The “Vicky 1” – Court of Appeal (Sir Anthony Clarke MR, Dyson and Jacob LJJ) – 26 February 2008

Damages – Defendants’ vessel colliding with claimants’ vessel – Claimants alleging collision caused loss of profitable pre-collision fixture – Causation – Whether claimants failed to mitigate loss – Whether court bound to assess damages by “ballast/laden” method – Whether loss of fixture damages should be assessed on basis of loss of chance

(2008) 739 LMLN 1(2)