MORRIS v. LYONESSE SALVAGE COMPANY LTD. (THE "ASSOCIATION" AND THE "ROMNEY")

[1970] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 59

ADMIRALTY DIVISION

Before Mr. Justice Dunn

Salvage - Sunken wreck - Salvage operations in deep water - Whether salvor in possession - Salvage rights granted by wreck's owners - Whether rights infringed - Whether interlocutory injunction should be continued. Injunction - Interlocutory injunction - Right in wreck granted to two salvors - Alleged infringement of rights of first salvor by third party (salvage company controlled by partner in second salvage firm) - Whether interlocutory injunction should be continued - Balance of convenience.