Gyuchan Shim

  • Partner
  • T. +82-2-3404-0679
  • F. +82-2-3404-7687
  • E. gyuchan.shim@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Gyuchan Shim is a partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. Prior to joining BKL, Mr. Shim worked as a judge at Daegu District Court, Suwon District Court, Seoul Central District Court, and Seoul Eastern District Court. He also worked as a research judge (presiding judge, Tax Team) of the Supreme Court of Korea and presiding judge of Gimcheon Branch of Daegu District Court and Daegu Family Court. For fifteen years, he was in charge of civil, criminal, administrative, family, application, execution and bankruptcy trials, and rendered balanced judgments based on objective legal interpretation.

Baed on his extensive experience and knowledge in tax and criminal cases, Mr. Shim wrote a number of papers and critical notes. Especially, as a person with a master's degree in Taxation, he is evaluated to have provided a direction for the advancement of the tax system with his in-depth study on the legality of the taxation procedure. He earned a LL.B. from Seoul National University and completed the 30th Judicial Research and Training Institute course. He joined BKL in 2019.

Representative Experience

2019-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2018-2019 Presiding Judge, Gimcheon Branch of Daegu District Court
2016-2018 Research Judge, Supreme Court of Korea (Head of Tax Team)
2014-2016 Research Judge, Supreme Court of Korea (Criminal Team, Tax Team)
2013-2014 Judge, Seoul Eastern District Court
2011-2013 Judge, Seoul Central District Court
2009 Visiting Scholar, William and Mary Law School
2007-2011 Judge, Suwon District Court
2004-2007 Judge, Daegu District Court
2001-2004 Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Navy

Education

2014 University of Seoul (M.A.)
2001 Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea
1996 Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Selected Activities

Publications
Procedural Flaws of Advance Notice and Disposition of Taxation, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions No. 108, pp. 3-17 (Supreme Court Library of Korea, 2016)
Redemption of Stocks and Transfer Income Tax to Retrieve Investment, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions No. 106, pp. 151-169 (Supreme Court Library of Korea, 2016)
The Principle of Prohibition of Debriefing and Duplicate Tax Audit during Auditing Process, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions No. 104, pp. 53-72 (Supreme Court Library of Korea, 2015)
The summing-up of the value of the previous donation for which a limitation period for imposition has lapsed and the value of the second donation, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions No. 104, pp. 73-92 (Supreme Court Library of Korea, 2015)

Qualifications

1998 Korea