Shipping and Maritime Law
Arrest of Ships in Cyprus
Ship arrest is one of the principal remedies available to a claimant seeking security for a maritime claim and is an area in which timing and procedural accuracy are particularly important.
We advise clients on the arrest of vessels within the jurisdiction of the Cyprus courts, both as a means of securing maritime claims and in support of substantive proceedings or arbitration.
What we advise on
- Applications for the arrest of vessels in Cyprus
- Maritime claims giving rise to arrest
- Urgent arrest applications
- Security for maritime claims
- Release of vessels from arrest
- Provision and negotiation of security
- Challenges to arrest
- Wrongful arrest issues
- Judicial sale of vessels
- Enforcement against vessels
- Arrest in support of foreign proceedings or arbitration
- Coordination with foreign lawyers, P&I clubs and maritime interests
Our team is able to act at short notice where a vessel's presence within the jurisdiction creates a limited window in which protective action can be taken.