Draft in-rem arrest papers from the claim and the ship particulars
Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- The tool writes nothing into any of the papers — not the Form 6 writ, the Form 12 application, the Form 13 supporting affidavit or a Form 4 caveat against release. It indexes the annexures, lists every assertion in the lawyer's draft that has no source in the claim documents or in the ship-particulars and caveat-against-arrest register searches, and checks the papers against the filing requirements in the Admiralty Rules, flagging what is missing. It sets out in a table the ship's name, IMO number, flag, registered owner and demise charterer as at both the date the cause of action arose and the date of commencement, beside the claim and the relevant person.
- What the lawyer must review
- Arrest is time-critical and the lawyer drafts the papers. Confirm the claim is a maritime claim the court can hear and the ship is the right ship, and that the lawyer's own affidavit deposes to the caveat-against-arrest register search and to each matter the Admiralty Rules require to be disclosed on an application for arrest — confirm that list against the rules as they now stand rather than against a precedent. The undertaking to pay the Marshal's costs and expenses is not an affidavit item: it is the Undertaking Paragraph in the Form 12 application, constituted by filing under rule 41 — check whether it is to bind the solicitor personally or the law practice, and amend and sign it accordingly.
- Written for / version
- Cth
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Potential support includes extracting and organising information and preparing preliminary structure or wording. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Confirm each factual assertion with the witness and original record. Preserve the witness’s own knowledge and words, and check the court’s rules for this document.
- Check the current court or regulator requirements, prescribed form and attachments for the intended document and filing.
- Obtain and inspect the relevant current official register or search result. Confirm identities, interests and the date and scope of the search.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.