Reeve Boyd

Jul 25, 2023 | cms.law | Reeve Boyd |Kushal Gandhi |Vanessa Whitman

25/07/2023The English High Court has refused to enforce a foreign arbitral award in a crypto-asset related dispute, as to do so would be contrary to public policy.Background:As set out in our previous Law-Now on this case, Mr. Chechetkin, a lawyer by profession, undertook... Read more

Jul 25, 2023 | lexology.com | Reeve Boyd |Kushal Gandhi |Vanessa Whitman

The English High Court has refused to enforce a foreign arbitral award in a crypto-asset related dispute, as to do so would be contrary to public policy. Background:As set out in our previous Law-Now on this case, Mr. Chechetkin, a lawyer by profession, undertook a series of trades on Payward’s crypto-asset exchange, Kraken, which resulted in him losing more than £600,000.

Jun 8, 2023 | cms.law | Reeve Boyd |Kushal Gandhi |Vanessa Whitman

High Court orders transfer of cryptoassets into England and Wales to allow for enforcement of judgment against fraudsters08/06/2023The High Court of England and Wales has ordered Huobi Global Limited (“Huobi”), the operator of the cryptocurrency exchange involved in the litigation, to transfer into England and Wales cryptoassets held by Defendants based outside of the jurisdiction to... Read moreAuthors Reeve BoydAssociateBristolKushal GandhiPartnerLondonVanessa WhitmanPartnerLondon

Mar 9, 2023 | cms.law | Kushal Gandhi |Vanessa Whitman |Reeve Boyd

09/03/2023The English High Court has recently allowed for service of Court proceedings by NFT alone. The judgments recently handed down are in relation to a claim brought by Lavinia Deborah Osbourne (“LO”) against persons unknown (referred to as the “Alleged Hackers”)... Read more