Crypto & Digital Asset Disputes

Our specialists in the Commercial Disputes team help clients on a range of complex commercial disputes across the digital asset ecosystem.
The enormous market capital of mainstream crypto currencies alone, the still nascent regulation in advanced regulatory jurisdictions, the ever-increasing adoption in the market the seemingly borderless operation drive opportunities and challenges for investors and businesses in this sector.

Our experienced litigators have developed expertise and deep sector knowledge from acting in multiple cases. We advise on: commercial disputes – litigation and arbitration – where crypto and digital assets are at stake; asset tracing and recovery; jurisdiction – where to bring or defend proceedings; enforcement; freezing inductions; damages claims following a hack, fraud or failed crypto project; platform liability; joint venture breakdowns; and contentious regulatory matters.

What we do best:
  • Business Disputes

    Where crypto currencies and digital assets are at stake, we advise entrepreneurs and investors in securing their rights and preserving asset value.

  • Private Wealth

    We act for crypto currency and digital asset owners in disputes with service providers, trade counter-parties and in pursuing fraudsters in the event of theft or misrepresentation inducing investment.

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Examples of our work include:
Identifying and pursuing (supposed) Distributed Autonomous Organisation (DAO) for damages flowing from a block chain hack.
Recovering crypto margin trading losses under the UK’s financial services legislation.
Holding jurisdiction in England & Wales in a global crypto asset dispute.
Resisting enforcement in England & Wales of international arbitration awards aimed at closing down crypto asset litigation.
Identifying and pursuing conspirators in fraudulent energy sector crypto currency tokenisation project, for damages and crypto currency repatriation.
Settlement and damages calculation strategy in the light of highly volatile underlying crypto currency value and passive income staking counter-factual.
Acting for claimants in gross negligence and breach of contract action against well-known crypto exchange for failing to convert and transfer crypto assets in a timely manner.
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Our Team
Alexander Shirtcliff
Laura Clatworthy
Daniel Tunkel
Oliver Pannell