Procedure

• South Korea's Supreme Court has proposed new amendments to formalize the seizure and liquidation of cryptocurrency assets within civil cases. • These rules, scheduled for implementation by October 2026, aim to resolve long-standing legal ambiguities regarding the status of digital assets under property law. • This move fills a critical procedural gap for civil litigants, extending the legal clarity previously established for criminal confiscations in a January ruling.

• South Korea is developing new legal procedures specifically designed for the seizure and liquidation of cryptocurrency assets. • The amendments aim to formalize how courts execute judgments and establish clearer rules for provisional measures, such as preliminary seizures and injunctions. • These measures are critical to prevent debtors from transferring or hiding digital assets while litigation is ongoing, addressing a significant gap in current enforcement.

• The European Parliament is initiating a procedure to potentially ban the far-right "Europe of Sovereign Nations" party, which is linked to Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD). • Most political groups within the Parliament are expected to approve the process, which would strip the organization of its official status as a European political party. • This move is significant because losing official status would result in the immediate loss of critical EU funding for the group.

• SCOTUSblog reported that Supreme Court oral argument sessions are getting longer, raising questions about how the justices manage time and case presentation. • The trend has drawn attention because expanded arguments can change how much each justice can probe the lawyers and how many cases the Court can hear efficiently. • The issue matters for judicial administration, since procedural changes at the Court can affect both case outcomes and the pace of the docket.

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