Lara Hicks will be presenting 'Ship Arrests in UK Territorial Waters - Practical Steps Explored' for MBL in December.
This webinar will cover the relevant international conventions, statutory provisions, and procedural rules applicable to arresting a ship in the UK.
The webinar will outline the claims for which vessels may be arrested and discuss case law on wrongful arrest and a recent High Court case, the Eastern Pacific Chartering Inc v Pola Maritime Ltd, The Divinegate, which attempted to challenge the test for wrongful arrest first established over a century ago in the Xenos v Aldersley (The Evangelismos).
The procedural and practical steps required to arrest a vessel, including whether lodging security is a prerequisite will be addressed, together with jurisdictional issues.
This webinar will cover the following:
- What are the relevant convention, legislation and civil procedure rules dealing with the arrest of vessels within the jurisdiction and how are they to be applied?
- In respect of what claims can a vessel be arrested?
- Will the arresting party have to provide security and if so, in what amount and form?
- What are the practical steps to take to arrest?
- What documents are to be lodged with the court?
- What if there is urgency as the vessel is about to leave the jurisdiction; what steps, if any, can be taken in those circumstances?
- Following an arrest, where is the substantive matter to be pursued? Must it be pursued in the jurisdiction?
- What amounts to wrongful arrest and what are the precedent and recent cases dealing with the same?
This pre-recorded webinar will be streamed at 12:30pm on Tuesday 5th December 2023 and will remain available to view by delegates who have registered by then for 90 days. Register here.