CENTRO LATINO AMERICANO DE COMMERCIO EXTERIOR S.A. v. OWNERS OF THE SHIP “KOMMUNAR” (THE “KOMMUNAR”) (No. 2)

[1997] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 8

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(ADMIRALTY COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Colman

Admiralty practice - Jurisdiction - Arrest of vessel - Application to set aside - Plaintiffs claimed reimbursement of moneys paid to third party suppliers of goods to vessels - State enterprise privatized under Russian Federation privatization legislation - Whether defendants same legal person as state enterprise - Whether state enterprise beneficial owner of vessels at time cause of action arose - Whether proceedings prohibited by reason of similar proceedings in rem in South Africa - Whether arrest should be set aside - Supreme Court Act, 1981 s.21(4), (8).