Caribbean Prestige Roofing v. Little Dix Bay Hotel et al: Claim Form
Claim Form for damages of $651,537 in Caribbean Prestige Roofing v. James Todman dck Construction (SPV) Limited and Little Dix Bay Hotel at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Yestar Healthcare Holdings Company Ltd.: ‘Scheme of Arrangement’ Petition
Petition for the Court's sanction of a Scheme of Arrangement in the matter of Yestar Healthcare Holdings Company Limited, described as an insolvent "ultimate holding company of a group of companies that is one of the largest distributors and service providers of In Vitro Diagnostic products in the People's Republic of China", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Limitless Ventures II LLC v. ICAT Services Ltd. A.T.O. The Opal Trust Dated December 12, 2006: Complaint
Complaint alleging fraud involving the purchase of a property at 837 Harbor Island, Clearwater Beach, Florida for $7 million in Limitless Ventures II LLC, of Ohio v. ICAT Services Ltd. A.T.O. The Ppal Trust Dated December 12, 2006, described as a British Virgin Islands entity whose principal was Andrew Johnson, at the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, in and for Pinellas County, Florida.
British Virgin Islands AG v. Signature Bank: Discovery Application
Application by the British Virgin Islands Attorney General to take evidence from Signature Bank for use in legal proceedings in the British Virgin Islands "against Lester S. Hyman", described as "a now-suspended member of the District of Columbia and Massachusetts Bars" for "for fraud and deceit and breaches of trust and loyalty and of his contractual obligations owed to the BVIG", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
BVI to add 3 more US defendants to ‘Miami Airline’ fraud lawsuit
The British Virgin Islands Government intends to add three more US citizens - Scott Weisman, Jerry Willoughby, and Bruce Bradley - as defendants to a lawsuit it filed against "now-suspended" US lawyer Lester Hyman alleging fraud and corruption involving plans to operate an air service between the BVI and Miami.
Cayman firm liquidators investigating Kuwaiti’s alleged fraud against brothers apply for Chapter 15 in US
Liquidators in the Cayman Islands and United Arab Emirates who are investigating the alleged misappropriation of at least $43 million from a Cayman investment vehicle for six Kuwaiti brothers have filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy recognition in the United States.
Luiz Halembeck v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Kodoish Advisors Ltd.)
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Kodoish Advisors Limited in Luiz Halembeck, of São Paulo, Brazil v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Alexander Dick-Read v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Quadrifoglio Holdings Ltd.)
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Quadrifoglio Holdings Limited in Alexander Faramir Mark Dick-Read v. Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Zhou Zheng v. Forever Union Holdings Ltd.: Stop Notice
Stop Notice by Mat Ng and Nigel Trayers, of Grant Thornton (Hong Kong), regarding shares in Forever Union Holdings Limited held by Zhou Zheng, with addresses in China and Hong Kong.
Zhou Zheng v. Sheng Bang Holdings Ltd.: Stop Notice
Stop Notice by Mat Ng and Nigel Trayers, both of Grant Thornton (Hong Kong), regarding shares in Sheng Bang Holdings Limited held by Zhou Zheng, who has addresses in China and Hong Kong.
British Virgin Islands AG v. Pauline Jones: Discovery Application
Application by the Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands to take discovery from Pauline E. Jones for use in legal proceedings in the British Virgin Islands against Lester S. Hyman, described as "a now-suspended member of the District of Columbia and Massachusetts bars", for "fraud and deceit and breaches of trust and loyalty and of his contractual obligations owed to the BVIG", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Universal Enterprises Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Eleanor Fisher, of the Cayman Islands, and Hani Bishara, of the United Arab Emirates, as Foreign Representatives of Universal Enterprises Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), described as "an investment vehicle for six brothers [from Kuwait] for the purpose of making investments in the United States", filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Century Insurance Agency Ltd. v. MWM Financial Services Group Ltd.: Claim Form
Claim Form alleging "breach of an investment agreement" in Century Insurance Agency Limited v. MWM Financial Services Group Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Amid $3B investor losses & regulatory inquiries, Markel CATCo’s Bermuda insurance firms seek to restructure
Against a backdrop of more than $3 billion of investor losses, investor litigation, and regulatory "inquiries" in the US and Bermuda, four Bermuda firms affiliated with the US-based Markel Corporation insurance group have gone into provisional liquidation as part of an attempted restructuring.
Katina Papanikolaou v. Intimere Holdings Ltd. et al: Fixed Date Claim Form
Fixed Date Claim Form to inspect records in Katina Papanikolaou, of Cyprus v. Intimere Holdings Limited and Hellicorp Investments Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Aleph Group Inc.: ‘Share Reduction’ Petition
Petition in the matter of Aleph Group Inc. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Golden Throat Holdings Group Company Ltd.: ‘Scheme of Arrangement’ Petition
Petition for the Court's sanction of a Scheme of Arrangement in the matter of Golden Throat Holdings Group Company Limited, a Cayman Islands company based in China and Hong Kong, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Convoy Collateral Ltd. v. Broad Idea International Ltd. et al: UK Privy Council’s ‘Black Swan’ Judgment
Judgment that the British Virgin Islands Court of Appeal was wrong to overturn a decision known as "Black Swan" regarding the jurisdiction’s authority to issue freezing injunctions in support of foreign proceedings in Convoy Collateral Ltd., of Hong Kong (Appellant) v. Broad Idea International Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and Cho Kwai Chee, of Hong Kong, (Respondents) at the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.
Safe Castle Ltd. v. China Silver Asset Management Ltd.: Winding Up Petition
Winding Up Petition in Safe Castle Limited, of the British Virgin Islands v. China Silver Asset Management Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Ibiza Private Equity Corp. v. Scoaffield Equity Inc.: Stop Notice
Stop Notice in Ibiza Private Equity Corp. regarding shares in Scoaffield Equity Inc. held by Guilherme Ferreira Marangoni and Juliano Ferreira Marangoni, both of São Paulo, Brazil, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Victor Medina v. BVI Financial Services Commission et al: Restoration Application (Ikara Associates Inc.)
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Ikara Associates Inc. in Victor Jose Medina, of Colombia v. Financial Services Commission and Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Ryan Birmingham et al v. ROFX.net et al: Class Action Complaint
Class Action Complaint against defendants in or from the British Virgin Islands, Czech Republic, England, Hong Kong, Poland, Scotland, Thailand, Ukraine, and USA alleging "Defendants orchestrated a massive international scheme to defraud Plaintiffs and similarly situated investors by soliciting them to deposit money or cash equivalents with ROFX, a “robotically operated foreign exchange trading” platform that purportedly utilized algorithms to trade on behalf of investors" in Ryan Birmingham, Roman Leonov, Mitchell Parent, Jonathan Zarley, and Steven Hansen v. ROFX.net, described as "an unincorporated entity providing unregulated financial services through its web-based platform to investors around the world" with "registered addresses" in England, Hong Kong, and the USA; Auro Advantages LLC, Aware Choice Ltd., Boonruk Ruamkit Co. Ltd., Brass Marker s.r.o., Easy Com LC, Epayments Systems Ltd., Ester Holdings Inc., Global E-Advantages LLC, Grovee LLC, Igoria Trade S.A., IT Outsourcing Co. Ltd., Notus LLC, Shopostar LLC, VDD-Trading Ltd., Wealthy Developments LP, Andrei Fetin, Anna Shymko, Anton Bilous, Borys Konovalenko, Dmytro Fokin, Jorge Luis Castillo, Manuchar Daraselia, Mikhail Rymanov, Natalia Los, Nattpemol Krinara, PapahraTsor Nrviratporn, Peter Mogilniy, Stanislav Khomenko, and Youras Ziankovich at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Tether & Bitfinex Crypto Asset Litigation: Opinion & Order on Motions to Dismiss
Opinion and Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants' motions to dismiss a class action complaint known as "Tether and Bitfinex Crypto Asset Litigation" in which "a group of individual investors who purchased cryptocommodities - a class of crypto-assets that includes bitcoin - detailed a wide-ranging conspiracy to artificially inflate the price of those cryptocommodities" by entities in or from the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Panama, and USA in Pinchas Goldshtein et al v. iFinex Inc., BFXNA Inc., BFXWW Inc., Tether Holdings Limited, Tether Operations Limited, Tether Limited, Tether International Limited, DigFinex Inc., Giancarlo Devasini, Ludovicus Jan van der Velde, Philip Potter, Reginald Fowler, Crypto Capital Corp., Bittrex, Inc., and Poloniex, LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
US indicts Swiss firm Allied Finance Trust & 6 foreign nationals for ‘Singapore Solution $60M tax fraud scheme’
Criminal actions against six foreign nationals, a Swiss financial services firm, and a client regarding an alleged offshore tax evasion scheme known as the "Singapore Solution" involving entities in the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Liechtenstein, Panama, Singapore, and Switzerland have been unsealed at federal court in New York.
Chia Hsing Wang v. Credit Suisse AG et al: Judgment
Judgment involving "very serious allegations of wrongdoing" regarding an alleged $500 million investment by the Plaintiff in funds domiciled in the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands that were established by the British group Floreat Merchant Banking in Chia Hsing Wang v. Credit Suisse AG and Credit Suisse London Nominees Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Diversified Real Estate Development Ltd. et al v. Deutsche Bank AG et al: Amended Complaint
Amended Complaint in in Michael Pearson, Andrew Childe and Anna Silver, all of FFP, on behalf of and solely in their capacities as Joint Official Liquidators of Diversified Real Estate Development Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), GMS Global Market Step Up Note Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Preferred Income Collateralized Interest Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Sentinel Investment Fund SPC (in Official Liquidation), SG Strategic Income Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Sports Aficionados Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), Vanguardia Group Inc. (in Official Liquidation), and Michael Pearson, on behalf of and solely in his capacity as Liquidator of Sentinel Mandate and Escrow Ltd. (in Liquidation), Vanguardia Holdings Ltd. (in Liquidation), Spyglass Investment Management Ltd. (in Liquidation), North Pointe Holdings (BVI) Ltd. (in Liquidation), Biscayne Capital Holdings Limited (in Creditor Voluntary Liquidation), and Biscayne Capital (B.V.I.) Ltd. (in Liquidation) v. Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., Deutsche Bank Switzerland, and Deutsche Bank Trust Companies Americas at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
BTA Bank v. Timur Sabyrbaev et al: Claim Form (‘$231M Fraud’)
Claim Form alleging conspiracy to commit fraud, dishonest assistance, breaches of fiduciary duty, and unjust enrichment against defendants in the British Virgin Islands, Cyprus, Germany, Guernsey, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Panama, Russia, Seychelles, Singapore, Switzerland, and USA in JSC BTA Bank, of Kazakhstan v. Timur Sabyrbaev, Dilara Dyusembayeva, Assel Zhaxybayeva, Asel Suindikova, Marina Aitzhanova, Janelle Utemuratova, Svetlana Chvanova, Veronika Efimova, Saduakas Mameshtegi, Dina Abdykalykova, Akzholtay Mukanovna Kalenova, Kairat Sadykov, Irina Kanaphina, Madina Nurgozhina, AEG Systems Inc., Calernen Finance Inc., Zathen Holding Investments Limited, formerly Carsonway Limited; Comwork Ltd.,Kinmate Trading Limited, Estar Developments Limited, Lingard Industry Limited, Daniels Tradecorp Inc., Mabco Inc., Klostrade Financial Group Ltd., Dana Trade Corp., Global Team Company, Tramlanes Investments Limited, formerly Bergtrans Contracts Corp.; Moranta Invest (Cyprus) Limited, John Wortley Hunt, Luis Davis, Stan Gorin, Vasiliki Argyrou, Labonte Elisana Marie-Antoinette, Diego Jacinto Batista Valdes, Carlos Alberto Mendoza Murillo, Suseth Walthia Parris, Kellee France, Geoffrey Taylor, Belinda Lanyon, Christopher Blythe, Roger Alberto Santamaria, Nicholetta Christodoulidou, ADM-ACTI Trade Resources Inc., ADM Asia-Pacific Trading Pte. Ltd., formerly Toepfer International Asia Pte. Ltd.; ADM Germany GmbH, formerly Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH; Eric Richardson, Grove Services Inc., Bunge SA, Bunge CIS LLC, Dauren Bekbergenov, Ekaterina Kuzmicheva, Mukhtar Ablyazov, Roman Solodchenko, and Zhaksylyk Zharimbetov at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Russia’s Novatek CFO Mark Gyetvay indicted for alleged $40M offshore tax evasion scheme
An unidentified Swiss "wealth advisory firm" in Zurich helped Mark Gyetvay - the criminally indicted CFO of one of Russia's biggest gas producers, LSE-listed Novatek - evade taxes on over $40 million of income in a scheme also involving firms in Belize, British Virgin Islands, and Cayman Islands, it has been alleged.
Charles Pimentel Martins v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Charse Investments Management Ltd.)
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Charse Investments Management Limited in Charles Pimentel Martins, of São Paulo, Brazil v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Ltd. v. Great Matrix Ltd.: Liquidation Application
Originating Application alleging a debt of $254 million in China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited, of Hong Kong v. Great Matrix Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Hsu Po-Sung v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding IC-Link Technology Limited in Hsu Po-Sung v. Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
USA v. Mark Gyetvay: Criminal Indictment (‘Tax Evasion’)
Criminal Indictment alleging tax evasion involving companies or accounts in Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Russia, and Switzerland in USA v. Mark Gyetvay, the Chief Financial Officer of Russian gas producer Novatek who is apparently a citizen of Italy, Russia, and the United States, at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Luckin Coffee Inc.: ‘Scheme of Arrangement’ Petition
Petition for the Court's sanction of a Scheme of Arrangement in the matter of Luckin Coffee Inc. (in Provisional Liquidation), described as "an investment holding company with its direct and indirect subsidiaries located in the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, the United States and the PRC", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Oak Trust (Guernsey) Ltd. v. William Dewsall: Re-Amended Complaint
Re-Amended Complaint alleging fraud involving Gable Holdings Inc., of the Cayman Islands, and Gable Insurance AG, of Liechtenstein, in Kevin Alcock, Corita Metelerkamp, both of Surrey, England; Oak Trust (Guernsey) Limited, of Guernsey; Baytree Group Holdings Limited, Morvale Company Limited, Aggaris Investments Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands; Christopher Lawrance, Roy Campbell, both of South Africa, and CriSeren Investments Limited, of Wales v. William Dewsall, of London, England, at the High Court for England and Wales.
Cheung Wan Wing v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Profit Forever Investments Limited in Cheung Wai Wing, of China v. Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Cheung Wai Wing v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Great Foundation Properties Limited in Cheung Wai Wing, of China v. Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
USA v. Evo Bechtiger et al: Criminal Indictment
Criminal Indictment alleging "a fraudulent scheme referred to by the conspirators as the 'Singapore Solution'" involving entities in the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Liechtenstein, Singapore, and Switzerland in USA v. Evo Bechtiger, Bernhard Lampert, Peter Rüegg, Roderic Sage, Rolf Schnellmann, Daniel Wälchli, and Allied Finance Trust AG, described as "a financial services company in Zurich", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
BTA Bank v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding an alleged $231 million fraud in JSC BTA Bank, of Kazakhstan v. AEG Systems Inc., Calernen Finance Inc., Zathen Holding Investments Limited, Comwork Ltd., Estar Developments Limited, Lingard Industry Limited, Mabco Inc., and Tramlanes Investments Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Li Heng v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Super Ocean Trademark Ltd.)
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Super Ocean Trademarks Limited in Li Heng v. Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Three indicted in NY for ‘$155M Biscayne Capital fraud’
Three men have been indicted in New York for allegedly perpetrating a $155 million fraud and money laundering scheme involving entities in or from Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Ecuador, Germany, Switzerland, Uruguay, and the United States.
PJSC National Bank Trust et al v. Coniston Management Ltd.: Liquidation Application
Originating Application alleging "a dishonest scheme to defraud the Applicants" in PJSC National Bank Trust and PJSC Otkritie Bank Financial Corporation v. Coniston Management Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
China Medical Technologies Inc. et al v. KPMG: Discovery Application
Application by China Medical Technologies Inc. (in Liquidation), described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled "holding company of a group of companies incorporated in Hong Kong, Mainland China, the British Virgin Islands and Singapore", and CMED Technologies Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, to take discovery from KPMG LLP for use in legal prceddings in Hong Kong, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
D.D.H.S. Holdings Ltd. v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application
Fixed Date Claim Form in D.D.H.S. Holdings Ltd. v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Yingli Green Energy (International) Holding Company Ltd.: Originating Application
Originating Application in the matter of Yingli Green Energy (International) Holding Company Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Lam Kim Phung v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Debonair Company Ltd.)
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Debonair Company Limited in Lam Kim Phung, of Hong Kong, as Executrix and Trustee of the Estate of the late Eav Yin v. Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. v. Pacific Drilling VIII Ltd.: Liquidation Application
Originating Application regarding an arbitration award for $318 million in Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Limited, of South Korea v. Pacific Drilling VIII Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Nigeria v. Vistra (BVI) Ltd.: ‘Norwich Pharmacal’ Application
Fixed Date Claim Form in The Federal Republic of Nigeria v. Vistra (BVI) Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Bitfinex et al v. State of New York et al: Petition
Petition "to maintain certain information as exempt from FOIL disclosure relating to a settlement with OAG in February 2021" by iFinex Inc., BFXNA Inc., BFXWW Inc., both of the British Virgin Islands, doing business as Bitfinex, a cryptocurrency exchange; Tether Holdings Limited, Tether Operations Limited, Tether International Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands, and Tether Limited, of Hong Kong, collectively the provider of digital tokens v. State of New York, Office of the Attorney General, and Kathryn Sheingold, as Freedom of Information Law Appeals Officer, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.
USA v. Roberto Cortes et al: Criminal Indictment
Criminal Indictment alleging conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering involving entities in or from Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Ecuador, Germany, Switzerland, Uruguay, and the United States in USA v. Roberto Gustavo Cortes Ripalda, described as a citizen of Ecuador and the U.S.; Fernando Haberer Bergson, described as a citizen of Germany and Uruguay and a resident of Argentina, and Ernesto Heraclito Weisson Pazmino, described as a citizen of Ecuador and the U.S., at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Zhang Rui Kang et al v. Tunghsu Venus Holdings Ltd. et al: $97M Amended Judgment
Amended Judgment for $97 million in Zhang Rui Kang, of Singapore, and Le Huan-Hsin, of China v. Tunghsu Venus Holdings Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, and Tunghsu Group Co. Ltd., of China, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.
