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Date: 20010405

Docket: A-849-99

Neutral citation: 2001 FCA 111

Coram:             DESJARDINS J.A.

DÉCARY J.A.

NOËL J.A.

                         ADMIRALTY ACTION IN PERSONAM AND IN REM

Between:

                                                         BARZELEX INC.

                                                                                                                  Plaintiff/Appellant

                                                                    AND

                                                                                                                                               

                                             THE M.V. "EBN AL WALEED"

                                                                     and

                                             EGYPTIAN NAVIGATION CO.

                                                                                                      Defendants/Respondents

                                              Hearing held at Montréal, Quebec,

                                                    on Thursday, April 5, 2001

                                         Judgment delivered at Montréal, Quebec,

                                                    on Thursday, April 5, 2001

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:                       DESJARDINS J.A.


Date: 20010405

Docket: A-849-99

Neutral citation: 2001 FCA 111

Coram:             DESJARDINS J.A.

DÉCARY J.A.

NOËL J.A.

                         ADMIRALTY ACTION IN PERSONAM AND IN REM

Between:

                                                         BARZELEX INC.

                                                                                                                  Plaintiff/Appellant

                                                                    AND

                                             THE M.V. "EBN AL WALEED"

                                                                     and

                                             EGYPTIAN NAVIGATION CO.

                                                                                                      Defendants/Respondents

                               REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

                                (Delivered from the bench at Montréal, Quebec,

                                                  on Thursday, April 5, 2001)

DESJARDINS J.A.

[1]         We are not satisfied that the trial judge [Barzelex Inc. v. The M.V. "EBN Al Waleed" et al., 1999 F.C.J. No. 1839 (QL) (Hugessen J.)] erred in any of the ways raised before us.


[2]         On the contrary, we are of the view that in light of the evidence before him, it was open to him to make the finding he made at paragraph 8 of his reasons:

The original, 1955, enactment of the Hague Rules was never repealed however with the result that Turkish national law now apparently contains both a textual adoption of the Hague Rules and a national adaptation thereof as permitted by the Protocol of Signature.

[3] The appeal will be dismissed with costs below and on appeal.

Alice Desjardins                                

J.A.                  

Certified true translation

Peter Douglas


                                               

                   FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

                               APPEAL DIVISION

Date: 20010405

Docket: A-849-99

                            ADMIRALTY ACTION

                      IN PERSONAM AND IN REM

Between:

BARZELEX INC.

                                                                  Plaintiff/Appellant

AND

THE M.V. "EBN AL WALEED"

and

EGYPTIAN NAVIGATION CO.

                                                      Defendants/Respondents

                                                                                                                      

                      REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

                                  OF THE COURT

                                                                                                                      


Date: 20010405

Docket: A-849-99

MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC, THE 5th DAY OF APRIL 2001

Coram: DESJARDINS J.A.

DÉCARY J.A.

NOËL J.A.

                                           ADMIRALTY ACTION IN PERSONAM AND IN REM

Between:

                                                                           BARZELEX INC.

                                                                                                                                                      Plaintiff/Appellant

                                                                                      AND

                                                               THE M.V. "EBN AL WALEED"

                                                                                       and

                                                               EGYPTIAN NAVIGATION CO.

                                                                                                                                          Defendants/Respondents

                                                                               JUDGMENT

The appeal is dismissed with costs below and on appeal.

Alice Desjardins                                

J.A.

Certified true translation

Peter Douglas


FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

APPEAL DIVISION

NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

DOCKET:                                                                    A-849-99

STYLE OF CAUSE:                                                    ADMIRALTY ACTION

IN PERSONAM AND IN REM

BARZELEX INC.

                                                                                                                                                          Plaintiff/Appellant

AND

THE M.V. "EBN AL WALEED"

and

EGYPTIAN NAVIGATION CO.

                                                                                                                                               Defendants/Respondents

PLACE OF HEARING:                                              Montréal, Quebec

DATE OF HEARING:                                                April 5, 2001

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY THE HONOURABLE DESJARDINS J.A.

DATED:                                                                       April 5, 2001

APPEARANCES:

Richard Desgagnés                                                        FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

Sean J. Harrington                                                         FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

Ogilvy Renault                                                               FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

Montréal, Quebec

McMaster Gervais                                                         FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

Montréal, Quebec

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