The Arrest News – Issue 6

In this quarterly issue: Shiparrested.com launches its mobile APP for the maritime industry – an updated version of our highly successful web platform www.shiparrested.com! Download the PDF version here

2012 New York Annual Members’ Conference

9th Shiparrested.com Conference 2-3 May 2012 – New York City Fantastically hosted by George M. Chalos, Chalos & Co PC, the event took place in New York City during the US MLA week.  The conference brought together 80 participants flying in from 33 countries at the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel located on Central Park. On […]

LMA Ship Arrest Seminar 2011

London, 1-2 December 2011 A new partnership with Informa – Lloyds Academy was formed for the 2011 Ship Arrest course: Ship Arrest – Where and how to arrest a ship to understand arrest procedure in ten key jurisdictions. Understand when, where and how to approach global ship arrest claims. Our members participated as speakers to the event and […]

Ship Arrest as Security for an Arbitration Claim in Malaysia: Post the Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2011

By Rahayu Abd Ghani ( rahayu@jtjb.com)Rahayu Partnership – Advocates & SolicitorsTel: +6(03)22872322 Fax: +6(03)22877322Website: http://www.rahayupartnership.com/ Ship Arrest as Security for an Arbitration Claim in Malaysia: Post the Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2011 In any maritime dispute, obtaining security for a claim is undeniably of high priority.  Where a ship is arrested and judicially sold, the proceeds are used […]

Ukraine Accedes to the International Convention Relating to the Arrest of Sea-Going Ships (1952)

Penned by Alexander ChebotarenkoSenior Lawyer of InterlegalChebotarenko@interlegal.com.uahttp://www.interlegal.com.ua/ Ukraine Accedes to the International Convention Relating to the Arrest of Sea-Going Ships (1952) On 7 September 2011 the Verkhovna Rada (the Parliament) of Ukraine passed the Law ‘On Ukraine’s accession to the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to the Arrest of Sea-Going Ships […]

Flying the flag of a contracting state

Hugh KennedyKennedyswww.kennedys-law.comTel: +353 1 878 0055Email: H.Kennedy@Kennedys-law.com Flying the flag of a contracting state The Admiralty Court in Ireland recently considered if there was jurisdiction to arrest an unregistered pleasure yacht in a dispute relating to ownership. A dispute as to ownership is a ´maritime claim´, but under the 1952 Arrest Convention, a ´ship´ must be “flying the […]