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Month: December 2019


20.12.19

Off-title beneficial interest in a property can be subject to a Confiscation Order

Prior to making a Confiscation Order, after having assessed ‘benefit’ the court has to go on to decide the ‘recoverable amount’ which is assessed on the basis of the assets available to the Defendant. The recoverable amount is an amount equal to or less than the Defendant’s benefit depending on what is ‘available’.  In R v…

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17.12.19

Harassment by publication: has the threshold been raised? Should the rule against prior restraint apply to interim injunctive relief?

In Jagwani v Alles [2019] EWHC 2887 (QB), Mr Justice Murray refused the Claimant’s application for an interim injunction to prevent alleged harassment by the Defendant through her publication of defamatory content.   The judgment raises a number of interesting legal issues about the threshold for establishing harassment and the applicability of the rules against prior…

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