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In both cases, NFTs were air-dropped on the crypto wallets holding the stolen currency. By accessing the wallets, the criminals were deemed to have been served and the contents of the wallets frozen.
The cases In both the UK and US cases, crypto hunters on behalf of the victims were able to track the stolen funds as the
The judgments pave the way for New Zealand courts to make orders in relation to service and freezing of funds on theBlockchainblockchain.is a distributed database – a giant digital ledger – that stores copies of blocks of information electronically in a digital format across every computer on the network. Crypto transactions are recorded in that way, meaning that copies of the blocks are distributed right across the network. Importantly for the law, those records are immutable
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It’s the first time the courts have allowed service in this way – specifically, in these instances, because the identities and jurisdictions of the defendants were unknown and this was the only way service could be effected.
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So, blockchain offers the secure transfer of ownership, value, title and money and does it instantly. Many believe it has the potential to revolutionise global payments systems by cutting out third parties such as banks.
Service over the blockchain in New Zealand is only a matter of time, says James Cochrane, a partner at Stace Hammond. The New Zealand courts have already allowed substituted service via email and social media and the move in the UK and US courts have shown that service via the blockchain may be more effective than personal service, he says. Even within the existing rules, it’s possible here in New Zealand, says MinterEllisonRuddWatts partner Sean Gollin. However, Rule 6.8 of the High Court Rules 2016 might need updating to make it more effective.
Diana Clement Courts in Britain and US have made legal history by allowing documents to be served on defendants over the blockchain ledger by a non-fungible token (NFT) in a bid to stop unidentified crypto asset thieves in their tracks.
The overseas court decisions highlight the transparency of the blockchain and how difficult it is to get away with the crimes
Justice Andrea Masley said in the judgment: “Such
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As a result of the order, D’Aloia has been able to secure some of the stolen funds that were stored on the Coinbase platform, Cochrane says. The blockchain may be anonymous “but the downside for someone who wants to be nefarious is that the blockchain itself is open and transparent. You don’t necessarily know who [owns] the wallet. But you can see where the funds go. That’s the beauty of the blockchain.”
Continued from page 03 assets passed from wallet to wallet on the blockchain, and even through crypto laundering processes that mix the funds in a tumbler.
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“And my view is that in the future, we will see the centralised entities having more regulation on them, because I think there will be an incentive for decentralised protocols to build in a way that is compliant with regulation.”
The other case, LCXAG v John Doe Nos 1-25 (2/6/22) involved theft of almost $US8 million of virtual assets on the Ethereum blockchain. The New York Supreme Court authorised the plaintiff to serve a copy of its order on a John Doe or Does controlling the wallets holding the stolen funds.The exchange LCX was able to identify the addresses of the hacker’s wallets and the NFT token delivered. The NFT contained a hyperlink of an order to show cause. It had a mechanism in it to track when it was clicked on.
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Janine Grainger, co-founder and chief executive of New Zealand’s Easy Crypto exchange, says service by NFT is fascinating and makes a lot of sense.
The overseas examples highlight the benefits of the blockchain being tamper-proof, Cochrane says. “You know that someone has been served. It’s not a matter of them saying, ‘Oh, it got lost in the post’, which is the reason you serve someone by personal service by handing the documents to them.
Cochrane says the freezing was able to happen because Binance controlled the keys to the wallet and who could move the money in and out. Air-dropping the NFTs on the wallets was particularly novel, embedding the service in the blockchain. Because of the verifiable record on the blockchain, the owners of the wallets holding the stolen cryptocurrency could not argue that they had not been served Gollin says once the NFT is air-dropped to the wallet containing the stolen funds, and that wallet has been accessed, then the service is deemed to have been brought to the attention of the person or persons controlling it.
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In the case of D’Aloia v Person Unknown & Ors [2022] EWHC 1723 (Ch) (24/6/22) in the England and Wales High Court, tech entrepreneur Fabrizio D’Aloia, the founder of an online gambling company, had about 2.1 million Tether tokens and 230,000 USD Coins stolen. He was conned into moving money to a professional-looking website he thought was connected with TD Ameritrade, an online stock trading platform. It wasn’t, and the thieves started moving the money from wallet to wallet, hoping it could not be traced.
“[The courts] don’t know the identity of the owner of that wallet, but they can see that the wallet has funds sitting in it,” says Grainger. “It’s like you’re serving directly to the stolen funds themselves.”
D’Aloia employed crypto detectives to trace his stolen funds across the blockchain to wallets on Binance and other digital exchanges. The UK court then permitted D’Aloia to serve unknown persons with the proceedings by way of air-drops of NFTs onto the wallets holding the misappropriated funds. The assets in those wallets could then be frozen even though the identity of the owners was not known.
Likewise, in Southpac 2015 Ltd (in liq) v Dziamska, personal service was dispensed with and orders made that the bankruptcy notice be drawn to Dorota Dziamska’s attention by private message on Facebook Messenger. Blockchain can be even better than service by social media, saysTheCochrane.UKand US examples of service on the blockchain will inevitably lead to disgruntled investors or scam victims adopting a similar course here, Cochrane says.
“But there are certain circumstances where it is just impossible to try and make that [personal service] attempt in the first place,” Gollin says. He adds: “I think the problem in New Zealand [is] not so much the willingness of the court to be able to deploy these sort of tools that have been recognised in the UK and in the US, but how to fit that within the constraints of the wording of the rules that they have to operate [within].”
The courts don’t know the identity of the owner of that wallet, but they can see that the wallet has funds sitting in it. It’s like you’re serving directly to the stolen themselvesfunds
Rule 6.8 could be a problem because the key to recovering stolen crypto is speed.
Gollin’s firm represented Viagogo in a case taken by the Commerce Commission which was resolved in the Jeremy Muir
The requirement for attempts at personal service first could slow down justice at a time when speed matters.
“Once they understand the concept of blockchain and what is meant by the air-dropping of this thing called an NFT and this thing called a wallet, then I think the New Zealand courts would be open to allowing for orders to be made to that effect.”
He thinks that’s probably pushing things a little too far.
“There was commentary in one article I saw online in relation to the New York case [where] they said for the time being courts will likely view service on the blockchain as the last“Theresort.court has to accept that it has jurisdiction itself to be able to deal with the matter. It assumes jurisdiction by service,” Gollin says. It’s much the same as service by email, where the person could be anywhere in the world.
Alternative service Methods of service have already expanded in New Zealand thanks to the march of technology. Service via email and Facebook have already been accepted by the New Zealand courts, Cochrane says. But substituted service is allowed only if personal service cannot be effected.
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Understanding the concept The New Zealand courts, he says, have been open generally to technological developments.
In the UK, the rules of civil procedure allow for alternative service if it can be established there is a good reason for such an order being made. “And in [the D’Aloia] case, the judge was more than satisfied it was good reason,” saysHereGollin.in New Zealand, there have been freezing and interim relief orders made without notice in circumstances of urgency against overseas defendants.
In the wake of the decisions, Gollin notes that the UK lawyers said the case posed “potential for digital service over the blockchain with all the benefits of immutability and verification, to become the norm in favour of conventional forms of service”.
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“My firm does a lot of debt recovery proceedings and sometimes the defendants are quite hard to find. If you’ve made reasonable attempts to effect personal service and you can’t serve them, then they can apply for an order for substituted service.“There are examples of service by way of social media. So that’s not uncommon these days.”
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“The two decisions that came out in June out of the English High Court and the earlier one out of the Supreme Court in New York will be useful in expanding the tools by which the courts can allow service of court documents within the context of court proceedings to include service on the blockchain,” Gollin says. “It’s an effective means technologically by which to get the relevant information to the relevant recipient.”
In Development West Coast v Gillman [2019] NZHC 2460, a debtor announced his engagement on Facebook and a judge allowed a creditor to effect personal service of the documents via a post to a Facebook profile.
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Another interesting case to watch, Grainger says, is the US Treasury’s sanctions of Tornado Cash. The notorious virtual currency mixer has been used to launder more than US$7 billion worth of virtual currency since its creation in 2019, the US Treasury said in a press release. That included the washing of a portion of a single US$455m heist by a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group. have dealt with the difficulties faced with the It is split exploring in depth an important topic but be accessible of interest and value to a wide range
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The overseas court decisions highlight the transparency of the blockchain and how difficult it is to get away with the crimes, Grainger says.
“There is a digital trail of where the money is moving. And that allows the lawyers to serve the notices on those addresses.“The[courts] can put effectively a black mark on that wallet address, and then any company that receives funds from that address can get an alert to say, ‘these are stolen funds’ or ‘there is a legal order against the money that you’d need to take into consideration’.”
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“It was interesting, the English decision D’Aloia referred to other English cases which established that the lex situs of crypto assets is the place where the owner was based. [In New Zealand] the subject matter jurisdiction would arise from the fact that the theft occurred in New Zealand.”
On the subject of recovering stolen funds, larger centralised crypto exchanges such as Binance or Coinbase are becoming a lot more cautious in terms of ‘know your client’ (KYC), says Cochrane. Not all stolen crypto is stored on centralised exchanges. But the funds do in most cases need to pass through them, he says. In at least one of the overseas cases, the thieves did try to launder some of the money through Tornado Cash, a crypto mixing service, to obscure the source of the funds, but it wasn’t entirely MinterEllisonRuddWattssuccessful.
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“The court has jurisdiction to do that on overseas parties. The Court of Appeal [decision about Viagogo] makes many helpful comments about the ability to use a substituted service.”
Crypto blockchain analytics companies such as Chainanalysis are getting better and better at what they do and can work with authorities, says Muir.
“Any wallet that has had dealings with the dark web can be tagged by these bodies and anything that passes through those wallets through an exchange may be refused service. It’s effectively almost marked with red paint.”
Biometric information is dealt with briefly under the current Act, as part of provisions dealing with the transfer of information between certain specified government departments. There are no specific provisions relating to biometric data which apply to non-governmental agencies.
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The collection, use, storage and disclosure of biometric information is therefore regulated under the Act and agencies must comply with the Act’s 13 privacy principles in respect of thatThoseinformation.principles apply with particular weight in this context given that, as the OPC notes in the consultation paper, biometric information is sensitive personal information as it is “directly connected to an individual’s sense of identity and personhood” and is “very difficult to change”.
“Biometric information” is defined in the paper as information about an individual’s biological or behavioural characteristics – for example, a facial image or a fingerprint pattern. The focus of the OPC’s consultation is on the use of such biometric information for the purposes of automated recognition, rather than seeking to limit the use of any specific technology.
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However, despite its potential benefits, governments worldwide are grappling with the difficult question of how to regulate biometric technology and weighing the various benefits against the associated impact on individual privacy.
Biometric technology is playing a bigger role in our everyday lives, from facial recognition technology used to unlock our smartphones, to automated eGates at airports.
Definition The OPC’s paper defines biometrics as “the fully or partially automated recognition of individuals based on biological or behavioural characteristics”. It notes the relevant characteristics are wide-ranging, including more obvious biometric data such as a person’s face, fingerprints, voice or eyes, through to very specific features such as their hand geometry, gait or even their odour.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) is seeking submissions on how biometrics should be regulated to protect privacy in New Zealand.
In a position paper issued by the OPC in October last year, it initially observed that the privacy principles and regulatory tools in the Act are sufficient to regulate the use of biometrics from a privacy perspective, although it recommended that agencies do careful privacy impact assessments for all projects in which the use of biometrics is being considered.
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However, after continued monitoring of the use of biometrics and in recognition of increased regulatory scrutiny of biometric technology overseas, the OPC is now exploring whether further regulatory measures are needed.
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The new Privacy Commissioner, Michael Webster, is concerned that biometrics can “create significant risks, including risks relating to surveillance and profiling, lack of transparency and control and accuracy, bias and discrimination”.
Biometric information falls within the broad definition of “personal information” under the Privacy Act 2020 which covers all “information about an identifiable individual”.
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■ Technical challenges, including accuracy (eg, wrongly identifying someone) and security (eg, biometric data being stolen or otherwise compromised);
■ Risks of mass surveillance and profiling, particularly when biometric information is collected without people’s knowledge or consent, is combined with other
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Despite its potential benefits, governments worldwide are grappling with the difficult question of how to regulate biometric technology and weighing the various benefits against the associated impact on individual privacy
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The OPC’s consultation paper notes the growth of biometrics and questions the suitability of the current regulatory framework in light of various risks, including:
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For a full list of speakers and topics, and to register, click here ■ Thomas Gibbons is a specialist property and land development lawyer and a director of Thomas Gibbons Law ■
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For the past 50 years, the test was similar to that in New Zealand: to determine whether someone was an independent contractor or an employee, the courts applied a so-called ‘multifactor’ test which included an examination of the parties’ conduct after the agreement was signed. But the court said the multi factor test “is apt to generate considerable uncertainty, both for parties and the courts. It is a task of the courts to promote certainty with respect to a relationship of such fundamental importance.” ■
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■ A biometrics code of practice under the Act. Unlike guidance, codes issued under the Act have legal effect and can modify the operation of the Act. A code under the Act could apply to biometric information generally, or in a particular context, such as facial recognition.
The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2022. The OPC then intends to issue its findings and its proposed approach to regulation by the end of the year. We expect businesses involved in developing or using biometric technology will have a real interest in which of the various regulatory options is adopted and how the chosen option is formulated. That will be the case for New Zealand organisations and also for overseas organisations that carry on business in New Zealand.
The paper also observes that the Law Commission and the Privacy Foundation have previously recommended the adoption of a biometrics code and refers to various advantages – for example, the OPC could develop and amend a code on its own initiative. Next steps
paper proposes three broad options for further regulation:
■ Non-legislative options (ie, non-binding recommendations). This could take the form of further guidance from the OPC, new biometrics standards and principles, and directives for government agencies.
The consultation paper hints at a preference for the second option. It notes that the OPC is “giving serious consideration to the creation of a code.”
■ Legislative change, ie, changes to the Act to introduce new laws to specifically deal with biometrics, beyond the limited existing provisions noted above.
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Laura Littlewood is a partner and Richard Massey a senior associate at Bell Gully
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Please apply to Price Baker Berridge by email to zbinns@pbb.co.nz for the attention of Clinton Baker.
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14 Events Thank you to those who attended the Henderson lawyers’ lunch. It was great to see everyone reconnect. Henderson lawyers’ lunch
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Nicky Craig and Lucas BurnBarry Hayes and Ivy Jennifer MacKenzie
Frances Edmonds and Tamsin Reeves
Vicki Poland and Paula Fletcher
Wade Hansen and Carolyn Ranson
15 Aug 26, 2022 Issue 29 Soon to be added: November | Immigration dinner with the Minister of Immigration November | New Plymouth Sundowner November | East Auckland lawyers’ lunch November | Tauranga Sundowner December | Northland lawyers’ lunch Upcoming Book events@adls.org.nzHere adls.org.nz Featured events Connecting New Zealand lawyers Takapuna lawyers’ lunch Wednesday 28 September 12pm – 2pm Fantail & Turtle, Goodside, The Avenue, Smales Farm, Takapuna, SponsoredAucklandbyMAS Wellington express lawyers’ lunch Wednesday 19 October 12.30pm – 2pm Flamingo Joe’s Bar & Eatery, 1/10 Waterloo Quay, Pipitea, Wellington Arthur Young’s Retirement Dinner Save the Auckland19TheThursdaydate!20OctoberNorthernClub,PrincesStreet,CBD Learn more Learn more
16 Work-Life Balance: Tips for Creating and Maintaining Control Tuesday 20 September | 12pm - 1.15pm | Webinar The presenters will share some best practices, helpful tools and key insights to ensure that you build and maintain a strong foundation in your career life – and enjoy it. T 09 303 5278 E cpd@adls.org.nz W adls.org.nz/cpd 1.25 HOURSCPD Barristers Chambers Available Vulcan Lane Sunny,70.56 square metres plus shared kitchen Gross rent approximately $2,000 per calendar month Suit two practitioners plus secretary. Recently vacated by two barristers retiring. Adjacent to building owner’s office on the top floor. Most of the other office tenancies in the building are barristers. For further details or to arrange an inspection, please phone 09 304 0730 or email www.msa.co.nzinquiries@msa.co.nz FOR SALE Established Hamilton Property and General Practice Would suit energetic young practitioner, or alternatively an existing practice seeking to expand. May suit out-of-town practice wanting a presence in ExperiencedHamilton.existingstaff available. Senior director available as a Long-termconsultant.lease of current premises also available, or alternatively available for purchase. Confidential enquiries to legalpracticeforsalehamiltonnz@gmail.com
17 Aug 26, 2022 Issue 29 Rules of Engagement: Dealing with the Media – for Lawyers Tuesday 30 August | 4pm - 5.30pm | Webinar Have you ever had a microphone shoved in your face when entering or emerging from court? If you were asked for an ‘off the record’ comment, how would you react? What is the effect of an embargo? T 09 303 5278 E cpd@adls.org.nz W adls.org.nz/cpd 1.5 HOURSCPD INTERMEDIATE SOLICITORS (2) We are looking for 2 solicitors, ideally with 2 to 3 years’ legal office experience. The positions will mainly involve work in residential, commercial and farm conveyancing. Key skills sets are: • Able to manage files with supervision from a director/solicitor, • Be a supportive team member, • Ability to work under pressure at times, • Excellent time management skills/attention to detail, • Have a positive and flexible attitude. Allen Needham & Co is a long-established law firm in Morrinsville, centrally located in the Waikato. We can offer you the lifestyle of a provincial rural town but close to major towns & cities, competitive salary and the opportunity to grow and develop in your legal career. Interested? Please forward your CV to: maryanne@anco.co.nz or for further information contact Maryanne on DDI 07-889-8122 or 021-306-464 Presents its 2022 Annual Symposium Collection Challenges: returning, de-accessioning and repatriation Where: City Gallery Wellington When: Saturday 5 November 2022 Our speakers are: Sarah Murray (Canterbury Museum), Felicity Strong (Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria), Josie McNaught and William Cotterill, Freya Elmer (MOTAT), Chanel Clarke (Waitangi Treaty Grounds), Hikitia Harawira (Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira), Amber Kiri Aranui (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa), Jonathan Barrett (Victoria University), Rod Thomas (AUT), Arthur Tompkins (Ministry of Justice) and more. Register now here For more information about our work visit: https://artcrime.nz/
