Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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GULF AZOV SHIPPING CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER v. IDISI AND OTHERS [2001] EWCA Civ 491

[2001] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 727

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice Brooke, Lord Justice Longmoreand Mr. Justice Buckley

Admiralty practice - Arrest of vessel - Detention of crew - Defendants’ drilling rig carried from India to Nigeria - Defendants alleged part of cargo loaded on deck missing - Claimant carriers denied liability - Vessel arrested in Nigeria - Whether arrest unlawful - Whether crew wrongly detained - Whether agreement to pay U.S.$3 m. to defendants to allow vessel to leave avoided for duress.

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