Djurberg v Thames Properties (Hampton) Ltd and Others - [2024] EWCA Civ 549, Court of Appeal (Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, Lord Justice Lewison and Lord Justice Warby) - 21 May 2024

Maritime lien - Whether lien arose for unpaid mooring fees - Whether lien created by contract

MD, a private individual, traded as Hampton Riviera. He claimed that he granted a licence to a houseboat to use a mooring in the River Thames over which he had a mooring licence. He took possession of the houseboat as security for allegedly unpaid mooring fees and claimed he had the right to do so by way of a maritime lien.