Security for costs
R.158 RoP / Art.69(4) UPCA orders — bond size, grant rate, forfeiture rate, division and entity-type breakdown for underwriters.
Security orders captured
43
Cases with a non-unclear status (incidental references excluded).
Median amount ordered
€200k
EUR-normalized; falls back to requested amount when ordered is null.
Grant rate
76%
Granted / (granted + dismissed). (n=37)
Forfeiture rate
33%
Consumed by costs award / (posted + released + consumed). The signal underwriters care most about. (n=3)
Order volume over time
Quarterly count of security-for-costs orders, dated by the first decision in each case that mentions security.
Amount distribution
EUR-normalized amounts (log-binned). Stacked by entity type of the posting party. EUR=1, USD=0.92, GBP=1.17, CHF=1.05; other currencies displayed in native amount.
Status breakdown
Distribution of security_status values across cases in scope.
By division
Order count and median EUR amount per division (top 6).
- Court of AppealOrders: 24Median (EUR): €200k
- Munich LDOrders: 7Median (EUR): €230k
- Paris LDOrders: 2Median (EUR): —
- Dusseldorf LDOrders: 2Median (EUR): —
- Milan LDOrders: 2Median (EUR): —
- Milan CDOrders: 1Median (EUR): €112k
By entity type (posting party)
Operating cos and NPEs both face security orders. Forfeiture rate is the underwriter's risk signal.
| Entity type | Orders | Median (EUR) | Forfeiture rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 30 | €260k | 50% |
| Operating company | 7 | €200k | — |
| NPE | 6 | €350k | 0% |
Recent orders
30 most recent security orders in scope.
| Date | Case | Division | Requesting | Posting | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | UPC_CFI_1357/2025 | Brussels LD | respondent | Establishment Labs S.A. | €600k | Ordered |
| 2026-03-13 | UPC_CFI_927/2025 | Milan CD | respondent | La Siddhi Consultancy Limited | €112k | Ordered |
| 2026-02-18 | UPC_CoA_890/2025 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Syntorr LP | — | Cancelled / withdrawn |
| 2026-02-18 | UPC_CoA_889/2025 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Syntorr LP | — | Cancelled / withdrawn |
| 2026-02-04 | UPC_CFI_530/2025 | Paris LD | respondent | KEEEX SAS | — | Posted |
| 2025-12-18 | UPC_CFI_104/2025 | Paris CD | claimant | — | €500k | Dismissed |
| 2025-12-12 | UPC_CFI_525/2025 | Munich LD | respondent | ASUS Technology Licensing Inc. | — | Ordered |
| 2025-11-06 | UPC_CFI_1443/2025 | Hamburg LD | — | Brita SE | €50k | Ordered |
| 2025-10-30 | UPC_CoA_8/2025 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Bhagat Textile Engineers | €19k | Consumed by costs award |
| 2025-10-28 | UPC_CFI_729/2025 | Munich LD | respondent | BF exaQC AG | €85k | Ordered |
| 2025-07-09 | UPC_CoA_430/2025 | Court of Appeal | claimant | JingAo Solar Co., Ltd.Operating company | €200k | Ordered |
| 2025-07-09 | APL_23095/2025 | Court of Appeal | respondent | JingAo Solar Co., Ltd.Operating company | €200k | Ordered |
| 2025-06-26 | APL_36389/2024 | Court of Appeal | claimant | Kinexon Sports & Media GmbHOperating company | €56k | Ordered |
| 2025-06-20 | UPC_CoA_393/2025 | Court of Appeal | claimant | AorticLab srl | — | Cancelled / withdrawn |
| 2025-06-19 | UPC_CFI_363/2024 | Paris LD | respondent | N.J DIFFUSION SARL | — | Requested (pending) |
| 2025-06-15 | UPC_CFI_26/2024 | Dusseldorf LD | respondent | — | — | Dismissed |
| 2025-04-09 | UPC_CFI_846/2024 | Munich LD | respondent | Promosome LLC | €10M | Requested (pending) |
| 2025-03-03 | UPC_CoA_805/2024 | Court of Appeal | claimant | Curio Bioscience Inc.Operating company | €200k | Cancelled / withdrawn |
| 2025-02-19 | UPC_CoA_218/2024 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Network System Technologies LLCNPE | €500k | Fully released |
| 2025-01-27 | UPC_CFI_244/2024 | Munich LD | respondent | Snowpixie Co., Ltd. | €260k | Ordered |
| 2025-01-09 | UPC_CoA_611/2024 | Court of Appeal | respondent | DISH Technologies L.L.C.Operating company | €800k | Ordered |
| 2024-12-17 | UPC_CoA_810/2024 | Court of Appeal | claimant | 10x Genomics, Inc.Operating company | €200k | Ordered |
| 2024-11-29 | UPC_CoA_548/2024 | Court of Appeal | respondent | SodaStream Industries Ltd. | — | Ordered |
| 2024-11-27 | APL_59329/2024 | Court of Appeal | respondent | TOTAL SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC | €600k | Appealed |
| 2024-11-22 | ACT_40442/2024 | Milan LD | respondent | — | — | Dismissed |
| 2024-10-09 | UPC_CoA_586/2024 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Suinno Mobile & AI Technologies Licensing OyNPE | — | Ordered |
| 2024-10-02 | UPC_CFI_54/2024 | Munich LD | respondent | Headwater Research LLCNPE | €200k | Requested (pending) |
| 2024-09-27 | UPC_CoA_217/2024 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Network System Technologies LLCNPE | €100k | Ordered |
| 2024-09-17 | APL_25922/2024 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Network System Technologies LLCNPE | — | Ordered |
| 2024-09-17 | APL_25919/2024 | Court of Appeal | respondent | Network System Technologies LLCNPE | €500k | Ordered |