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Law Commission Publishes Consultation on Digital Assets as Personal Property

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The Law Commission, a U.K. body which makes suggestions for legislative reform, is consulting on wording for a possible draft piece of legislation establishing a third category of personal property that would encompass...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

From cryptic to (some) clarity: English law and policy rising to the challenge of cryptoassets (Part 1)

Sir Geoffrey Vos, the Master of the Rolls, wants English law to be at the forefront of developments relating to cryptoassets and smart contracts. In his thought-provoking foreword to the government-backed UK Jurisdictional...more

Hogan Lovells

“Of Ransoms, Bitcoin, and Injunctions”: English High Court grants subrogee insurer proprietary injunction over ransomed Bitcoin

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In a gripping tale sure to excite die-hard Potter fans everywhere, the English High Court has granted a so-called ‘Harry Potter injunction‘ (i.e. a protective injunction against persons unknown) restraining the dissipation of...more

Orrick - On the Chain

English High Court Recognizes Cryptoassets to be a Form of Property: Considerations Following AA v Persons Unknown

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On January 17, In AA v Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 2556 (Comm), the Commercial Court held that a cryptoasset such as Bitcoin is a form of property capable of being the subject of a proprietary injunction. ...more

White & Case LLP

Status of cryptoassets and smart contracts under English law

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On 18 November 2019, the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce published an authoritative statement on the legal status of cryptoassets and smart contracts under English law. This is a leading development for the legal, business and...more

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