13 Mar 2024:   Burrows v The Ship 'Merlion' [2024] FCA 220
ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME JURISDICTION - jurisdiction in rem - application to strike out pleaded claims on the basis of which ship was arrested - whether claims arising under a trust, Barnes v Addy, a "sham", misleading or deceptive conduct, conversion, and detinue have legal character of

12 Mar 2024:   Dan-Bunkering (Singapore) Pte Ltd v The Ship Yangtze Fortune (No 3) [2024] FCA 219
ADMIRALTY - application for leave to claim out of time upon the fund constituted by the proceeds of judicial sale of the ship Yangtze Fortune - liability of the fund for demise charterer's debts - construction of ss 18 and 24 of the Admiralty Act 1988 (Cth) and rr 9.02 and 9.03 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) - whether applicant has reasonable prospects of success in its claim - where evidence that charterparty terminated before judicial sale of ship - where applicant…

8 Sep 2023:   Poralu Marine Australia Pty Ltd v MV Dijksgracht [2023] FCAFC 147
CONTRACTS - contract of carriage of goods by sea - formation - whether contract was concluded by way of fixture recap email - construction of recap emails - where recap provided that terms were otherwise as per carrier's standard form booking note and bill of lading including rider clauses but with English law and London arbitration - whether parties intended further terms to be agreed - whether contract was concluded by later return of completed booking note - where sea…

4 Sep 2023:   Delta Corp Ship Management DMCCO v The Ship "Caledonian Sky" [2023] FCA 1058
ADMIRALTY - application by plaintiff to Registrar for release of vessel under arrest - caveats against release previously filed - whether vessel should be released from arrest - role of caveats against release - whether release should be delayed to protect interest of caveator - release of vessel ordered

4 Aug 2023:   GeelongPort Pty Limited v The Ship "Voyager P" [2023] FCA 918
ADMIRALTY - application for judicial sale of ship pendente lite - application for order to move ship under arrest - ship abandoned - orders made

26 May 2023:   Bank of New Zealand (Security Trustee) v The vessel MY "Island Escape" (No 3) [2023] FCA 541
ADMIRALTY - action in rem under s 16 of the Admiralty Act 1988 (Cth) - claim relating to mortgage of a ship and interest in respect of it under ss 4(2)(a)(iii) and (d) of the Act - no appearance filed by chip or relevant persons - application for summary judgment - ex parte hearing - choice of law - no reasonable possibility of defence to claim - application for determination of priorities - notice to potential claimants - Form 28 of the Admiralty Rules 1988 (Cth)