Civil Fraud

Liquidation - Catherine Addy QC, Maitland Chambers. How far can you push the Court over contested liquidation proceedings and applications for "unusual" consequential orders pending appeal, including directors' powers, the Court's jurisdiction, and the fettering of liquidators?

• Date Uploaded: 4 Mar 2022
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Evidence. To what extent will a court strike out a claim because of how the evidence was obtained, e.g. unlawfully hacked emails?

• Date Uploaded: 1 Mar 2022
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Liquidation. How far can you push the Court over contested liquidation proceedings and applications for "unusual" consequential orders pending appeal, including directors' powers, the Court's jurisdiction, and the fettering of liquidators?

• Date Uploaded: 28 Feb 2022
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Unknown persons: How do you gain an advantage for your client when securing freezing injunctions against unknown persons, supported by case-law and practical examples?

• Date Uploaded: 18 Feb 2022
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Third parties: Is there a new approach to "Chabra" injunctions against third parties following the Privy Council's decision in Convoy Collateral Ltd v Broad Idea International Ltd?

• Date Uploaded: 18 Feb 2022
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Dissipation - Steven Thompson QC, XXIV Old Buildings. How willing is the court to accept evidence of dissipation of assets in freezing injunction applications following the spate of recent cases?

• Date Uploaded: 18 Feb 2022
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Double-Freezing - Rajesh Pillai QC, 3VB. How do you gain an edge when facing multiple freezing injunctions from multiple claimants in multiple actions against a common defendant? To what extent can you double-freeze?

• Date Uploaded: 18 Feb 2022
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Knowing receipt - Andrew Onslow QC, 3VB. How has Byers v Samba Financial Group [2020] changed existing thinking on knowing receipt and dishonest assistance claims, and with what implications for practice?

• Date Uploaded: 18 Feb 2022
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Parties unknown - Philip Young, Cooke, Young & Keidan. How do you take action against parties unknown, concerning spear phishing, cyber-attacks and paying funds away to fraudsters' accounts?

• Date Uploaded: 15 Feb 2021
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Coterminous cases - Jonathan Fisher QC, Bright Line Law. Can you coat-tail freezing actions brought by the police or make use of prosecution evidence? Considering the different burdens of proof, how do you progress the civil case if there are acquittals?

• Date Uploaded: 15 Feb 2021
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