Fraud Newsletter No. 69 July 2022

July 22, 2022
Cases

Cryptocurrency fraud: novel service by NFT airdrop: (i) service of proceedings allowed by an NFT airdrop to 2 cryptocurrency wallets (allowing victims of cryptoasset frauds to sue persons unknown) (ii) recognised 5 cryptocurrency exchanges holding P’s identifiable stolen cryptocurrency as constructive trustees: D’Aloia v Persons unknown and Binance Holdings Ltd: [2022] EWHC 1723 Ch. Lawnews summary.

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S41(4) POCA does not prevent payment of reasonable legal expenses in related or other civil proceedings: Luckhurst [2022] UKSC 23.

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