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The Admiralty Court in Ireland recently considered if there was jurisdiction to arrest an unregistered pleasure yacht in a dispute relating to ownership. A dispute as to ownership is a ´maritime claim´, but under the 1952 Arrest Convention, a ´ship´ must be "flying the flag" of a State to be susceptible to an arrest.
Certain academic writers have interpreted the phrase "Flying the flag of a contracting State�?� as denoting a requirement that, for a ship to be susceptible to arrest, it must be registered in a contracting state (or indeed in a �??non-contracting�?� state).
The arresting party, however, argued that �??flying the flag of a contracting state�?� was a requirement that a ship had assumed the nationality of a particular state and, in this regard, it was argued, that the flag is a symbol of the ship´s nationality.
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea provides that ships have the nationality of the State whose flag they are entitled to fly.
In Ireland, pursuant to the Mercantile Marine Act 1955, a ´ship´ wholly owned by an Irish citizen or body corporate, of less than 50 tons, not engaged in trade and navigating solely in the waters of Ireland and UK, is exempt from the requirement to be registered. Importantly, however, under the Mercantile Marine Act 1955, such a ´ship´ is still considered to be an "Irish Ship", and, is thus entitled to fly the Irish flag.
Under the UK Merchant Shipping Act 1995, there are similar exemption provisions for registering small pleasure craft in UK, which, nevertheless, would be "British Ships" and thus have the right to fly the British Red Ensign (less than 24 metres).
The substantive issue, which party owned the yacht, would determine the nationality of the yacht, and, whether it was entitled to fly the Irish flag or British ensign. However, for the arrest proceedings, the Admiralty Court held that it did not need to determine that ownership issue because, in either event, the unregistered yacht was a �??ship�??. In both Ireland and the UK, the particular unregistered yacht clearly fell within the exemption criteria to be registered in both States but would nevertheless still be considered to be a �??ship�?? in either State. The pleasure yacht was therefore a �??ship�?? flying the flag of a contracting state, and, the Admiralty Court held that it had jurisdiction to maintain the arrest under the 1952 Arrest Convention.
This case would appear to be one of the first of its kind on the definition of the term �??flying the flag of a contracting state�?� in 1952 Arrest Convention. This might be surprising, were it not the fact that both the Irish and British jurisdictions have relaxed rules relating to the registration of small vessels.
Lavelle Coleman acted on behalf of the successful arresting party.
Recommend Solicitors Dublin IssuesQuestion by BabeBlueEyes: Housing options in and around Livermore, CA? Hello, there is a job opportunity in Livermore, CA that my husband is considering at the National Lab, and I am looking for advise on where to buy a house. We are in our late 20's and kids are a few years away for us. Of course we want a safe area and a reasonable commute to Livermore, but proximaty to mall/shopping center, grocery shopping, Target and a good gym are also important. We currently live in Atlanta, so I have gotten used to living in a bigger city. What cities do you recommend? I have heard that Pleasanton and Dublin are nice areas, but I am concerned that they would be too expensive for us, as we really would like to purchase a condo/townhouse/house. We would be first time home owners looking for 3 bedroom/2 baths and our max. would probally be $ 400,000-500,000, which I know is well below the median price. Any advise on location and programs/loans to make housing more affordable in the area would be greatly appreciated! Best answer for Housing options in and around Livermore, CA?:
Answer by engineer50
It is an expensive area. You might want to look a few miles to the east, in Tracy or Mountain House.
Answer by DENA I
San Ramon is only about 20 min away from Livermore & they have excellent schools there. You probably would be looking more at a condo/townhouse at that price but the neighborhood is very safe. There is a big Target & Whole Foods in San Ramon as well as a great park that has everything a family would want. Dirt bike track, baseball, football area, bbq, jungle gym for kids to play & even a dog park all in one place. The other option is Walnut Creek. It has a great shopping center but the drive would be a bit longer & the homes are usually more. Good luck to you, you will love the area!
Answer by Landlord
Dublin is NOT a good place to raise kids! If you want a condo it will be OK to live there, but it not a great community. Email me, I can have my broker send you some listings. Brentwood is about 30 minutes from the lab, a GREAT community and there are homes in your price range. I am very familiar with Brentwood and can help him weed out any less then desirable (none is very bad though) areas.
