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Navigating risk: lessons from the CrowdStrike outage
Posted: 19/08/2024
Whether you are an SME or a large organisation, establishing supply chain resilience is critical, as a business is only as strong as its weakest link. CrowdStrike’s recent faulty technical update caused 8.5 million computers running Microsoft Windows to crash, grounding flights, taking broadcasters off the air and clogging up health systems. CrowdStrike......>>
‘Finfluencing’: increasing financial literacy or making money misleading people?
Posted: 05/07/2024
Financial influencers – known as ‘finfluencers’ – use social media to share financial and investment-related content. There has been a significant rise in financial influencing on social media over the past few years, with many finfluencers amassing followings into the millions as younger consumers increasingly turn to social media for their investment......>>
When can you obtain judgment against an ‘unknown’ defendant? Mooij v Persons Unknown
Posted: 27/06/2024
In a recent High Court case, Mooij v Persons Unknown, the court granted summary judgment for a monetary amount against unknown crypto-fraudsters. This decision is significant because it confirms that while enforcing a judgment against an unknown defendant may be difficult, it is not a reason not to grant it. The case also highlights......>>
Generative AI in the courts: Getty Images v Stability AI
Posted: 16/02/2024
In January 2023, Getty Images – a ‘pre-eminent global visual content creator and market place’ – commenced legal proceedings in the English High Court against Stability AI, an open-source generative artificial intelligence (AI) company. Getty is alleging infringement of its IP rights in relation to Stability’s deep learning AI model that automatically......>>
High Court grants injunctions and summary judgment against unknown fraudsters (Boonyaem v Persons Unknown)
Posted: 02/02/2024
Crypto claims before the courts of England and Wales have almost exclusively been fraud cases. The anonymity which digital currencies and online trading platforms offer makes the digital space very attractive to preying fraudsters. The recent case of Tippawan Boonyaem v Persons Unknown Category (A) & Ors [2023] EWCH 3180 (Comm)......>>
The Pepsi Challenge: food and drinks giant accused of greenwashing and contributing to plastic pollution
Posted: 12/01/2024
The State of New York has issued legal proceedings against PepsiCo after finding significant plastic pollution in the Buffalo River. Allegations include that the company’s packaging has caused or contributed to a public nuisance and it has failed to adequately warn consumers of the harms that its packaging can cause. The organisation was also......>>
David and Goliath: can an arbitration award be recognised and enforced against a UK consumer?
Posted: 02/10/2023
The English Commercial Court has recently considered whether an arbitration award relating to a cryptocurrency exchange contract is recognisable and enforceable against a UK consumer. In Payward, Inc and ors v Chechetkin [2023] EWHC 1780 (Comm), Mr Justice Bright refused to enforce a foreign-seated arbitration award......>>
The FCA’s policy statement on financial promotion rules for cryptoassets
Posted: 22/08/2023
In June 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the catchily titled PS23/6: Financial promotion rules for cryptoassets, which include a set of near final rules that are expected to be brought into force by the FCA through a statutory instrument later this year, known as the Financial Promotion Order (FPO). This article discusses......>>
A legal framework for digital assets
Posted: 22/08/2023
The term ‘digital assets’ is extremely broad. They are assets which (i) have value, (ii) are stored digitally and (iii) are uniquely identifiable. Obvious examples of these are mainstream digital assets such as digital files, email accounts, domain names and media and graphics, but they also include cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs)......>>
Uncovering the risks of ChatGPT: a litigator’s perspective
Posted: 18/05/2023
Launched by OpenAI in November 2022, ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chat bot with impressive abilities. In January 2023, it became the fastest growing consumer application ever, having amassed over 100 million users. The newest version of the technology, GPT4, was launched in mid-March. The chat bot’s popularity......>>

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