Category: foreign jurisdictions

King v Director of Serious Fraud Office – WLR Daily

Posted March 20th, 2009 in foreign jurisdictions, law reports, proceeds of crime, restraint orders by sally

King v Director of Serious Fraud Office [2009] UKHL 17; [2009] WLR (D) 100

“The Crown Court’s jurisdiction, under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005, to make a restraint and disclosure order following a request by a foreign prosecutor was restricted to property located within England and Wales.”

WLR Daily, 18th March 2009

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King v Serious Fraud Office – Times Law Reports

Posted March 19th, 2009 in foreign jurisdictions, law reports, proceeds of crime, restraint orders by sally

King v Serious Fraud Office

House of Lords

“The crown court’s jurisdiction to make a restraint and disclosure order following a request by a foreign prosecutor under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order (SI 2005 No 3181) was restricted to property located within England and Wales.”

The Times, 19th March 2009

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United States Securities and Exchange Commission v Manterfield – Times Law Reports

Posted March 18th, 2009 in enforcement, foreign jurisdictions, freezing injunctions, law reports by sally

United States Securities and Exchange Commission v Manterfield

Court of Appeal

“A regulatory body in the United States seeking to enforce disgorgement of proceeds of alleged fraud could be granted a freezing order over assets in the United Kingdom.”

The Times, 18th March 2009

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Masri v Consolidated Contractors International UK Ltd and Others (No 2) – Times Law Reports

Posted April 22nd, 2008 in execution, foreign jurisdictions, judgments, law reports, receivers by sally

Masri v Consolidated Contractors International UK Ltd and Others (No 2)

Court of Appeal

“The court had the power to appoint a receiver by way of equitable execution over future receipts from a defined asset.”

The Times, 22nd April 2008

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Masri v Consolidated Contractors International UK Ltd and others (No 2) – WLR Daily

Posted April 8th, 2008 in execution, foreign jurisdictions, judgments, law reports, receivers by sally

Masri v Consolidated Contractors International UK Ltd and others (No 2) [2008] EWCA Civ 303; [2008] WLR (D) 97

“There was no reason why the court should not exercise a power to appoint a receiver by way of equitable execution over future receipts from a defined asset. Applications for the appointment of a receiver over foreign debts and ancillary orders did not constitute proceedings concerned with the enforcement of judgments within the meaning of article 22(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001.”

WLR Daily, 7th April 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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