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Two recent crypto judgements in the High Court, Mooij v Persons Unknown (February 2024) and Boonyaem v Persons Unknown (December 2023) reached different conclusions regarding whether a summary judgment could be granted against unidentified (and unidentifiable) fraudsters, with Mooji deciding 'yes' and Boonyaem deciding 'no'.

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UK CAT Collective Proceedings Spring 2024 Update

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Supreme Court confirms no knowing receipt claim where equitable interest is destroyed: Byers v Saudi National Bank

Topic: Commercial Disputes

Published by Jake Hardy, Partner and more.

In Byers v Saudi National Bank, the Supreme Court affirmed the findings of the lower courts by holding that a claim for knowing receipt cannot be made if a claimant’s equitable interest in the property in question has been extinguished by the time of the defendant’s knowing receipt of the property.

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