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Limitation periods and cryptocurrency fraud

25 March 2024 / Author(s): Matthew Lavy , Laura Wright
Issue: February 2022 / Categories: Feature

This article gives an overview of cryptocurrency fraud in the UK, highlights the risk that recovery actions may be time barred, considers the s 32 test in the light of recent authority, and then offers practical tips as to how cryptocurrency investors might increase their prospects of being able to rely on that provision.

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