Sarah Derrington is Head of School and Dean of Law at the TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland. She is also a barrister at Quadrant Chambers, Brisbane, specialising in maritime and shipping law.James Turner QC is a Barrister at Quadrant Chambers. He took silk in 2013 and is a specialist shipping and commercial advocate with over 20 years' experience.

Review from previous edition [A] very fine book ... skilfully structured ... which provides the reader with a clear and readable exposition of a fascinating area of law and practice. It is well researched, comprehensive, contemporary and discerning ... [and] represents a significant contribution to the literature.

• APPENDICES; APPENDIX 1: ADMIRALTY COURT ACT, 1840; APPENDIX 2: ADMIRALTY COURT ACT, 1861; APPENDIX 3: SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE (CONSOLIDATION) ACT, 1925; APPENDIX 4: ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACT, 1956; APPENDIX 5: SENIOR COURTS ACT, 1981 (UK); APPENDIX 6: ADMIRALTY ACT, 1988 (AUSTRALIA); APPENDIX 7: FEDERAL COURTS ACT, 1985 (CANADA); APPENDIX 8: HIGH COURT ORDINANCE CHAPTER 4 (HONG KONG); APPENDIX 9: ADMIRALTY ACT, 1973 (NEW ZEALAND); APPENDIX 10: HIGH COURT (ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION) ACT (CAP 123, 2001 REV ED) (SINGAPORE); APPENDIX 11: ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION REGULATION ACT 105 OF 1983 (SOUTH AFRICA); APPENDIX 12: ADMIRALTY COURT FORMS; APPENDIX 13: THE ARREST CONVENTIONS OF 1952 AND 1999

Sarah Derrington is Head of School and Dean of Law at the TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland. She is also a barrister at Quadrant Chambers, Brisbane, specialising in maritime and shipping law.James Turner QC is a Barrister at Quadrant Chambers. He took silk in 2013 and is a specialist shipping and commercial advocate with over 20 years' experience.

Review from previous edition [A] very fine book ... skilfully structured ... which provides the reader with a clear and readable exposition of a fascinating area of law and practice. It is well researched, comprehensive, contemporary and discerning ... [and] represents a significant contribution to the literature.

• APPENDICES; APPENDIX 1: ADMIRALTY COURT ACT, 1840; APPENDIX 2: ADMIRALTY COURT ACT, 1861; APPENDIX 3: SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE (CONSOLIDATION) ACT, 1925; APPENDIX 4: ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACT, 1956; APPENDIX 5: SENIOR COURTS ACT, 1981 (UK); APPENDIX 6: ADMIRALTY ACT, 1988 (AUSTRALIA); APPENDIX 7: FEDERAL COURTS ACT, 1985 (CANADA); APPENDIX 8: HIGH COURT ORDINANCE CHAPTER 4 (HONG KONG); APPENDIX 9: ADMIRALTY ACT, 1973 (NEW ZEALAND); APPENDIX 10: HIGH COURT (ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION) ACT (CAP 123, 2001 REV ED) (SINGAPORE); APPENDIX 11: ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION REGULATION ACT 105 OF 1983 (SOUTH AFRICA); APPENDIX 12: ADMIRALTY COURT FORMS; APPENDIX 13: THE ARREST CONVENTIONS OF 1952 AND 1999

Sarah Derrington is Head of School and Dean of Law at the TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland. She is also a barrister at Quadrant Chambers, Brisbane, specialising in maritime and shipping law.James Turner QC is a Barrister at Quadrant Chambers. He took silk in 2013 and is a specialist shipping and commercial advocate with over 20 years' experience.

Review from previous edition [A] very fine book ... skilfully structured ... which provides the reader with a clear and readable exposition of a fascinating area of law and practice. It is well researched, comprehensive, contemporary and discerning ... [and] represents a significant contribution to the literature.

• APPENDICES; APPENDIX 1: ADMIRALTY COURT ACT, 1840; APPENDIX 2: ADMIRALTY COURT ACT, 1861; APPENDIX 3: SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE (CONSOLIDATION) ACT, 1925; APPENDIX 4: ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACT, 1956; APPENDIX 5: SENIOR COURTS ACT, 1981 (UK); APPENDIX 6: ADMIRALTY ACT, 1988 (AUSTRALIA); APPENDIX 7: FEDERAL COURTS ACT, 1985 (CANADA); APPENDIX 8: HIGH COURT ORDINANCE CHAPTER 4 (HONG KONG); APPENDIX 9: ADMIRALTY ACT, 1973 (NEW ZEALAND); APPENDIX 10: HIGH COURT (ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION) ACT (CAP 123, 2001 REV ED) (SINGAPORE); APPENDIX 11: ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION REGULATION ACT 105 OF 1983 (SOUTH AFRICA); APPENDIX 12: ADMIRALTY COURT FORMS; APPENDIX 13: THE ARREST CONVENTIONS OF 1952 AND 1999