The Weekly Law Reports
[2023] 2 WLR 421
Chancery Division
Financial Conduct Authority
v
Papadimitrakopoulos and another
[2022] EWHC 2792 (Ch)
2022 Sept 27; Nov 4
Joanna Smith J
Evidence— Letters of request— Collateral use of evidence— Financial Conduct Authority obtaining evidence from overseas authority for use in criminal investigation— Financial Conduct Authority subsequently commencing civil proceedings instead of criminal proceedings— Whether breaching prohibition on evidence obtained from overseas authority being “used” for other purposes— Whether overseas authority consenting to such use— Whether civil proceedings to be struck out as abuse of process—
Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c 32), s 9(2)
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