https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275028 A vessel cannot be arrested in admiralty for unpaid charter hire claims arising from separate contracts with a bareboat charterer where the arrested ship is owned by a third party. The Court held that arrest requires a legally cognisable maritime claim linked to the vessel and to a person liable in personam in relation to that vessel. It further held that a charterer's de facto control, possession, or beneficial use is not beneficial ownership for arrest purposes; beneficial ownership means title or equitable ownership, not operational control under a demise charter. The respondent vessel was therefore not liable to arrest for debts arising from other vessels. en-us Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 15 Sep 2018 10:05:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275028 A vessel cannot be arrested in admiralty for unpaid charter hire claims arising from separate contracts with a bareboat charterer where the arrested ship is owned by a third party. The Court held that arrest requires a legally cognisable maritime claim linked to the vessel and to a person liable in personam in relation to that vessel. It further held that a charterer's de facto control, possession, or beneficial use is not beneficial ownership for arrest purposes; beneficial ownership means title or equitable ownership, not operational control under a demise charter. The respondent vessel was therefore not liable to arrest for debts arising from other vessels. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275028