Babcock Fitzroy Ltd v The MV Southern Pasifika - [2012] 2 NZLR 652

Admiralty — Action in rem — Arrest of vessel — Unpaid repairer — Possessory lien — Repairer applied for arrest and sale of vessel — Conflicting mortgage over vessel — Notional lien over sale proceeds — Whether notional lien can attach to sale proceeds where unpaid repairer itself applies for arrest and sale of vessel — Admiralty Act 1973, ss 4, 5 and 11.