The Confluence of Insolvency and Maritime Law in Canada: Navigating Troubled Waters

By Kieran E. Siddall, Shelley Chapelski & Jason KostyniukBull, Housser & Tupper LLPVancouver, Canada The Confluence of Insolvency and Maritime Law in Canada: Navigating Troubled Waters When claims arise against an insolvent shipowner, the resulting confluence of insolvency lawand maritime law and their respective procedures can be tricky to navigate. This article provides a basic […]

China, Proposed Draft Provisions on Arrest and Judicial Sales of Ships

By Wang ZhonghuaYOUHUA LAW FIRMWangzhonghua@youhualaw.com China: Proposed Draft Provisions on Arrest and Judicial Sales of Ships In order to regulate the procedures of arrest and judicial sales of ships, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China recently drafted the provisions. Below are the introductions on some main points of the drafts, which […]

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 […]

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 […]