law 68
Review of Botes, Johan H., From Good Faith to Utmost Good Faith in Marine Insurance (2007) 13 Journal of International Maritime Law 140
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
29 September 2005: Duty of Utmost Good Faith in UK Marine Insurance Law: Possibility for Reform and the Way Forward
International Conference on Law and Commerce: Simplification and Modernization of Law for Responsible Commerce
Hilton Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
(This Conference was jointly organised by Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyah of Laws, International Islamic University, Malaysia; School of Law, Victoria University, Australia; and The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn.Bhd.)
(download PowerPoint Presentation in the attachment)
Festival of Postgraduate Research
University of Leicester
(exhibition and presentation)
13 September 2004: Moral Hazard and Non-Disclosure: Recent Developments and Remaining Problems
Society of Legal Scholars, Maritime Law Subject Section, Sheffield Conference 2004
University of Sheffield
(download PowerPoint Presentation in the attachment)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
March 2009-Present: Member of the Marine Insurance Club of Hong Kong
3rd March 2008-Present: Member of the Hong Kong Maritime Law Association (HKMLA)
2003-2006: Member of the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) - Ordinary Membership (Research Student)
AWARD
22-30 August 2006: The Dragon 100 Young Chinese Leaders Forum
I was selected to be among 100 Chinese-ethnic persons from around the world to take part in the programme organised by the Dragon Foundation based in Hong Kong. The programme included activities in Hong Kong and Xi'An City in Shanxi Province, China
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Thai (native speaker), English (proficient), French (basic level)
COMPUTER SKILLS
Touch-typing (English), Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Legal Databases (such as Westlaw UK, Lexis-Nexis Professional, Heinonline), basic Endnote Programme, basic Web-Design
POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY
30th May 2008-Present: Member of the Sub-Committee (Internal Team) of the Dragon Foundation Alumni Association (DragoNation)
Editor-in-chief of the DragoNews - a periodical newsletter published by the Dragon Foundation Alumni Association
The Chinese Society of Leicester University is one of the large and most active societies within the Students' Union at the University of Leicester with nearly 200 members each academic year drawing from variety of backgrounds. My responsibilities in the society included: - Promoting the Society by recruiting new members, Preparing and Organising the 'Welcome Night' and 'Annual Chinese New Year Spring Festival Ball', Circulating news and activities of the Society to members, Corresponding with other societies within the university and Contacting the external bodies by means of e-mail
Skills gained from these activities are: Inter-cultural adaptability; Communicative and Team-working skills; Organising skills and Effective Time-Management
WIDER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
January 2008-Present: The Dragon Foundation Alumni Association (DragoNation)
September 2005-September 2006: Member of the International Students Association (ISA)
Member of the Leicester University Malaysian Society
September 2004-September 2005: Member of the International Students Association (ISA)
Memberof the SIS Leicester
September 2003-September 2004: Member of the International Students Association (ISA)
September2002-July 2004: Student Guide, University of Leicester
Updated as at 29th January 2009
Names and contact details of referees can be produced upon request
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