Freezing Injunctions - Organic Grape Spirit Ltd v Nueva IQT, SL
By fir0002flagstaffotos [at] gmail.com C anon 20D + Sigma 150mm f/2.8 - Own work, GFDL 1.2 , Jane Lambert Court of Appeal (Lord Justices David Richards, Newey and Arnold) Organic Grape Spirit Ltd v Nueva IQT, S L [2020] EWCA Civ 999 (28 July 2020) An order to restrain disposal of assets worldwide and within England and Wales is called a "freezing injunction." An example of such an injunction can be found in the Annex to Practice Direction 25A - Interim Injunctions. Before the Civil Procedure Rules came into force, freezing injunctions were called "Mareva Injunctions" after Mareva Compania Naviera SA v International Bulkcarriers SA (The Mareva) [1975] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 509, [1980] 1 All ER 213. In that case, Lord Denning MR said: "If it appears that the debt is due and owing, and there is a danger that the debtor may dispose of his assets so as to defeat it before judgment, the court has jurisdiction in a prop...