Bermuda

Judgment regarding defendants' application to set aside the plaintiff's claim on the grounds of "bye-law indemnity" for directors in Global Distressed Alpha Capital I Limited, of Bermuda v. AAAF Management Limited, Michael John Shone, described as "a former director and shareholder of the Plaintiff" and funder of "the Commercial Intelligence Fund Group" who "has absconded and his whereabouts are not known"; Christian Michelsen Herman, described as a former director of the plaintiff, and Walton Law Eddlestone, described as a former "de facto director of the Plaintiff" and who appears to be an English lawyer, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Ruling on Ewart Brown's application for the recusal of the judge in Ewart Frederick Winslow Brown, a former Premier of Bermuda who was criminally indicted for alleged corruption in March 2021 v. The Director of Public Prosecutions, Attorney General, and Deputy Governor at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Judgment regarding segregated accounts in the matter of Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Ltd. and Omnia Ltd., in Provisional Liquidation, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Ruling awarding costs against James Gilbert, Conyers Dill & Pearman, and Medlands (PTC) Limited in St. John's Trust Company (PVT) Limited v. James Watlington, Glenn Ferguson, Cabarita (PTC) Limited, The Attorney General, and James Geoffrey Stephen Gilbert at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Judgment allowing an appeal against a decision to deny a practising certificate to an attorney in Keiva Maronie-Durham, an attorney v. Bermuda Bar Council at Bermuda Court of Appeal.

Judgment allowing Andrew Crisson's appeal and discharging a freezing order against him in Andrew Crisson v. Marshall Diel & Myers Limited at Bermuda Court of Appeal.

Ruling denying summary judgment against Crown Global Life Insurance and granting summary judgment for $1.7 million against the other defendants regarding investments in the Mauritius-based Belvedere Management Group in Thomas Doctoroff, of New York, USA v. Crown Global Life Insurance Ltd., of Bermuda; Paul Gambles, of Thailand; MBMG Investment Advisory Company Ltd., of Thailand; MBMG Group Singapore Pte, of Singapore; MBMG International Custodians Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; MBMG Asset Management Limited, of Mauritius, and Garmor Asset Management Ltd., of Mauritius, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Judgment regarding a dispute involving "100 million bonds issued by Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.", a.k.a. PDVSA, in Panacorp Casa de Valores S.A., of Panama v. Castle Harbour Securities Limited at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Judgment regarding "the ability to enforce arrears of maintenance" arising from divorce proceedings in Michael Woodroffe, who is president of Kirkway International Ltd., a Bermuda insurance broker v. Pamela Woodroffe (née Collins) at Bermuda Court of Appeal.

Notice of Discontinuance in Agam Jain v. Muuvment Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Ruling regarding the A. Eugene Brockman Charitable Trust in St. John's Trust Company (PVT) Limited v. James Watlington, Glenn Ferguson, Cabarita (PTC) Limited, of Nevis, as Trustee of The Waterford Charitable Trust; The Attorney General, and James Geoffrey Stephen Gilbert, as Defendants, and Medlands (PTC) Limited and Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited, as Non-Parties, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Endorsed Writ in Agam Jain, of Oxford, England, described as a "founding shareholder" and former officer and director of the Defendant v. Muuvment Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Originating Summons in Juliet Wilkinson v. Thomas Gleeson and Pension Commission at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Indorsed Writ of Summons in Managed Investments PCC Limited, on behalf of IRIS Balanced Cell, of Guernsey; Managed Investments PCC Limited, on behalf of IRlS Enhanced Cell, of Guernsey; CS ILS SICAV-SIF, on behalf of Credit Suisse (Lux) IRIS Balanced Fund, of Luxembourg; IRIS Dynamic SPC, on behalf of IRlS Post-Event Fund SP, of the Cayman Islands; CS IRIS ALHC Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; CS IRIS C Fund Limited, of Guernsey, and Alpha Z ILS Fund Limited, of Guernsey v. Aeolus Re Ltd., in respect of its Keystone PF Segregated Account, of Bermuda, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Generally Endorsed Writ for "breach of contract in relation to a Swap Confirmation Agreement" in Aeolus Re Ltd., in respect of its Keystone PF Segregated Account v. CS ILS SICAV-SIF, in respect of Credit Suisse (Lux) Iris Balanced Fund, of Luxembourg; CS Iris ALHC Fund Limited, of the Cayman Islands; CS Iris C Fund Limited, of Guernsey; Managed Investments PCC Limited, on behalf of its Iris Balanced Cell, of Guernsey; Managed Investments PCC Limited, on behalf of its Iris Enhanced Cell, of Guernsey; Iris Dynamic SPC, on behalf of its Iris Post-Event Fund SP, of the Cayman Islands, and Alpha Z ILS Fund Limited, of Guernsey, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Indorsed Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in Khamisi Mawuli Tokunbo v. Allan Eugene Robinson at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Originating Summons in Clarien Bank Limited v. Venora Angela Dawson and Ian Paul Dawson at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Indorsed Writ of Summons in Gloria Elaine Martin Jackson v. Tyrone Quinn, as Trustee of the Quinn Property Trust at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Originating Summons in PB Investment Holdings Ltd. v. Beechwood Bermuda International Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Indorsed Writ of Summons for $175,000 in allegedly unpaid legal fees, plus interest, in ASW Law Limited, a Bermuda law firm v. Stavanger Limited, of the Isle of Man, at Bermuda Supreme Court. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Isle of Man Companies Registry showed that Stavanger Limited was incorporated in the Isle of Man on March 10th, 2014 and that its sole director is Kleino Limited, also of the Isle of Man. Kleino Limited was incorporated in the Isle of Man on December 30th, 2010 and its directors are Mark Jonathan Lewin, Christopher James Tushingham, and John Craig Brown, all of the Isle of Man.

Originating Summons in Nkwe Platinum Limited, of Bermuda v. Glendina Limited, of Australia, as Trustee of the Sunset Superannuation Fund; Genorah Resources Proprietary Limited, of South Africa, and 456 individual defendants from Australia, Germany, Isle of Man, Malaysia, New Zealand, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Ruling regarding an application to restrain an attorney from representing Andrew Crisson due to alleged conflict of interest in Marshall Diel & Myers Limited, a Bermuda law firm v. Cameron Hill, an attorney, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Generally Endorsed Writ of Summons in Griffin Line General Trading LLC, of Dubai v. Centaur Ventures Ltd. and Templar Capital Ltd., both of Bermuda, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Ruling in Griffin Line General Trading LLC, of Dubai, v. Centaur Ventures Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Endorsed Writ of Summons in The Corporation of Hamilton v. Arbitrade Properties (Victoria Hall) Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Petition in Sarai Ming v. Wyndham Mews Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Endorsed Writ of Summons in Palmetto Gardens Limited v. Bermuda Electric Light Company Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Endorsed Writ of Summons in BIECO Holdings Ltd. v. Marc Lucien Bernard Stemphlet at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Writ of Summons seeking damages for allegedly disclosing that the plaintiff had been "diagnosed with COVID-19" in Colin Mill, described as "a police officer" v. Commissioner of Police at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Ruling regarding an application for a worldwide freezing order in Griffin Line Trading LLC, of Dubai v. Centaur Ventures Ltd., a Bermuda company that "acted as a commodities trader of coal in South Africa", and Daniel James McGowan at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Judgment appointing Provisional Liquidators in TA Genco Limited, TA Private Debt III Limited, and Golden Equator Capital Pte. Ltd., of Singapore v. Agritrade Resources Limited, a Bermuda company whose shares are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Endorsed Writ of Summons for $172,560 in Trelane Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands v. Edward Karl Furtak, a citizen of Canada residing in Bermuda, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Generally Indorsed Writ of Summons alleging fraud in New Olympia Re Ltd. (in Liquidation) v. NORe Capital Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and John Robert Greenwood, of Malta, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Endorsed Writ of Summons in HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited v. Just Cleaners Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Generally Endorsed Writ of Summons in Prime Capital (Bermuda) Limited v. Innovative Securities Ltd., of Belize, and Cowen International Limited, of England, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Ruling on an application to vary a freezing injunction in Marshall Diel & Myers Limited, a law firm in Bermuda v. Andrew Crisson at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Judgment in Deepak Raswant, of New Delhi, India v. Centaur Ventures Ltd., The Centaur Group Limited, and Daniel James McGowan at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Generally Indorsed Writ of Summons for an injunction restraining the defendant from representing Andrew Crisson in Marshall Diel & Myers Limited, a Bermuda law firm v. Cameron Hill, a lawyer, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Judgment regarding "a US Department of Justice Mutual Legal Assistance Request" that led to evidence being "seized from the residence and storage unit of Evatt Tamine, a barrister" in Medlands (PTC) Limited, as Trustee of the A. Eugene Brockman Charitable Trust; Spanish Steps Holdings Limited, and Point Investments Limited v. The Commissioner of the Bermuda Police Service, as Defendants, and Evatt Tamine, apparently a citizen of Australia, and St. John's Trust Company (PVT) Limited, as Interested Parties, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Judgment in St. John's Trust Company (PVT) Limited, whose "sole shareholder is another private trust company, domiciled in Nevis, called Cabarita" v. James Watlington, Glenn Ferguson, Cabarita (PTC) Limited, in its personal capacity and as Trustee of The Waterford Charitable Trust, and The Attorney General at Bermuda Supreme Court. Editor's Note: In the judgment, it is stated that Evatt Tamine, an Australian barrister, was being sued for allegedly "stealing trust assets of the value of more than $20 million" and that he was a "co-operating witness" in a "tax and money laundering investigation" by the U. S. Department of Justice and IRS into "more than USD 2 billion of unreported gains" involving the Bermuda-domiciled A. Eugene Brockman Charitable Trust.

Ruling on an application for indemnity costs in Michael MacLean, who has been criminally charged with "deceptively and dishonestly obtaining" $15 million from Mexico Infrastructure Finance LLC, a Delaware company based in Miami Beach, Florida v. The Director of Public Prosecutions at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Endorsed Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in Edmund Gibbons Limited v. The Athletic Club Limited at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Endorsed Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in Edmund Gibbons Limited v. Toriano Robinson, a.k.a. Torri Robinson, at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Reasons For Ruling in MJM Limited v. Apex Fund Services Ltd. at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Endorsed Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in Dennie O'Connor v. Beach Boys Limited and Belcario Thomas at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Endorsed Writ of Summons in Araujo Construction Ltd. v. Home Design & Development Construction Ltd. at  Bermuda Supreme Court.

Specially Endorsed Writ of Summons in Moniz & George Ltd., a law firm v. Rick Thompson at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Originating Summons in HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited v. Kevin Winfield Simpson, Shavonna Rickal Simpson, and Stacy Eugene Simpson at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Originating Summons in Robin Frederick Swan v. Troy Brimmer and Debra Brimmer at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Judgment on application for summary judgment in Centaur Ventures Ltd. v. Akash Garg, of Dubai, at Bermuda Supreme Court.