King’s Shipping Trading Co. v. M/S L.S. Line and Others (The Cherry Orient) (Appellate Division)

Arrest of sister ship - Whether within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Bangladesh

The decision of the High Court of Bangladesh (Admiralty Jurisdiction) in “The Cherry Orient” summarised in LMLN 156 24 October 1985 to the effect that there was no jurisdiction to arrest a “sister ship” in Bangladesh has been affirmed by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Appellate Division).