Bitcoin networks may owe fiduciary duties to bitcoin owners

In a recent article for the UK Tech News, Serle Court's Zoe O’Sullivan KC writes about the Court of Appeal case Tulip Trading Limited v van der Laan [2023] EWCA Civ 83 titled ‘Bitcoin networks may owe fiduciary duties to bitcoin owners’. Zoe explores in this article how the Court of Appeal has opened the door to the possibility of a court finding that developers who control bitcoin networks may owe fiduciary duties to bitcoin owners who use their networks.

The full article is available here.

Zoe O’Sullivan KC is a robust and experienced advocate who thrives on the challenges of oral advocacy and cross-examination.  She is recommended by Chambers UK Bar for Commercial Dispute Resolution, Banking & Finance and Information Technology. Zoe is also recommended in Dispute Resolution (The English Bar – United Arab Emirates) by Chambers Global.

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