Law and Practice of Maritime Liens

This book uniquely offers a single point of reference on the vital legal subject of maritime liens, intrinsic to Admiralty Law and a topic often incompletely understood by shipping firms and other such businesses.

List of contents

Part I: Concept Generally 1. Introduction 2. Origins and nature of maritime liens Part II: Varieties of Maritime Lien 3. Damage maritime lien 4. Salvage lien 5. Wages and masters' disbursements lien 6. Necessaries lien 7. General average 8. Pilotage 9. Mortgage liens 10. Other maritime liens 11. Loss or extinction of liens Part III: Judicial Sale 12. Enforcement proceedings: initiating process 13. Maritime lien proceedings: service 14. Service in proceedings in rem: special issues 15. Enforcement of maritime liens: arrest 16. Arrest: special issues for lienees and others 17. Judicial sale

About the author

Dr Damien J Cremean is a barrister and specialist maritime lawyer. He is an Adjunct Professor within the Shipping and Maritime Law Unit (MASLU) of the University of Queensland. Dr Cremean is widely published in admiralty and maritime law - he is the author of Admiralty Jurisdiction, in its 5th edition as of 2020 - and has been a member of Australia's statutory Admiralty Rules Committee. He is also a member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) and the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ).

Product details

• Authors: Damien J Cremean
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 18.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032388199
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238819-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Maritime and Transport Law Library
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; LAW / General, LAW / Transportation, LAW / Maritime, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General, financial law, Law of the Sea, Financial law: general, Law & society, International law, transport and commerce: maritime law, Law and society, sociology of law, International maritime law, transport law, Public international law: law of the sea