ANGOLA Law and Practice Contributed by: José Miguel Oliveira, Sara Alves Lourenço, Caio de Mello Ferreira and João Saiago Canjeque, VdA
Documentation Regarding the documentation, and even though courts are entitled to the originals, it is common practice to accept scanned copies of these. In addition, documents should be written in Portu - guese; otherwise, the parties must submit the documents in their original language, along with their certified Portuguese translation. However, documents cannot be filed electronically. Security Despite the judge being free to decide other - wise, usually no security is required. When - ever the court asks the claimant to provide a security deposit, it will generally correspond to the amount of the claim. The security may be deposited in any form considered acceptable by the court, including cash deposits or bank guarantees. 4.6 Arresting Bunkers and Freight Bunkers and freight may be arrested, as deter - mined by the relevant Civil Procedure Code provisions. On similar terms as other provisional procedures, the claimant is required to demon - strate the likelihood of its right or credit, and the risk that it will lose security for its credit if the arrest is not ordered. 4.7 Sister-Ship Arrest Articles 2 and 3 of the Brussels Convention establish that the vessel that originated the mari - time claim, as well as any other associated ves - sel or sister ship owned by the same person(s), may be arrested by the claimant. However, in disputes regarding the title to, or ownership of, the ship, and disputes between co-owners as to the ownership, possession, employment, earn - ings, mortgage or hypothecation of a specific ship, associated vessels cannot be arrested.
liable in respect of a maritime claim relating to a vessel, in the context of a charter by demise of a vessel, the claimant may arrest such vessel or any other vessel in the ownership of the char - terer by demise, even though no other vessel in the ownership of the registered owner shall be liable to arrest in respect of such maritime claim. The above-mentioned regime shall apply to any case in which a person other than the registered owner is liable in respect of a maritime claim A bunker supplier may arrest a vessel for unpaid bunkers under Article 1(1)(k) of the Brussels Con - vention. Moreover, by reference to Article 3(4) of the Brussels Convention, it is also defensi- ble that the bunker supplier may seek the arrest of the supplied vessel even where the bunkers were ordered by the charterer and not by the vessel’s owners. 4.5 Arresting a Vessel Powers of Attorney The original power of attorney should be pro - vided to the court and attached to the arrest application, unless it is not available. In the lat - ter case, it is possible to request leave from the tribunal to submit the original power of attorney at a later stage (a scanned (colour) copy of the original power of attorney being submitted with the application whenever available). relating to that vessel. 4.4 Unpaid Bunkers Where issued abroad, powers of attorney are only accepted and enforceable if previously notarised, legalised, translated into Portu - guese and, finally, consularised before Angola’s embassy or consulate with jurisdiction over the country of their issuance.
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