Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, Murder,and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

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debtor, prospective judgment debtor or another person might abscond, or the assets of the judgment debtor, prospective judgment Guideline 8: Normally the application should be made on notice to the respondent, but in cases of urgency, where it is just to do so, that permission should be just and convenient for the purpose of ensuring the effectiveness of the WFO, and in addition that Intellectual Property cases in respect of a ‘related offence’ or for the recovery of a ‘related penalty’ as defined in section 72 Senior Courts Act 1981; As I sat there alone, the gravity of the situation swept over me. I may not have been kidnapped, but I was now in the Spanish criminal justice system on a Russian arrest warrant. I’d been bracing for a moment exactly like this for years. It had been drilled into me how this process would work. The arresting country would call up Moscow and say, “We’ve got your fugitive. What do you want us to do with him?” Russia would respond, “Extradite him.” Russia would have 45 days to file a formal extradition request. I would then have 30 days to respond, and the Russians would have another 30 days to respond to my response.

I then called Ruperto, my Spanish lawyer who’d arranged the meeting with Prosecutor Grinda. No answer there, either. The Applicant will [swear and file an affidavit] [cause an affidavit to be sworn and filed] [substantially in the terms of the draft affidavit produced to the court] [confirming the substance of what was said to the court by the Applicant's counsel/solicitors].

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of action that is justiciable in the court or in another court — which may include a foreign court — if there is sufficient in appropriate cases the applicant should insure the material retained in the respondent’s solicitors’ custody, if made without notice to any other party, a return date for a further hearing at which the other party can be present, Guideline 2: All the relevant circumstances and options need to be considered. In particular consideration should be given to granting

Be prepared to assist the court by answering any questions it may have. Remember the duty of full and frank disclosure and the general duty not to mislead the court.You can see this would cause someone with a trillion... a trillion!...stolen dollars some little anxiety. It's led to many murders and attempted murders. It's been clearly documented (the book has astoundingly detailed source material citations). It's led to many acts of cybercrime and harassment (see review linked) against those trying to stop the actual stealing and killing.

Although the book does touch on politics, the author remains objective and doesn't discuss political views. He keeps the focus on Putin and how he has managed to amass a huge fortune through criminal activity. I also appreciate how the author explained the intricacies of financial crimes and money laundering in simple terms. I learned a lot. I also learned hair raising things like judges can stay on the bench until they decide to leave, even if they are 80+ years old and no longer up to the task. The plurality in the High Court stated as follows at [43] and [46] in relation to the doctrinal basis of the inherent power

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You notice odd things when adrenaline hits you. I noticed there was a light out at the far end of the hall, and that there was a small stain on the manager’s lapel. I also noticed that the manager didn’t look so much contrite as concerned. I could tell this wasn’t for me. What concerned him was that his presidential suite would be unavailable so long as it contained my belongings. He wanted my things out as soon as possible. This was not just a paranoid fantasy. I had been subjected to dozens of death threats, and had even been warned several years earlier by a US government official that an extrajudicial rendition was being planned for me.

SIMON: Forgive me if this sounds facile, but are you saying following - are you saying follow the blood and money? Ten more minutes crept by before she returned with a senior-looking police officer. He stood over me and presented my charge sheet in English. Under EU law, anyone who’s been arrested must be presented with the charges in their native language. Will I be breaking any laws if I don’t?” She translated. The officers shrugged. “Then no, I won’t.” The tweet is still there to this day.

the premises must not be searched and no items shall be removed from them except in the presence of the respondent or a person who appears to be a responsible employee of the respondent, In the common circumstances where proceedings are contemplated but have not yet been formulated when a potential claimant gets wind or suspects that a defendant might be about to dispose of its assets, a freezing injunction application – and therefore a substantive claim – has to be made urgently and within a very tight timescale. The freezer must be obtained before the assets disappear or it will be worthless.