Legal Definition and Related Resources of Concursus
Meaning of Concursus
(Lat. from concurrere). In the civil law. A running together; a meeting or concurrence. Concursus creditorum, the conflict or conflicting rights of creditors, in relation to their liens, privileges, and priorities, in cases of insolvency and other cases. Story, Confl. Laws, 325c, 433a.
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Concursus in Maritime Law
Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.
The following is a definition of Concursus, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The rule that after a shipowner’s limitation fund (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary) has been duly constituted, other legal proceedings in respect of the casualty concerned must be stayed and all claims resulting from the casualty must be filed against the limitation fund and disposed of in a single “limitation proceeding”. See the Limitation Convention 1957 (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary) art. 2(4); the Limitation Convention 1976 (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary) art. 13(1); the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, U.K. 1995 c. 21, Schedule 7 Part II, para. 8(3); Law no. 67-5 of January 3, 1967, art. 62 third para. (France); Supplemental Rule F(3) of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary) (U.S.); Marine Liability Act, S.C. 2001, c. 6, sect. 33(1)(c) (Canada). See Tetley, Int’l. C. of L., 1994 at pp. 518 and 528.
Concursus in Admiralty Law
For information on concursus in this context, see the entry on concursus in the maritime law encyclopedia.
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