The New Cold War: Risk, Sanctions, Compliance Episode 25: “Can the U.S. Seize the Russian Central Bank’s Assets?”
Connecticut Collections: How to get paid if you are owed money? Part 2: Prejudgment Remedy ("PJR")
D&O in Brazil and Latin America
By: Jeffrey M. Haber On many occasions, we have written about Ponzi schemes that have been the subject of enforcement actions brought by, and/or settlements with, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the...more
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has overturned a first instance judgment that had held that the longstanding use of "letters of no consent" to preserve monies held in bank accounts suspected of harbouring the proceeds of crime,...more
Typically, pursuing fraudsters is an exercise in detective work, forensic analysis and a lot of circumstantial evidence. Rarely does a fraud come with a smoking gun or confession. Parties must cobble together evidence...more
ACI’s and C5’s 10th Edition of Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Miami conference is returning on January 24 – 25, 2022 in person! Deemed as the foremost, can’t-miss event for the Fraud community, it gathers the pre-eminent...more
In XL Insurance Company SE v. IPORS Underwriting Ltd, Paul Alan Corcoran & Others [2021] EWHC 1407 (Comm), Mrs. Justice Cockerill DBE imposed an immediate maximum sentence of two years’ imprisonment following an application...more
Although receiving little fanfare since its issuance, a recent trial court order in Florida state court has sent a warning shot to American defendants embroiled in litigation abroad. In Gorsoan Ltd. v. Bullock, the...more
Third-party assets controlled (de facto or de jure) by the respondent are ordinarily outside the scope of a freezing injunction unless exceptional circumstances can be established. In the recent case of FM Capital Partners...more
The recent decision of the London Commercial Court in PJSC Tatneft v Gennady Bogolyubov & Ors [2018] EWHC 1314 (Comm) highlights the importance that the Court will attach to full asset disclosure by a respondent to ensure the...more
In a helpful decision for claimants, the UK Supreme Court has confirmed that conspiring to breach a Freezing Order constitutes “unlawful means” for the purposes of the tort of Unlawful Means Conspiracy....more
A worldwide freezing order is an injunction granted by the English courts to restrain individuals or businesses from disposing of or dealing with assets on a worldwide basis. The order can be sought before, or...more