Isle of Man

Public Statement by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission regarding "insolvent" Certes Capital Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation), formerly Marlborough Pension Trustees Limited.

Judgment dismissing defendant's applications for summary judgment and strike out of Amended Particulars of Claim regarding a fraud committed by Cayman Islands-domiciled Axiom Legal Financing Fund in JP SPC 1 and JP SPC 4, both of the Cayman Islands, on behalf of Axiom Legal Financing Fund v. Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited at the High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man.

Following a regulator's allegation that its principal, Watkin Gittins, has diverted "millions of pounds" of client money to fund his lifestyle, Isle of Man-based Montpelier (Trust & Corporate) Services Ltd. has been forced into receivership.

News Release by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority regarding the appointment of Receiver, Manager, and Inspectors for Montpelier (Trust and Corporate) Services Limited.

Judgment appointing Receiver, Manager and Inspectors in Isle of Man Financial Services Authority v. Montpelier (Trust and Corporate) Services Limited at the High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man.

Order in Isle of Man Financial Services Authority v. Montpelier (Trust and Corporate) Services Limited at the High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man.

Complaint in Galaxy Lights Ltd., of the Isle of Man, as owner of the M/V Santandrea v. Kinda Priestley and J. Goodison Co. Inc., both of Rhode Island, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

Jury Verdict in USA v. Jack Stephen Pursley, a.k.a. Steve Pursley, an attorney based in Houston, Texas, regarding an offshore tax evasion scheme involving, inter alia, companies in Australia and the Isle of Man and a nominee in Brazil, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

British firm Etaireia Investments Plc has gone into administration - four years after being exposed by OffshoreAlert for perpetrating a property-based investment fraud involving firms and individuals in the BVI, England, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Scotland, Seychelles, and Spain.

Complaint in GFG 737 Limited, of the Isle of Man v. Jetcraft Corporation, of North Carolina, and Jetcraft Global Inc., of the British Virgin Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Application by Maria Fernanda Rigail Pons to take discovery from UBS Financial Services Inc., UBS AG, CA Indosuez Wealth, Amke Registered Agents LLC, and Philippe Larmier regarding individuals and legal entities in several jurisdictions, including the British Virgin Islands, Isle of Man, Nevis, and the United States, for use in legal proceedings in Ecuador against Carlos Alberto Avellán Areta, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Judgment regarding an application to amend a "doleance claim" to quash search and seizure warrants for an investigation into money laundering involving international payments processing and money services firm PacNet Services Ltd., of Canada, in Robert Paul Davis, Monica Elizabete Botcher, Timothy Richard Craine, Balladaniel Limited, Differentia Limited, Counting House Services Limited, Delivered Co. Ltd., and Susana Keil v. HM Attorney General at the Isle of Man High Court.

Judgment on Contempt of Court regarding the "deliberate and flagrant disobedience" of freezing and disclosure orders involving stolen funds in Templeton Insurance Limited v. Greg Nicholas Taylor at the Isle of Man High Court.

Judgment regarding a Temporary Advocate's License for James Collins QC, of Essex Chambers, in Isle of Man Financial Services Authority v. Montpelier (Trust and Corporate) Services Limited at the Isle of Man High Court.

USA's Trial Brief in USA v. Jack Stephen Pursley, a.k.a. Steve Pursley, an attorney based in Houston, Texas, regarding an offshore tax evasion scheme involving, inter alia, companies in Australia and the Isle of Man and a nominee in Brazil, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Judgment in Prasan PTC Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, as Trustee of the Prasan Trust v. Global Steel Holdings Limited (in Liquidation), of the Isle of Man, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Judgment regarding an appeal against a regulator's decision to revoke an investment business registration and to issue a public notice to that effect in SWM Limited v. Jersey Financial Services Commission at the Royal Court of Jersey, in the Channel Islands.

Judgment in JP SPC 1 and JP SPC 4, on behalf of the Axiom Legal Financing Fund, of the Cayman Islands v. Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited regarding a Temporary Adocate's Licence for Stephen Auld QC, at the Isle of Man High Court.

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Flortino Investments Limited in R&M Management (I.O.M.) Limited, of the Isle of Man v. The Registrar of Companies at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Originating Application in Prasan PTC Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, as Trustee of the Prasan Trust v. Global Steel Holdings Limited (in Liquidation), of the Isle of Man, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Disqualification Order by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority regarding John McCauley.

Disqualification Order by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority regarding Lukas Nakos.

Disqualification Order by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority regarding Alan Louis.

Judgment in the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority v. Alan Louis, John McCauley, and Lukas Nakos, all of South Africa, at the Isle of Man High Court.

Fixed Date Claim Form in Angus Fettes Drake Whiteside v. Charterhouse Trustees Limited, of the Isle of Man, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Michael Penner, as the Foreign Representative of Ascot Fund Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Judgment in Solicitors Regulation Authority v. Colin Ross Downie at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, for England and Wales.

Judgment in Alex Adam and David Peter Craine, as the liquidators of New Earth Recycling and Renewables (Infrastructure) Plc, The Eclipse Investments Fund Protected Cell Company Plc, and The Premier Investments Opportunities Fund Protected Cell Company Plc, v. Michael John Richardson and John Charles Bourbon at the Isle of Man High Court.

Notice of the disqualification of Dirk Frederik Mudge by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority.

Particulars of Claim in JP SPC 1 and JP SPC 4, on behalf of Axiom Legal Financing Fund, of the Cayman Islands, v. Mayer Brown International LLP at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Carlos Magno, as the Foreign Representative of SAM Industrias SA, Boulder Participações Ltda., and Daniel Benasayag Birmann, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Petition to Quash IRS Summons concerning structures in the Isle of Man allegedly set up on the advice of English solicitor Michael Fullerlove in Taylor Lohmeyer Law Firm PLLC v. USA at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Amended Judgment in Solicitors Regulation Authority v. Richard Emmett, Lindsay Emmett, Matthew Stokes, Mary Hunter, David Rae, and Dale Stephenson at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

Complaint in Channel IT Isle of Man Limited, domiciled in Ireland, based in the Isle of Man v. Honeywell International Inc. at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Ex Parte Petition for Leave to Serve 'John Doe' Summons regarding an investigation into suspected tax evasion involving, inter alia, "offshore entities in the Isle of Man and British Virgin Islands" in IRS v. Taylor Lohmeyer Law Firm PLLC, described as a firm that "specializes in estate planning, tax law, and international tax law" that "has played a key role in helping individuals operate offshore", at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Criminal Indictment in USA v. Ramses Owens, a.k.a. Ramses Owens Saad; Dirk Brauer, Richard Gaffey, a.k.a. Dick Gaffey; and Harald Joachim von der Goltz, a.k.a. H.J. von der Goltz and Johan von der Goltz, in connection with the ICIJ's 'Panama Papers' investigation of Mossack Fonseca law firm in Panama, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Indictment in USA v. Jack Stephen Pursley, a.k.a. Steve Pursley, an attorney based in Houston, Texas, regarding an offshore tax evasion scheme involving, inter alia, companies in Australia and the Isle of Man and a nominee in Brazil, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Four more solicitors have been struck off in the United Kingdom due to involvement with the Cayman Islands-based Axiom Legal Financing Fund, which defrauded investors of more than £100 million before collapsing in 2012 after being exposed by OffshoreAlert.

Judgment in Solicitors Regulation Authority v. Richard Emmett, Lindsay Emmett, Matthew Stokes, Mary Hunter, David Rae, and Dale Stephenson at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

Claim Form in Wilton Trustees (IOM) Limited and Fiduciana Verwaltungstalt, as Trustees of The Erica Settlement, v. AFS Trustee Limited, AFS Directors Limited, Applegate FS SA, George Alan Evans, Davide Romano, Jean-Noel Pasquier, FiHAG Finanz-und Handels-Aktiengesellschaft, Markus Jooste, Formal Holdings Limited, Malcolm King, Wellcourt Investments Group SA, Dean Invest & Finance Inc., Shannon Properties Limited, Tregenna Investment Incorporation, Bailor Invest & Finance Corp., Frankland Assets Inc., Lena Holdings Corp., Freeland Investment Corporation, Dorset Investment Corporation, Gemona Investment Corporation, Lexington Investment Corporation, Maryland Investment Corporation, Myron Investment Corporation, Napier Investment Corporation, Nyra Investment Corporation, Primrose Investment Corporation, and Wellside Investment Corporation at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Judgment in Jonathan Frank Edward Irving and Jamie Alexander Irving v. Jeremy Paul Bradley Carter and Carters Advocates Ltd., both trading as Carters, at the Isle of Man High Court.

Judgment in Carters Limited and Jeremy Paul Bradley Carter, trading as Carters Advocates v. FCS Limited and Fenella Jane Carter at the Isle of Man High Court.

Claim Form in JP SPC 1 and JP SPC 4, on behalf of Axiom Legal Financing Fund, of the Cayman Islands, v. Mayer Brown International LLP at the High Court of Justice for England and Wales.

Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award in Gretton Limited, of Guernsey, v. The Republic of Uzbekistan at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Summons Upon Motion for Summary Judgment In Lieu Of Complaint in Wafra Capital Partners LP, of the Cayman Islands v. S.A.R.E. Public Company Limited, formerly known as South Asian Real Estate Limited, described as a Cyprus-domiciled company, formerly of the Isle of Man, which "offers community housing at locations in India", at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Judgment for $81 million in Wafra Capital Partners LP, of the Cayman Islands v. S.A.R.E. Public Company Limited, formerly known as South Asian Real Estate Limited, described as a Cyprus company formerly domiciled in the Isle of Man, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

In further bad news for investors in the failed Privilege Wealth investment scam, the company that purportedly insured investors' capital was today compulsorily struck off Guernsey's corporate register.

Notice of Motion for Summary Judgment in Lieu of Complaint recognizing judgments for 166 million and $478 million in England in Tatiana Akhmedova, a British citizen residing in England v. Farkhad Akhmedov, "believed to be domiciled in and a resident of Azerbaijan"; Cotor Investment SA, of Panama; Qubo 1 Establishment, Qubo Establishment, Straight Establishment, all of Liechtenstein, and Avenger Assets Corporation, of Panama, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Judgment in the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority v. Fenella Jane Carter at the Isle of Man High Court.

Grounds for Decision in International Financial Services (S) Pte Ltd. and Thomas Fewtrell v. Old Mutual International Isle of Man Ltd., Singapore Branch, formerly known as Royal Skandia Assurance Limited, Singapore Branch, and AAM Advisory Pte Ltd., formerly known as AAM Fund Advisory Pte Ltd., at Singapore High Court.