Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly
CLEARING THE DECKS: THE SISKINA IN THE PRIVY COUNCIL
Peter Devonshire*
Broad Idea v Convoy Collateral
Introduction
“A right to obtain an interlocutory injunction is not a cause of action. It cannot stand on its own. It is dependent upon there being a pre-existing cause of action against the defendant arising out of an
* Professor of Law, University of Auckland.
1. Ibrahim Shanker & Co v Distos Compania Naviera SA (The Siskina) (sub nom
The Siskina (Owners of cargo lately laden on board) v Distos Compania Naviera SA) [1978] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 1; [1979] AC 210 (HL).
2. [1978] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 1, 6; [1979] AC 210, 256.
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