Litigation Notes

High Court refuses anti-suit injunction to restrain US s.1782 discovery application in relation to English libel proceedings

Self-proclaimed creator of Bitcoin can proceed with claim that Bitcoin branch networks breach his intellectual property rights

Is the decentralised governance of Bitcoin a myth? Court of Appeal finds real issue to be tried as to whether developers owe fiduciary duties to Bitcoin owners

High Court considers application of gateways for service out of the jurisdiction to cryptoassets removed from the jurisdiction

Information orders granted against cryptocurrency exchanges to help trace stolen cryptocurrency

High Court orders delivery up of stolen Bitcoin against crypto exchange

The High Court held, on an uncontested summary judgment application, that the crypto exchange controlling the wallet into which the claimant's stolen …

Anti-suit injunction granted restraining proceedings in an EU member state

The Commercial Court has granted an anti-suit injunction restraining Belgian proceedings brought in breach of an exclusive English jurisdiction clause: …

Application for third party disclosure can be served abroad where the documents are within the jurisdiction

The Court of Appeal has upheld an order permitting an application for third party disclosure to be served on a respondent outside England and Wales, in …

Court of Appeal overturns decision striking out class action arising from 2015 collapse of Fundão Dam in Brazil

The Court of Appeal has held that claims brought in the English court by over 200,000 claimants arising out of the 2015 collapse of the Fundão Dam …

High Court considers when recast Brussels Regulation continues to apply in transitional cases

The High Court has considered when the rules in the recast Brussels Regulation will continue to apply to English proceedings commenced post-Brexit: Simon …

High Court grants freezing injunction in relation to stolen non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

Adding to the run of recent cases involving fraud or theft of cryptoassets, the High Court has granted an order restraining "persons unknown" from …

English court judgment enforced in China for the first time following landmark policy announcement

A court in the People's Republic of China (PRC) has for the first time recognised and enforced an English court judgment in Mainland China. The decision, …