“…nk to prove the alleged contempts to the criminal standard. The judge directed herself by reference to the decision of this court in JSC BTA v Ablyazov (No. 8) [2012] EWCA Civ 1411, [2013] 1 WLR 1331 that:…”
“…en said that it is of the essence of a successful case of circumstantial evidence that the whole is stronger than the individual parts (JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2012] EWCA Civ 1411 at [52] per Rix LJ). That applies in criminal cases where juries are often directed to avoid piecemeal consideration of a circumstantial case (see ibid); to al…”
“…The point is reminiscent of an argument rejected by this Court in JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2012] EWCA Civ 1411 [2013] 1 WLR 1441 at [51-53] (in passages cited to the Judge by Mr Wagner). This Court observed that the issue for the Judge was whether the evidence, taken ov…”
“… to ensure the efficacy of the freezing order” which had been made against Mr Ablyazov. He also cites the judgment of Rix LJ in JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov (No. 8) [2012] EWCA Civ 1411; [2013] 1 WLR 1331, who makes a similar point at [188], as follows:…”