…to obtain information from third parties about a debtor’s assets extending existing methods of enforcement to assets that currently cannot be enforced against, for example pension assets and joint bank…
…Digital Assets What are your future plans? My aim is to qualify as a barrister, and I will be starting the bar course in September 2023. Tell us about a…
Project status: Pre-consultation
> See the latest updates on the project page Digital assets and ETDs in private international law: which court, which law?…
…choice of law for global trade contracts, and maintain England and Wales as a pre-eminent jurisdiction for the resolution of disputes. The International Chamber of Commerce has estimated that digitalising…
…offenders’ assets, limiting unrealistic orders that can never be paid back, and speeding up confiscation proceedings – allowing victims to receive compensation more quickly. The Commission estimates that reforming the…
Project status: Complete
…the debtor’s assets being beyond existing enforcement powers A lack of means to apply pressure to debtors who can but will not pay We recommended a number of improvements to…
…rule that a defendant’s assets are inadequate to pay an order under the current provisions. Usually the courts have no option but to impose the obligatory default sentence, and thereafter…
Project status: Complete
…assets is governed by a set of legal rules – the intestacy rules. In addition to this, certain family members and dependants may apply to court for reasonable financial provision…
…order made personally against a defendant to pay a sum of money equivalent to some or all of their benefit from crime, depending on the assets available to the defendant….
Project status: Analysis of responses
…the law of wills as set out in the Wills Act 1837. The project is also exploring the need for possible future work on the management of digital information and…