Cyber Sea Technologies Inc. v. Underwater Harvester, 2002 FCT 794

In Admiralty Practice, In Rem Actions and Arrest on (Updated )

In this matter a submersible was arrested and the Defendant brought an application, inter alia, to release the submersible without bail or, in the alternative, to post security. The grounds for the Defendant’s application were that the action was without merit and that the dispute was subject to arbitration. The Prothonotary held that it is only in exceptional circumstances that …

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