Yuen v Li [2026] EWHC 532 (KB) (‘Yuen’) is the first English decision to consider digital ssets after the enactment of the Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025. The case is important not because it confirms that digital assets may be property – English courts had already been moving in that direction – but because it shows how little that conclusion resolves. The claimant alleged that his estranged wife had obtained the seed phrase to his Trezor cold wallet and used it to recreate his private key, enabling the transfer of more than 2,300 Bitcoin from his blockchain address. He sought, among other things, damages and proprietary remedies, including claims in conversion and trespass to goods … (more)
[Hui Jing and Kelvin FK Low, Oxford Business Law Blog, 24 September 2026]
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