The Ship Arrest Concept

By Margareth GalhoEscritório de Advogadoswww.margarethgalho.cominfo@margarethgalho.com According to the provisions of the International Convention on the Arrest of Sea-Going Ships, signed at Brussels 10 May 1952, capture means the detention of a ship by judicial process to secure a maritime claim, but does not include the seizure of a ship in execution or satisfaction of a judgment. […]

13 June 2018 Decision on maritime liens in US

By Mathias SteinøHafnia Law Firm LLPNyhavn 69 · 1051 Copenhagen K · DenmarkTel: +45 33 34 39 00E-mail: mms@hafnialaw.com OW / ING Case Decision on Maritime Liens in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit We all know the US as a good place for arrest of charterer’s debt. That position has been tested intensely in […]

Ship arrest in Ukraine: updated regulations

By: Andrey PerepelitsaSenior lawyer, UkraineInterlegal.com.ua00380487037559perepelitsa@interlegal.com.ua Ship arrest in Ukraine: updated regulations There is no doubt that the main event which will determine Ukrainian legal trends in sea carriage in 2018 is the entry into force of the Law of Ukraine No. 2147-VIII dd. 03.10.2017 “On amendments to the Commercial Procedural Code of Ukraine, Civil Procedural Code […]

Improving Ship Arrest Procedure in Ukraine

Improving Ship Arrest Procedure in Ukraine By: Evgeniy SukachevEmail: e.sukachev@blacksealawcompany.comSenior Partner in Black Sea Law Company& Irina Dolya Associate in Black Sea Law Company Improving Ship Arrest Procedure in Ukraine Ukraine is a modern European country situated on the Black Sea shore. There are 12 trade sea and river ports and a great number of private terminals in […]

Port State Control in Ukraine: Obstacles and Changes

By: Evgeniy SukachevEmail: e.sukachev@blacksealawcompany.comSenior Partner in Black Sea Law Company& Irina Dolya Associate in Black Sea Law Company Port State Control in Ukraine: Obstacles and Changes Every shipper coming to Ukrainian ports faces the bureaucratic and unfair system of the Ukrainian Port State Control. Maritime Ecological Inspections such as Ecological Inspection of North-West Black Sea region of Ukraine […]

Commercial Court Practice upon Ship Arrest in Ukraine

By Arthur NitsevychEmail: nitsevych@interlegal.com.uaPartner, Attorney at Interlegal Law firm, LMAA and SCMAA member, FNI& Alyona PtashenchukEmail: ptashenchuk@interlegal.com.uaLawyer at Interlegal Law firm, ICS Member, LL.M. IMO IMLI Commercial Court Practice upon Ship Arrest in Ukraine Having studied the Ukrainian court practice regarding ship arrest, we have detected issues of correction and legal gaps the judges face during proceedings and proposed the possible […]

The Action in Rem

By Marc De ManDe Man Pillet Barristers & Solicitors2020 Boulevard Robert-Bourassa, Suite 1920Montréal, QC, H3A 2A5 CanadaT    (514) 985-2262F    (514) 844-0371W  demanpillet.comE    mdeman@demanpillet.com THE ACTION IN REM About 25 years ago, when traveling to Buenos Aires, Argentina to handle a case in that interesting city, the late brilliant lawyer, Arturo Ravina, picked me […]