Maritime Law and Practice in Hong Kong, 3rd Edition (e-Book only)

Author: Robert Merkin KC; Kyriaki Noussia
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong
ISBN: 9789888592296

Previous Edition ISBN: 9789626614969
Published In: April 2026
Format: e-Book , 877 pages
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9789888592401

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Maritime Law and Practice in Hong Kong, Third Edition is the definitive practitioner text on maritime law and practice in Hong Kong. Written by a team of leading maritime law practitioners and academics, the text provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of maritime law. The book has an accessible style and clear illustrations of latest cases from major maritime jurisdictions, international conventions, and references to latest local issues.

What’s new in this edition:

For ship registration, legal conditions set forth for ship registration in Hong Kong and legal rules for provisional, ownership, demise, mortgage and other types of ship registration in Hong Kong;
For bareboat charter, notable amendments made in the standard contract “Barecon 2017”, compared with its predecessors “Barecon 89” and “Barecon 2001”;
For the Convention of Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 pertaining to wreck removal expenses, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal decision in The Star Centurion and The Antea and the Federal Court of Australia Court of Appeal in The Goliath about the Convention of Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 pertaining to wreck removal expenses;
The Marine Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Ordinance (Cap.649) about drink and drugs boating in Hong Kong; and
For maritime arbitration, case statistics for key maritime arbitration centers from 2010 to 2024 including not publicly available statistics, and the divergences in approach about the governing law of arbitration agreement between Hong Kong and English and Wales under case law and statute.