Abstract
In England and its former colonies ship arrest(1) is an interim procedure overseen by courts exercising admiralty jurisdiction. It is available only for in rem claims.(2) The arrest on an in rem claim also gives the court the jurisdiction to hear the merits of the underlying dispute. To secure the claim against what is often the only asset in the jurisdiction, the claimant(3) is entitled to call upon the aid of the court to arrest the ship whilst the ship is within the jurisdiction of the court...