LAW011-6 – International Commercial Litigation – University of Bedfordshire – 2019
Freezing Assets & Obtaining Evidence Abroad
Satisfies the need of holding the assets within the jurisdiction where the
enforcement is sought
It is usually done ex parte
In England they only became possible after 1975, under Nippon Yusen Kaisha v.
Karageorgis [1975] 1 WLR 1093 and Mareva Compania Naviera v. International
Bulkcarriers [1980] 1 ALL ER 213.
They are referred to as ‘freezing orders’ or ‘Mareva injunctions’
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Freezing Assets & Obtaining Evidence Abroad Satisfies the need of holding the assets within the jurisdiction where the enforcement is sought It is usually done ex parte In England they only became possible after 1975, under Nippon Yusen Kaisha v. Karageorgis [1975] 1 WLR 1093 and Mareva Compania Naviera v. International Bulkcarriers [1980] 1 ALL […]