Fish & Fish Ltd v Sea Shepherd UK and Others (The “Steve Irwin”) – Court of Appeal (Mummery, McCombe and Beatson LJJ) [2013] EWCA Civ 544 – 16 May 2013

Tort – Marine conservation charities alleged to have used vessel to attack claimant’s bluefin tuna cages in Mediterranean Sea pursuant to Operation Blue Rage – Claimant suing US charity, UK charity and master of attacking vessel – Whether UK charity legally responsible for conduct of attack – Whether attack carried out pursuant to common design

The claimant farmed bluefin tuna off Malta. The second defendant, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS), was a conservation charity based in the USA.