Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly
RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN MARITIME LIENS
The Sam Hawk
Martin Davies*
The decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia in The Sam Hawk
1 was eagerly awaited, as it was expected to provide a definitive answer to the question whether Australian courts would recognise foreign maritime liens. The Full Court did not provide a final and definitive answer good for all cases, but the majority declared a preference for
* Admiralty Law Institute Professor of Maritime Law, Tulane University Law School; Director, Tulane Maritime Law Center; Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Law School.
1. Ship “Sam Hawk” v Reiter Petroleum Inc (The Sam Hawk) [2016] FCAFC 26; [2016] 2 Lloyd's Rep 639; 335 ALR 578.
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