Freezing Injunction

Freezing injunction in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of freezing injunction.

Freezing Injunction in Maritime Law

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The following is a definition of Freezing Injunction, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: (or “freezing order”)- See “Mareva injunction” (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary).

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English Legal System: Freezing Injunction

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Freezing Injunction : An injunction, now consolidated in statute, that enables the court to freeze the assets of a defendant (whether resident within the jurisdiction of the English court or not). This prevents the defendant from removing his assets abroad and thus makes it worthwhile to sue such a defendant. The remedy is draconian and has become very popular, both in the commercial world and outside it; any person seeking the remedy, however, must himself disclose all material information to the court. Before the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules in 1999, freezing injunctions were known as Mareva injunctions, from the case Mareva Campania Naviera SA. v International Bulkcarriers SA (1975).