Cooke, D. Hofmeyr's Admiralty Law. – 3rd Ed – Juta, 2025.
 
ISBN: 9781485152026
 
Publishers Description:
“Hofmeyr’s Admiralty Law is a comprehensive discussion of the law of admiralty jurisdiction in South Africa. There are extensive references to case law, which is critically analysed. Reference is frequently made to the law in comparative jurisdictions. The third edition incorporates a considerable body of case law and academic comment which has developed our emerging admiralty jurisprudence since the release of the second edition in 2012.
 
Hofmeyr’s Admiralty Law now includes: a consideration of the constitutional dimension of the arrest procedure, including in relation to maritime liens; a discursus in relation to the ‘genuine and reasonable need’ requirement for security arrests; and a section discussing the sale of ships in Namibia.”
 
Content
Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the third edition
Law reports cited with mode of citation
Principal authorities cited with mode of citation
Table of statutes
Table of rules
Table of cases
International conventions cited
Law commission reports cited
Chapters
I Historical Outline
II Admiralty Jurisdiction
III The Law Applicable to the Matters in Respect of which Admiralty Jurisdiction Exists
IV The Action in Rem
V Security Arrests
VI The Action in Personam
VII Description of Parties, Representation and Locus Standi
VIII Miscellaneous Statutory Powers and Excessive Claims and Proceedings brought without Reasonable and Probable Cause
IX Maritime Liens
X Judicial Sales, the Creation of a Fund and its Distribution and the Ranking of Claims
Appendices
I Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 of 1983
II Admiralty Proceedings Rules
III Practice Directive 27 in regard to Admiralty Arrest Warrants in terms of Rule 4(3)
IV Admiralty Court Act, 1840
V Admiralty Court Act, 1861
VI Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890
Index