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High Court orders foreign defendant to disclose assets worldwide to aid execution
The High Court has reaffirmed its jurisdiction under section 37(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 to compel defendants who are subject to the court's …
Court of Appeal confirms mental element of deceit
The Court of Appeal has considered the mental element required for a successful claim in deceit, or fraudulent misrepresentation, finding that there is …
Supreme Court confirms FSA not required to give cross-undertaking in damages
In a judgment handed down yesterday, the Supreme Court held that there is no general rule that an authority such as the FSA, seeking an injunction …
Disclosure of client contact details: conflicting approaches
The High Court has refused to order a firm of solicitors to disclose a client's contact details to assist in the enforcement of a committal order against …
Article published on new Europe-wide freezing order
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU are currently considering a proposed Regulation for a new European Account Preservation …
Webinar alert - what to do when you've just been given notice of a Freezing Order
On Thursday 19 January (12:45 to 1:45 UK time) Robert Hunter will present a live audio webinar offering practical advice to those …
Webinar alert - Fraud update
On Thursday 8 December (12:45 to 1:45 UK time) Robert Hunter, John Corrie, Lucy Hopkins, Ben Cameron and …
Corporate fraud, investigations and asset recovery update
Our latest fraud update has been published. Click here to download a pdf. It contains articles on the following: Herbert Smith’s guide …
UK not opting in to proposed European Account Preservation Order Regulation
The government yesterday announced that the UK would not be opting in to the proposed Regulation establishing a Europe-wide bank …
Revocation of order granting relief from sanction
The High Court has revoked its previous order granting relief from sanction under an unless order, where the respondents had given false …
Solicitors ordered to disclose client's contact details
In a judgment that will be welcomed by parties seeking to enforce committal orders, the High Court has ordered a firm of solicitors to disclose a …
Draft Regulation released proposing Europe-wide freezing orders
On 25 July 2011, the European Commission released the proposed European Account Preservation Order (EAPO) Regulation, which has been submitted for …
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