CENTRO LATINO AMERICANO DE COMMERCIO EXTERIOR S.A. v. OWNERS OF THE SHIP “KOMMUNAR” (THE “KOMMUNAR”)

[1997] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 1

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(ADMIRALTY COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Clarke

Admiralty practice - Action in rem - Jurisdiction - Application to set aside - Plaintiffs paid for goods and materials supplied to number of named ships and claimed reimbursement - Whether plaintiffs’ claims were claims in respect of goods or materials supplied to those ships for their operation or maintenance - Whether claim within s. 21(4) - Whether Court had jurisdiction - Whether action should be set aside or stayed - Supreme Court Act, 1981, s. 20(2)(m), (p).