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According to Forbes, the Central London County Court in the UK heard the case Hussain v Fix on June 18.
The plaintiff claimed that both parties agreed to reimburse business expenses in Bitcoin and demanded the defendant repay 7.806501396 BTC.
Since the defendant did not appear in court to defend, the court focused on whether it has the authority to directly order repayment in Bitcoin.
The judge stated that although UK law has recognized Bitcoin as property, it is uncertain whether the court has the authority to directly issue a Bitcoin payment judgment, and leaned towards converting the amount to GBP based on the price at the time of trial.
This case is seen as the UK court’s first direct consideration of the issue of “whether debts can be paid directly in BTC,” highlighting that after digital assets are recognized as property, there remains a legal gap regarding how to enforce related contractual obligations.
This gap will probably lead to several years of disputes.
Clearly specifying the settlement method in the contract is very important.