Chimbusco Pan Nation Petro-Chemical Co Ltd v Owners and/or Demise Charterers of the Ship or Vessel “Decurion” [2013] HKCA 180

Admiralty jurisdiction – Ship arrest – Charterer by demise – “In control” of ship

Last year, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance took the first opportunity among common law jurisdictions to express its view as to who is legally “in control of” a ship under section 12B(4) of the High Court Ordinance (HCO) (which is identical to section 21(4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (SCA 1981).