Begbies Traynor

Wesley Edwards: Judgment (Block Transfer of Liquidations & Receiverships)

July 7, 2022

Judgment regarding the Court's authority to make block transfers of insolvency appointments, whether a licence is required "to permit the transfer of receiverships over assets frozen by the sanctions imposed against Russian entities following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine", and whether to seal and anonymize the case "given the sensitive nature of his appointment" in the matter of Wesley Edwards, formerly of Begbies Traynor (BVI) Ltd., now with CVR Global LLP, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Swan Developments Management Ltd.: Winding-Up Order

March 30, 2020

Notice of Court Order in a Winding-Up filed by Swan Developments Management Limited with Companies House in Britain.

Carlyle Capital Corporation Ltd. v. Patrick Trozzo: Discovery Application

January 7, 2016

Application for judicial assistance by Neil Mather and Alan Roberts, as liquidators of Carlyle Capital Corporation Limited (in liquidation), regarding Patrick Trozzo at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Portland Financial Management Group directors accused of ‘hampering’ liquidation

September 25, 2014

Secretive Delaware firm Treadstone Corporate Services LLC and two British nationals - Anthony Smith and Timothy Eddolls - who helped swindle investors in Cayman Islands-domiciled Axiom Legal Financing Fund have been accused of 'hampering' the liquidation of three investment firms in England that, like Axiom itself, appear to have been operated fraudulently.

Carlyle Capital Corp. v. Randolph Green: Discovery Application

September 23, 2014

Application by Neil Mather, Christopher Morris and Alan Roberts, as liquidators of Carlyle Capital Corporation Limited, for an order to take the deposition of Randolph P. Green, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

David Walker et al: Chapter 15 Petition

July 18, 2014

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the United Kingdom by Ian Walker, as the Foreign Representative of David Walker and Sharon Walker, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund conspirator Portland Financial goes bust

November 3, 2013

Portland Financial Management Group, which helped Tim Schools defraud Axiom Legal Financing Fund and launder the proceeds, has collapsed amid regulatory problems and substantial debts. The group's principals, Anthony Smith, Tim Eddolls and Connie Rodrigues, now operate under new names: Prestige Financial Management, Cavendish Financial Management, Corbus Portfolio Solutions, and Corbus Private Clients.

Head of Cayman fund group Tim Schools accused of professional misconduct in UK

August 22, 2012

The head of a Cayman Islands fund group that claims to manage $160 million, promotes its investments as "low risk" and boasts of "consistent" 12% net annual returns for investors is being prosecuted for alleged professional misconduct in the United Kingdom. British attorney Tim Schools faces 11 allegations, including that he "failed to act with integrity" and "failed to act in the best interests of his clients".

Genesis Bradford Ltd.: Chapter 15 Petition (England)

May 21, 2008

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the United Kingdom by J.N.R. Pitts and M.E.G. Saville, as the Foreign Representatives of Genesis Bradford Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.