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Law and Practice of Maritime Liens, The

The Law and Practice of Maritime Liens, 1st Edition, (c) 2025

Chapter 2


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Origins and nature of maritime liens

2.1 Definition of maritime lien

The maritime lien was defined by Sir John Jervis for the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in Harmer v Bell (The Bold Buccleugh) 1 in 1851 as follows:

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