I wrote recently about the need to obtain a freezing order if there was fear that a potential defendant would dissipate assets if he/she thought they were going to be sued for damages. The point needs to be made that the defendant and/or his/her aseets do not necessarily have to be in this country, because a worldwide freezing order can be obtained from the court.
In a recent case I successfully obtained a freezing order to stop the abuser disposing of a property in Spain. Having got wind of the claim that my client was making the abuser tried to get his Spanish property transferred out of his name, but the freezing order stopped this in the nick of time.
The court will only make these orders if there is a risk that the defendant will dispose of assets to try and frustrate the claim.
Alan Collins
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