Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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THE "CONOCO BRITANNIA" AND OTHER VESSELS

[1972] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 342

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION(ADMIRALTY COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Brandon

Admiralty practice - Jurisdiction - Tug hired by shipowner under towage contract - Tug sunk in collision - Claim against shipowners for indemnity - Proceedings in rem against sister ships - Whether claim "arising out of any agreement relating to the . . . use or hire of a ship" - Whether jurisdiction to entertain claim for specific performance - Administration of Justice Act, 1956, sect. 1 (1) (d), (e), (h), (k), 3 (4) - Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act, 1925, sects. 22 (1) (a), 36, 37, 42, 43, 225.

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