Metall und Rohstoff Shipping v The Owners of Bunkers on Board the ship MV Genco Leader - Federal Court of Australia (Lee, Tamberlin and Allsop JJ) - 12 August 2005

Admiralty jurisdiction - Plaintiff arresting bunkers of vessel time-chartered by “relevant person” within meaning of section 17 Admiralty Act (Cth) 1988 - Bunkers arrested as security for plaintiff's claim in London arbitration against relevant person - Meaning of word “property” in section 17 - Whether court had jurisdiction to arrest bunkers

(2005) 676 LMLN 1