The Evpo Agnic - Court of Appeal (Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R., Butler-Sloss L.J. and Sir Roualeyn Cumming-Bruce) - 14 July 1988

Admiralty practice - Whether veil of incorporation may be lifted to allow arrest of sister company’s ship

The plaintiffs were the owners of cargo laden on board the vessel Skipper I which was lost in unexplained circumstances in 1987. In January 1988 the plaintiffs issued a writ in an admiralty action in rem against the owners of the vessel Evpo Agnic and applied for a warrant of arrest. The vessel was subsequently arrested.