F - Freezings orders
28/3/24
CRYPTO OPEN PATENT ALLIANCE v WRIGHT [2024] EWHC 743 (Ch)
Considers principles for the grant of a worldwide freezing injunction, including whether a good arguable case to recover a prospective costs order was sufficient [24], risk of dissipation [28], and the adequacy of fortification for the applicant’s cross-undertaking in damages [44].
16/6/20
CROWTHER v CROWTHER [2020] EWCA Civ 762
Contains a useful summary of principles governing the making of freezing orders [47] - [48].
23/10/17
CMOC v PERSONS UNKNOWN [2017] EWHC 3599 (Comm)
In principle a worldwide freezing injunction can be made against persons unknown, especially in fraud litigation where the first object is to notify a bank of the freezing injunction so that an account can be frozen and information can be obtained from the bank which may assist to identify the defendant. The defendants need to be identified as clearly as possible. On the facts they were sufficiently identified by reference to involvement in the activities said to have constituted the fraud and by reference to particular bank transfers and accounts. Alternative service on the relevant banks was also appropriate. Orders were also made against the relevant banks for provision of information.
12/6/14
JSC VTB BANK v SKURIKHIN [2014] EWHC 2254 (QB)
Worldwide freezing order granted subject to exclusions for assets in specified countries.
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