MR DAM VAN MINH V DA GUANG TANKERS (PRIVATE) LTD (IN LIQUIDATION), OCEAN TANKERS (PRIVATE) LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) (THE "OCEAN UNICORN")

[2026] EWHC 793 (Admlty), King's Bench Division, Admiralty Court, Admiralty Registrar Davison, 2 April 2026

Procedure – Breach of warranty of authority – Purported collision – Claim commenced by law firm upon instruction by claimant's agent – Law firm mistakenly representing that it was also instructed by P&I Club – English jurisdiction agreed

A law firm had on 21 June 2021 commenced proceedings against the defendants in respect of a purported collision between the claimant's fishing vessel and the defendants' ocean going tanker upon instruction by a claims management company.