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High Court Issues Decision on Adjournment Applications & Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in England

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The judgment of Mr Justice Henshaw of the High Court of England and Wales was handed down on 10 January 2022 in Barclays Bank plc v Shetty. The judge ruled that while the High Court will adjourn a hearing if it is in the...more

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Vneshprombank v Bedzhamov: freezing orders, lavish lifestyles and the “ordinary living expenses” exception

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In Vneshprombank LLC v Georgy Bedzhamov and ors [2019] EWCA Civ 1992 the Court of Appeal reaffirmed the approach to ascertaining the "ordinary living expenses" of a respondent to a freezing injunction....more

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The Power of the Freezer

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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

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How Corporations Can Stay Vigilant Against Online Banking Fraud – Lessons from Recent Court Judgments

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Due to the general flexibility granted to banks by their standard account opening terms, corporate victims of online banking frauds often face substantial hurdles in court in their attempts to recover the sums lost from the...more

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