Alan Sheeley

Jan 8, 2025 | pinsentmasons.com | Alan Sheeley

In England and Wales, a party must meet several requirements to be granted a WFO, including being able to demonstrate that they have a good arguable case in respect of the underlying substantive claim. Before the recent judgment, the threshold to be applied to the “good arguable case” test in the context of WFOs had become uncertain, and was being conflated with the test of the same name to be applied when seeking to serve a claim form out of the jurisdiction.

Sep 19, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Alan Sheeley |Melanie Ryan

Recent statistics on fraud in the UK have shown some small reductions in the amount lost due to fraud, but there is still more to do by the financial sector and other sectors for fraud prevention and consumer protection. These are among the main findings of two industry reports.

Sep 12, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Alan Sheeley |Bill Geiringer

The case concerns an application to continue a worldwide freezing order post-judgment. The court has provided a “useful” judgment in demonstrating how the courts will approach analysing a risk of dissipation of assets, in the context of a freezing order. Under English law, for a party to apply for a freezing order they have to satisfy the court that there is a real risk of dissipation of the assets concerned.

May 9, 2023 | pinsentmasons.com | Alan Sheeley |Andrew Sackey

However, implementing the strategy (74-page / 2.1MB PDF) is likely to be met with practical challenges, according to legal experts at Pinsent Masons. According to the Home Office, fraud poses a significant threat to the people, prosperity, and security of the UK. It is by far the most common crime and now accounts for over 40% of all offences in England and Wales.