Freezing orders: Common questions answered

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Common questions on freezing orders answered

Need to know more about freezing orders? This straightforward guide explains what they are, how they are used, and answers other common questions.

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Case studies

Freezing orders

Successfully obtaining a freezing order to help a leading invoice finance business deal with a fraudulent debt of circa £400k

Our client, one of the leading independent invoice finance businesses in the UK, contacted us for advice on their options for dealing with a...

Dispute resolution

Acting in a $20m trade finance and invoice finance fraud involving a worldwide freezing injunction and claims against defendants based in England and abroad

Our client, a trade and invoice finance company which was part of a wider group of companies, had discovered a $20m hole in its...

Dispute resolution

Defending the chairman and CEO of a Dubai based company against a freezing injunction and bankruptcy petition

Our client was the chairman and CEO of a Dubai based company which, at one point, had over 800 employees. A dispute had arisen...

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