A person who misplaced 8,000 bitcoin (BTC) in a UK landfill website 12 years in the past says it’s “round two” after launching an attraction in opposition to a Excessive Court docket determination that has prevented him from excavating the location.
James Howells confirmed to Protos right this moment that he has submitted an attraction that will probably be heard within the Royal Court docket of Enchantment in London.
Howells claims that he’s filed each a request for permission to attraction and a substantive attraction “against the judgment and final order handed down by Judge Keyser KC.”
He informed Protos, “I remain confident in the merits of my appeal and firmly believe that I have legitimate grounds under the law for my arguments to succeed.”
This month, Decide Keyser mentioned that Howells’ case had “no realistic prospect of succeeding” and dismissed it at a Excessive Court docket listening to. Newport Metropolis Council has repeatedly claimed the proposed excavation would breach environmental permits and have a “huge negative environmental impact.”
Howells initially launched a lawsuit final October after threatening to bankrupt the council over its repeated refusal to permit him to dig for the misplaced crypto trove.
The choose did not declare him the proprietor of the BTC which Howells says shot down any plans of tokenizing his misplaced cash.
Howells reportedly parted methods along with his authorized workforce after this month’s courtroom failure and is now representing himself with “a specialized AI agent trained specifically in UK law.” His final workforce agreed to characterize him without cost in alternate for a proportion of the misplaced BTC.
“Given the complexities of my case, I found it challenging to instruct and fully brief new legal representatives within the necessary timeframe. Having a deep understanding of the ins and outs of my case, I decided to represent myself as a Litigant in Person for the upcoming appeal,” he informed Protos.
“In summary, I know my case, I know the law, and with the assistance of a specialized AI agent, I am confident in my ability to win the appeal.”