Now in its fifth edition, Admiralty Jurisdiction, has expanded to include the law of the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa and India in addition to Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. It is a comprehensive account of admiralty jurisdiction – law and practice – in these jurisdictions.
The scope of the book, its detailed analysis and its clear presentation of information makes it a valuable resource for admiralty and maritime law practitioners and judges.
“The value of a book such as this which surveys the Admiralty law of several jurisdictions (in a convenient and systematic fashion) is that those who advise or represent admiralty claimants or defendant shipowners (and the judges who have to resolve their disputes) can, by examining the law of other jurisdictions, identify the direction in which the law of their own jurisdiction should develop and perhaps where their own law has taken a wrong turning.” – From the Foreword by the Hon. Justice Teare, the Admiralty Judge and Judge in charge of the Commercial Court, London
CONTENTS
Foreword to the Fifth Edition The Hon Mr Justice Teare
Foreword to the Fourth Edition The Hon Chief Justice James Allsop AO
Foreword to the Third Edition The Hon Mr Justice David Steel
Foreword to the Second Edition The Rt Hon Sir Ninian Stephen KG, AK, GCMG, GCVO, KBE
Foreword to the First Edition The Hon Sir Laurence Street AC KCMG QC
Preface
Acknowledgments
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Chapter 1 Introduction
1. Nature of Admiralty Jurisdiction 2. Development of Admiralty Jurisdiction in England 3. Development of Admiralty Jurisdiction:
Australia and Elsewhere Australia and New Zealand Singapore Hong Kong Malaysia South Africa Canada India
4. Jurisdiction Overview: Australia and New Zealand 5. Jurisdiction Overview: Elsewhere
United Kingdom Singapore Hong Kong Malaysia South Africa Canada India
6. Constitutional Powers
Australia Canada
Chapter 2 Courts and Jurisdiction
1. Introduction 2. Courts
Admiralty actions Proceedings in rem and in personam
3. Jurisdiction
Admiralty claims Places Ships Aircraft Foreign aspects
Chapter 3 Admiralty Claims
1. Introduction 2. Proprietary Maritime Claims
Possession, title or mortgage Co-ownership Satisfaction or enforcement of judgments Interest
3. General Maritime Claims
Damage Oil pollution Loss of life or personal injury Acts or omissions Loss of or damage to cargo Agreements relating to carriage or hire Salvage General average Towage Pilotage Supplies Ship construction Alteration, repair or equipping of a ship Port and harbour dues Levies Disbursements Insurance Wages Arbitral awards Interest
4. Other Admiralty Claims
Damage received Unjustified, wrongful arrest etc Bottomry Forfeiture or condemnation Admiralty droits Former jurisdiction Containers Piracy, sabotage or terrorism Sales of vessels; financing etc Wrecks and strandings etc Miscellaneous
5. Associated Matters
Australia South Africa
6. Admiralty Defences
Defences generally Jurisdictional issue Limitation of actions Limitation of liability
Chapter 4 Practice and Procedure
1. Introduction
Early history Underlying policy Governing Rules
2. Practice Matters
Generally Stay: forum non conveniens Stay: international arbitrations Retention of res in stayed proceedings Concurrent proceedings Res under arrest: transferred or remitted proceedings Jury trial
3. Right to Proceed in Rem
Generally Maritime liens
4. Particular Jurisdictions: The Action in Rem
Australia New Zealand United Kingdom Singapore Hong Kong Malaysia South Africa Canada India
5. Foreign Sovereign Vessels
Chapter 5 Procedural Rules
1. Generally 2. Proceedings
Preventing proceedings Commencing proceedings Initiating process In rem and in personam proceedings
3. Service
Generally Renewal or extension of time Inland waters Out of jurisdiction (ex juris) Innocent passage Mode of service Service on one ship only Substituted or alternative service Acceptance or acknowledgement of service
4. Appearance, Acknowledgement of Service etc
Generally Entitlement to appear, acknowledge service etc Intervention Effect of appearance, acknowledgement of service etc Conditional appearance, acknowledgement etc
5. Statements or Particulars of Claim
Requirement Form
6. Arrest
Generally Attachment distinguished Property arrested Arrest warrant Undertaking Issue of warrant Execution of warrant Place of arrest Innocent passage Government ships and property Arrest of one ship only Re-arrest Unjustified or wrongful arrest Mareva injunctions: asset preservation or freezing orders Statutory powers of detention
7. Caveats Against Arrest
Filing of caveat Undertaking by caveator Payment in or bail by caveator Operation of caveat
8. Custody of the Res
Duration of arrest Custody by Marshal etc Responsibility of Marshal etc Applications concerning res Inspection of ship Discharge
9. Bail
Release of arrested res Bail bonds Filing of bond Objection to bail Varying bail
10. Release
Generally Release by Registrar etc Release by Court Costs and expenses of Marshal etc Excessive security etc
11. Caveats Against Release
Filing of caveat Effect of caveat Operation of caveat
12. Preliminary Acts: Collision Cases
Nature and origin Filing a preliminary act Form of filing
13. Valuation and Sale
Orders for valuation and sale Appraisement and sale pendente lite Sale Post sale
14. Other Matters
Limitation proceedings Priorities Position of Registrar Security for costs Trial without pleadings etc Judgment by default Directions Non-compliance Other rules
Bibliography
Index
REVIEWS
Now in its fifth edition, Dr Cremean’s highly praised work has hoisted its colours as probably the most comprehensive and essential text on admiralty jurisdiction throughout the common law world.
Initially focussed on Australian law, over the last quarter of a century, Dr Cremean has expanded his horizons. The fourth edition covered the law of Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. To this, Dr Cremean now adds the United Kingdom, South Africa, Canada and India. Yet, Dr Cremean’s readable writing style and clear demarcation between jurisdictions makes the work easy to navigate for the practitioner. The comparative approach is also instructive in teasing out commonalities and differences, identifying the how the law has developed, or indeed made wrong turns.
Important cases since the last edition six years ago include the Full Federal Court’s decision in Ship “Sam Hawk” v Reiter Petroleum Inc [2016] FCAFC 26. Other changes since the last edition include a new section on foreign sovereign vessels and state immunity. The chapter with precedents has been omitted. The parts addressing the procedural rules of each jurisdiction now rightly occupy their own chapter.
Chief Justice Allsop AO of the Federal Court of Australia has described the book as “beautifully crafted” and “written by someone with a command of his field”. Overall, it is an indispensable text forany practitioner of Admiralty law, not only in Australia, but worldwide.
J Sproule of Counsel, Queensland Law Reporter, 4 September 2020 - [2020] 35 QLR
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