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FIRE Magazine Issue 21 - FIRE International: Vilamoura Edition 2025

We are delighted to present Issue 21 of the FIRE magazine in conjunction with the flagship Asset Recovery event, with a refreshed look for 2025,  FIRE International in Vilamoura, Portugal. In this FIRE International edition, our authors dive into all the pertinent issues facing practitioners in multiple jurisdictions, from recovering the value of assets in the UK, to asset tracing in Switzerland, to unmasking financial distress in Africa.

We thank you for joining us in Vilamoura, we hope you have enjoyed our f lagship event and enjoy this thought-provoking issue. Thank you to all of our corporate partners, authors and members for their ongoing support to this ever-growing community.


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Mareva at 50: Strategies and Tactics in Freezing Injunctions: The Complete Collection
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Mareva at 50: Strategies and Tactics in Freezing Injunction: Definition of Assets
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FIRE International Webinar: Latest Updates in Global Asset Recovery
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Mareva at 50: Strategies and Tactics in Freezing Injunction: The Living and Legal Expenses Exceptions
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Mareva at 50: Strategies and Tactics in Freezing Injunction: Notification Injunctions
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Mareva at 50: Strategies and Tactics in Freezing Injunction: Confidentiality Clubs
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Mareva at 50: Strategies and Tactics in Freezing Injunction: The Collateral Use Undertaking
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Mareva at 50: Strategies and Tactics in Freezing Injunctions - Asset Disclosure
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Courting Crypto: Recent Developments in the Digital Assets Arena
October 2024
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Cryptocurrency fraud claims against “persons unknown” – a tale of two cases
September 2024
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Crypto: The good, the bad, and the misunderstood
September 2024
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The Future Thought Leaders Essay Competition Brief
August 2024
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FIRE Summer School: Q&A With Sarah Twohig
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Extending APP Fraud Principles to the Crypto Industry: A Critical Analysis
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Seizing and Selling Crypto Assets in Civil and Commercial Disputes
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Setting Sail in Vilamoura:  Reflections from Ogier
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Arbitration & Crypto Disputes
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Crypto on the Rock Boosted as Return to “Whitelist” Announced
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The Importance of the Judgement against Craig Wright and Why it Matters for the Crypto Industry
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Shattering the Glass Ceiling and Surviving the Glass Cliff
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Pursuing Equity in the Legal Profession
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Unveiling and Bridging Gender Gaps in Promotion and Pay
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Crypto and English Court Proceedings Upon Divorce
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Why we need to calm down about Crypto: A financial remedy barrister’s perspective
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Carry On Keeping Calm - A Review of the Recent Developments in the Crypto Asset World
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Norwich Pharmacal Orders and Digital Assets in Ireland
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Lessons From the Trial of Sam Bankman-Fried
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The British Virgin Islands Approach to Cryptoasset Business
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Early-Stage Token Investments: Careful Drafting Needed to Avoid Disputes
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How the UAE and UK are stepping up as Fintech and Blockchain Hubs
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Digital Security for Costs: Practical Aspects
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Regulating the Legal Grey Area of Crypto Assets
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DIFC Court Holds Provisional Award
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Crossing the Line
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Director’s Disqualification for COVID-19 Fraud
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Settling Wisely: Considerations for Settlement in Multi-Party Fraud Litigation
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60 Seconds with Laura Webster
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Cayman Restructuring Update: Decision of the Grand Court on 4th October
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60 Seconds with Amy Harvey
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Offshore Regulation of Crypto: Is There Such A Thing As A Safe Haven?
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Cryptocurrencies: To HAVE and To HODL
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Crypto Overview in Ireland
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Cryptocurrency in the UAE: Approaches in the DIFC and ADGM
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Cayman Court to the Rescue? A review of the Cayman Islands Insolvency Avenues Pursued by Troubled Crypto-Manager Aubit International
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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Strengthens Crypto Asset Recovery Powers - Will it Make a Difference?
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Amendments to POCA and Crypto related Civil Recovery Powers: All Roads Lead to Recovery
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Navigating the Digital Sands: The Regulation of Virtual Assets in the UAE
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Cryptocurrency - From Wondrous New Innovation to Ruinous Devastation
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Seizing and Selling Crypto Assets in Civil and Commercial Disputes: Still not an easy route in France
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One Country, Two Crypto Systems
December 2023
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Crypto Asset Tracing & Recovery in Cyprus
December 2023
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How to Use Blockchain Analytics to investigate Insolvency and Crypto Lending Services
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Bored Ape NFT Investors Sue Sotheby’s
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Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) and Regulation
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A look back at our FIRE Summer School 2023: The Ultimate Insider’s Guide
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Future Thought Leaders Essay Competition | 3rd Edition
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FIRE Summer School 2023: Key Insights from our Expert Speakers
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How to get Pupillage
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HM Treasury’s approach to cryptoassets, cooperation with other jurisdictions, and international standard-setting: a (not that brief) summary
April 2023
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FIRE Starters Global Summit 2023 - Recap By Charles Russell Speechlys
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The Continuing Expanse of Crypto Laws: Service by NFT Airdrop and Constructive Trust Claims Against Crypto Exchanges
March 2023
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The Heat is on for Insolvency Professionals in Crypto Winter
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Civil Fraud Trends and Predictions
March 2023
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Remedies Available in Cayman for Victims of Cryptocurrency Fraud
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Searching for Assets in Cyber Space: A New Gateway Opens?
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Public Interest Winding Ups: The Next Tool to Derail Crypto Scams
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2022: Key Developments in BVI Dispute Resolution
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Cryptocurrency: The Latest Headache for Lawyers
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The Crypto Contagion An Overview of Recent cases
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Crypto Insight 2022
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Substituted Service of Proceedings Upon Foreign Defendants through their Lawyers within the Cyprus Jurisdiction
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Pleading the Fifth (in England & Wales)
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An Investigative Approach to Non-Performing Loan Recovery: the Wood, the Trees and the Low-Hanging Fruit
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Freezing In The Caribbean
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The Tax Man Cometh: Virtual Currency Industry Beware
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Crypto Exchanges and Custodial Services: Contract, Trust, Fraud and Insolvency
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FIRE Middle East | 12-14 November 2023
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Women in FIRE: Challenges of Commencing Fraud Claims Across Different Jurisdictions
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