Civil Fraud and Asset Tracing Notes

Freezing orders: Privy Council considers the recovery of damages under cross-undertakings

High Court grants freezing injunction in relation to stolen non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

Privy Council restatement of the law on freezing and other interim injunctions

Post-judgment worldwide freezing order granted against defendant who had advanced a fabricated defence at trial

In the case of GML International Ltd v Harfield [2020] 7 WLUK 362, the High Court granted a post-judgment worldwide freezing order against a judgment …

Court of Appeal clarifies whether a fledgling business can be pursued when a freezing injunction has been ordered

High Court admits evidence of 'without prejudice' discussions to prove threat of dissipation of assets

Court of Appeal considers whether "ordinary and proper course of business" undertaking prevents financing ICSID case and funding extradition defence of company director

The Court of Appeal has overturned two High Court orders that a mining company's proposed payments to fund litigation by related parties were not …

Court of Appeal upholds freezing order preventing party from making payments in the ordinary course of business

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against the removal of a so-called Angel Bell exception to a post-judgment freezing order, with the effect …

High Court finds companies' assets not subject to freezing order against shareholder

The High Court has varied a worldwide freezing order by removing language in the order which would have frozen the assets of companies owned by the …

Commercial Court clarifies scope of standard undertaking not to enforce worldwide freezing order abroad without court's permission

The Commercial Court has recently considered the scope of the standard undertaking provided in connection with worldwide freezing orders, which requires …

Court of Appeal upholds order for payment of US$70 million under cross-undertaking in damages

The Court of Appeal has confirmed the court's approach to issues of causation where a defendant applies to enforce a cross-undertaking in damages: SCF …

Cross-Border Litigation - international perspectives

We are pleased to publish the second issue of our periodic publication "Cross-Border Litigation", designed to highlight legal and practical …