Frank Stewart Dethridge Memorial Address 2013: The Far From 'Halcyon Isle' - Maritime Liens, Renvoi and Conflicts of Law
Published 2013-09-19
Keywords
- The 'Halcyon Isle',
- maritime lien,
- renvoi,
- private international law,
- cross-border insolvency
- foreign maritime lien,
- priority of claims,
- action in rem,
- jurisdiction,
- Australian Law Reform Commission,
- Admiralty Act 1988 (Cth),
- maritime law uniformity,
- classification of dispute,
- proper law of the contract ...More
Abstract
In this address, Justice Rares explores how a maritime lien can be classified and which choice of law rules may be used to ascertain whether a foreign maritime lien could be recognised under Australian law, particularly in light of the High Court's recent development of Australian private international law rules. Justice Rares discusses the Privy Council's controversial majority decision and dissent in The Halcyon Isle, concerning the choice of law for recognition of a foreign maritime lien, and the competing theories of whether the private international law doctrine of renvoi may apply in relation to Australian law, maritime liens and contracts.
This copy of the address was originally published in Volume 28 of the ANZMLJ (2014).