ARGENTUM EXPLORATION LTD v REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

[2024] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 29

UNITED KINGDOM SUPREME COURT

Before Lord Lloyd-Jones , Lord Briggs , Lord Hamblen , Lord Leggatt and Lord Richards

Salvage – Sovereign immunity – Salvaged silver bars – Customary international law – Meaning of phrase “in use or intended for use for commercial purposes” in relation to cargo – State Immunity Act 1978, sections 10 and 13 – International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules concerning the Immunity of State-owned Ships 1926 (Brussels Convention), articles 1 to 3.