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MARITIME LIEN


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DEFINITION OF A LIEN

• A PRIVILEGED CLAIM

UPON A THING INRESPECT OFSERVICE DONE TO ITOR INJURY CAUSEDBY IT TO BECARRIED EFFECT BYLEGAL PROCESS


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CHARACTERISTICS OF

MARITIME LIEN• Is A Privileged Chrge O! Mri"i#e Pr$%er"& '

Arises B& O%er"i$! O( L)

• D$es N$" De%e!d O! P$ssessi$! O( The Pr$%er"&Or O! Agree#e!"

• I" A**r+es Fr$# The M$#e!" O( Eve!" ,hi*h GiveRise T$ A C+se O( A*"i$! ' Trvels ,i"h ThePr$%er"&


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CHARACTERISTICS

(Cont.)

• IT IS INVISIBLE ' NOTSUBJECT TO ANY

REGISTRATION• SURVIVES INTO THE

HANDS OF BONA FIDEPURCHASER

• ENFORCEABLE BY INREM CLAIM


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MARITIME LIEN VS

MORTGAGE• M$r"gge Is Cre"ed B& Agree#e!"

• M$r"gge Re-+ires Regis"r"i$! As A N$"i*e T$ .rd Pr"&

•

Mri"i#e Lie! Hs Pri$ri"& Over All O"her Mri"i#eCli#s

• M$r"gge Hs Pri$ri"& Over All O"her S""+"$r&Righ"s I! Re#

• Mri"i#e Lie! Trvels ,i"h The Shi% ,hils"M$r"gge D$es N$"


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CLAIMS RECOGNISED

UNDER MARITIME LIENS

• DAMAGE DONE BY ASHIP

• SALVAGE

• SEAMEN/S ,AGES

• MASTER/S ,AGES '

DISBURSEMENTS• BOTTOMRY BOND


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ACTION IN-REM•

Agi!s" The Pr$%er"& 0Vessel1• I! M$s" Cses The Shi% Is Relesed O! Bil

• ,he! Lie!s Agi!s" The Shi% Are Hev&2 O)!erM& N$" E!"er A! A%%er!*e I! C$+r"

•

Ad#irl"& C$+r" C! Pl& A! E3e*+"ive F+!*"i$!O( Arres"i!g ' Selli!g The Shi%

• The C$+r" ,ill Dis"ri4+"e The Pr$*eeds A#$!g The Lie! Credi"$rs I5A5, Pri$ri"ies


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ACTIVITIES NOT COVERED

UNDER IN-REM CLAIM

• N$!6Pe!" $( C$!"i!er Hire $r D#ge "$

C$!"i!er• T$)ge

• Pil$"ge Chrges $r D+es 0Shi% C! Be Arres"ed1

• Cli# i! Res%e*" "$ C$!s"r+*"i$!2 Re%ir $r

E-+i%%i!g $( Shi% 0P$ssess$r& Lie!1• Ge!erl Averge Cli# 0P$ssess$r& Lie!1

• Vessels $( F$reig! G$ver!#e!" Used F$r N$!6*$##er*il P+r%$ses


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IN-PERSONAM CLAIM• Cli# Agi!s" The Pers$! Or The C$#%!& Bei!g

The Be!e7*il O)!er Or The De#ise Chr"erer O( The Shi%

• Br$+gh" I! Ad#irl"& C$+r" ,he! A N$!6"r+l& I!Re# Cli# Is Br$+gh" Agi!s" The Shi%

• Or ,he! A! I!6Pers$!# Cli# Is Served


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WEAKNESSES OF IN-

PERSONAM PROCEEDING

• DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN PERMISSION TO SERVE THEDEFENDANT ,HO IS OUTSIDE OF THE COURT

JURISDICTION

• NO SECURITY FOR THE CLAIM


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PROPERTY WHICH AN IN-REM

CLAIM MAY BE BROUGHT

• THE SHIP

• THE SISTER SHIP

• CARGO 0IF MARITIMELIEN IS ATTACHED1

• SEA PLANE


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TUTORIAL

• MA8E COMPARISON BET,EEN A MARITIME LIENAND A LIEN IN COMMON LA,

• DISCUSS 9 DISTINCT CASES ON IN6REM CLAIMS

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