The Myrto (No. 3) - House of Lords (Lord Keith, Lord Brandon, Lord Brightman, Lord Templeman and Lord Oliver) - 8 April 1987

Criterion for extension of writ is “good reason” rather than “exceptional circumstances”

In 1976 the vessel Myrto loaded cargo at Antwerp and North Shields. In December 1976 she was arrested at Sunderland. Shortly thereafter, Brandon J. ordered the vessel to be appraised and sold pendente lite . The plaintiff in the action was the vessel’s mortgagee bank. In order to achieve the best price on the sale, the cargo had to be discharged at a cost of some £160,000.