The “Vasiliy Golovnin” – Court of Appeal (Andrew Phang Boon Leong JA, Chan Sek Keong CJ and V K Rajah JA) – 19 September 2008

Admiralty jurisdiction – Arrest of sister ship in Singapore – Whether plaintiff banks had arguable case on the merits – Whether arrest should be set aside on ground of non-disclosure of material facts – Issue estoppel – Whether shipowners entitled to damages for wrongful arrest

(2008) 756 LMLN 3