What Is the Mareva Injunction?
A Mareva injunction is a court order that can be used in Commonwealth nations to freeze the assets of a defendant in a civil case if there is a belief that the defendant may attempt to shuffle or hide them. This is done with the goal of controlling the assets until the case has been decided to prevent situations in which defendants move assets to avoid paying damages. Because they cause hardships for defendants, Mareva injunctions are only granted in cases in which such a court order is clearly necessary.
