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Unknown unknowns: the worldwide development of the Worldwide Freezing Order against persons unknown
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The Worldwide Freezing Order has undergone a significant new development in recent years, as the courts have sought to adapt the powerful interim remedy to cases of internet fraud by, for the first time, making such orders against persons unknown. This article surveys together the published decisions to date in England and elsewhere in the common law world and suggests that while this development is here to stay, uncertainty remains about its application and scope, particularly how the unknown persons subject to it should be described.
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