Freezing injunction first

What is believed to be England’s first worldwide freezing injunction over the assets of ‘Persons Unknown’ who are accused of committing large-scale, international financial fraud via the internet, has been obtained by London law firm Cooke, Young & Keidan. The firm believes the injunction, obtained for an English subsidiary of a major international resources company, is the first of its kind to be granted against unidentified perpetrators. It was granted by Judge Waksman QC at the Commercial Court, and compels banks to freeze the assets of suspected fraudsters and reveal their identity so that stolen funds can be traced.