We attended the Hellenic Maritime Law Association event that took place on Tuesday, 19 May, 2015 at the Metropolitan Hotel in Athens. “Issues in relation to the arrest of vessels”. The main topics discussed included: 1. The risk for vessels 2. Temporary order of the Temporary Order 3. Trends and perspectives 4. The time of issuance of the Temporary Order 5. Validity time of the Temporary Order 6. The temporary Order in case of postponement of the hearing of the petition 7. Prohibition of change of the legal status of the vessel under a foreign flag (registered to a foreign registry) 8. Time of issuance of the security measures 9. Deadline for filing the lawsuit following the conservative seizure decision 10. Brussels International Convention of 1952 regarding the arrest of sea-going vessels
