- The UK Supreme Court docket granted Peter McCormack's software for a World Freezing Order towards Craig Wright's property.
- McCormack is in search of to recuperate greater than £1.5 million ($1.9 million) in authorized charges associated to Wright's defamation case towards the podcaster.
The UK Excessive Court docket issued a World Freezing Order, or “WFO”, towards the property of Craig Wright, an Australian laptop scientist who sued entrepreneur and podcast host Peter McCormack in 2019.
On this case, the courtroom granted McCormack's software for a WFO towards Wright, with a verdict that McCormack will recuperate over £1.5 million ($1.9 million) in authorized charges.
That's in accordance with authorized paperwork filed on Friday, July 5.
Wright sued McCormack for defamation and misplaced
In 2019, Wright sued McCormack for defamation, accusing the podcaster of defamation over remarks that Wright was not the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.
Wright misplaced that case in August 2022 and the attraction was dismissed on 26 July 2023. The UK Supreme Court docket additionally dismissed Wright's attraction in December 2023.
In his judgment, Choose Mellor additionally famous developments surrounding the COPA Trial. In Could 2024, a choose dominated that Craig Wright was not Satoshi Nakamoto or the creator of Bitcoin. The choice additionally clarified that Craig was not the writer of the Bitcoin white paper that introduced the world's largest digital asset.
Peter McCormack shared the most recent verdict towards Wright within the matter, noting that the worldwide freezing order “to the tune of £1.548m” was to assist along with his authorized charges.
