United Kingdom

Application by Moussy Salem to take discovery from UBS AG for use in legal proceedings in England in which Salem, "on behalf of Monline International Limited ... asserts claims against one of Monline International’s directors, Freddy Salem, and Monline UK Limited and Monline UK’s sole directors and shareholders, Salim Levy and Ezra Aghai", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

A British company owned by 2018 PDC World Darts Champion Rob Cross, who is currently in the semi-finals of this year's ongoing tournament, has gone into liquidation with an estimated deficiency of £579,807, most of which is owed in taxes. Cross is the firm's biggest debtor, owing £423,608 that was loaned to him.

Director Details for EMG Group Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on January 1st, 2024.

Judgment rejecting the defendant's application to discharge a freezing injunction in Maarit Ovaskainen, a citizen of Finland residing in London, England v. Jari Ovaskainen, a citizen of Finland residing in the Cayman Islands, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Complaint alleging "a diabolical scheme orchestrated by ED&F to take advantage of the tax-exempt status in foreign countries of pension plans managed by Tew, including Bluegrass, to make fake securities trades, issue fake tax vouchers to a host of European governments, and steal hundreds of millions of dollars in tax refunds, all the while falsely assuring Tew that it was engaged in a legal trading strategy for his benefit, and then pinning the whole thing on Tew as soon as the tax authorities sought to recover their money" in Bernard V. Tew, individually and as Trustee on behalf of Bluegrass Retirement Group Trust, and Bluegrass Retirement Group Trust v. MCML Limited, formerly ED&F Man Capital Markets, Ltd., of London, England, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Director Details for EMB Fund Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on December 22nd, 2023.

Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in Infinity World Investments SA v. Adenium Distributed Solar Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Director Details for Scipion Capital Ltd., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on December 20th, 2023.

Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of Scipion African Opportunities Fund SPC (in Voluntary Liquidation) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Director Details for Farfetch Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on December 20th, 2023.

Class Action Complaint alleging securities fraud in Jasmine Wu v. Farfetch Limited, described as a publicly-listed Cayman Islands firm based in London, England that "operates a global platform for the luxury fashion industry"; José Neves, Elliot Jordan, and Stephanie Phair at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint "halt an ongoing fraud carried out by three related companies" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mmobuosi Odogwu Banye, a.k.a. Dozy Mmobuosi, described as a resident of London, England; Tingo Group Inc., described as a Delaware company based in New Jersey; Agri-Fintech Holdings Inc., f.k.a. Tingo Inc., described as a Nevada company based in Utah, and Tingo International Holdings Inc., described as a Delaware company based in Stamford, Connecticut, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Class Action Complaint alleging the sale of an unregistered crypto security known as LDO in Andrew Samuels v. Lido DAO, described as "a general partnership running an "Ethereum staking" business" that "has ended up staking more than twenty billion dollars at a time" and whose "founders" were identified as "are Kasper Rasmussen, who is Danish and lives in Copenhagen; Vasily Shapovalov, who is Russian and lives in Cyprus; Konstantin Lomashuk, who is Russian and lives in the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an external territory of Australia; and Jordan Fish, who is British and whose whereabouts are unknown"; AH Capital Management LLC, d.b.a. Andreesen Horowitz; Paradigm Operations LP, two of whose "agents" were identified as Arjun Balaji and Georgios Konstantopolous; Dragonfly Digital Management LLC, and Robot Ventures LP, described as "an entity used to manage the investments of Robert Leshner and Tarun Chitra", at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Complaint in Balanced Management LLC v. 777 Partners LLC at the Third Judicial District Court, in and for Salt Lake County, Utah.

Stipulation of Dismissal & Dismissal Order in BlockFi Lending LLC v. Digistar Norway AS, of Norway; Nessim-Sariel Gaon, described in the complaint as a resident of London, England, and Fiorenzo Manganiello, described in the complaint as a resident of Geneva, Switzerland, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.

Stop Notice in Reyker Securities Plc (in Administration), of England v. The Tigerford Products Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Judgment setting aside an order to serve defendants ADM Asia-Pacific Trading Pte. Ltd., ADM Germany GmbH, Grove Services Inc., Bunge SA, Bunge CIS LLC, Dauren Bekbergenov, Ekaterina Kuzmicheva, Mukhtar Ablyazov, Roman Solodchenko, and Zhaksylyk Zharimbetov out of the jurisdiction 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.

Application by the Consumers' Association, described as "a registered charity and company with over 60 years of experience championing consumer rights in the United Kingdom", to take discovery from Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Apple Inc. "for use in a foreign class action litigation pending in the Competition Appeal Tribunal of the United Kingdom, Consumers’ Association v. Qualcomm, Inc.”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Petition to Enforce Foreign Arbitration Award in Union Glory Limited, of England v. PDVSA Petróleo S.A. at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Complaint in UML Blandford Limited, of England v. PDVSA Petróleo S.A., of Venezuela, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Petition to Enforce Arbitration Award in Ostrider Limited, of England v. PDVSA Petroleo S.A., of Venezuela, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Petition to Enforce Foreign Arbitration Award regarding "an admiralty and maritime claim" in Clion Limited, of England v. PDVSA Petróleo S.A. described as the "state-owned oil company" of Venezuela, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Petition to Enforce Foreign Arbitration Award regarding "an admiralty and maritime claim" in Clion Limited, of England v. PDVSA Petróleo S.A. described as the "state-owned oil company" of Venezuela, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

First Amended Complaint in Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin, described as a citizen and resident of Russia v. Compagnie Monégasque de Banque, a.k.a. CMB Bank, of Monaco; Ashot Yegiazaryan, a.k.a. Ashot Egiazaryan, described as "a Russian criminal on the Interpol “Red” list living amongst us in a luxury estate in Beverly Hills as a citizen of California"; Suren Yegiazaryan, a.k.a. Suren Egiazarian; Artem Yegiazaryan, a.k.a. Artem Egiazaryan; Stephan Yegiazaryan, a.k.a. Stephan Egiazaryan; Vitaly Gogokhia, described as a resident of London, England; Natalia Dozortseva, described as a citizen of Russia residing in France; Murielle Jouniaux, described as a resident of France; Alexis Gaston Thielen, described as a resident of Luxembourg; Ratnikov Evgeny Nikolaevich, and H. Edward Ryals, described as a lawyer residing in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Application by CE Line One Corporation Ltd., formerly known as Five Ocean’s Trading Asia Limited, of Hong Kong, to take discovery from Citigroup Inc. and Jonathan C. Goldstein, P.C. for use in "civil and criminal proceedings to be initiated in England and Wales" against "Jeremy Bennett, a British solicitor; 7 Legal and Finance Limited, a British “national business; and Darren Neil Masters, a financial consultant living in Naples, Florida" regarding an alleged $11.3 million investment fraud, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Class Action Complaint “for a sum exceeding one billion dollars” for allegedly promoting unregistered securities issued by the FTX crypto group in Edwin Garrison, Brandon Orr, Leandro Cabo, Ryan Henderson, Michael Livieratos, Alexander Chernyavsky, Gregg Podalsky, Vijeth Shetty, Chukwudozie Ezeokoli, Michael Norris, Shengyun Huang, Vitor Vozza, Kyle Rupprecht, Warren Winter, and Sunil Kavuri v. Wasserman Media Group LLC and Dentsu McGarry Bowen LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Class Action Complaint “for a sum exceeding one billion dollars” for allegedly promoting unregistered securities issued by the FTX crypto group in Edwin Garrison, Brandon Orr, Leandro Cabo, Ryan Henderson, Michael Livieratos, Alexander Chernyavsky, Gregg Podalsky, Vijeth Shetty, Chukwudozie Ezeokoli, Michael Norris, Shengyun Huang, Vitor Vozza, Kyle Rupprecht, Warren Winter, and Sunil Kavuri v. Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc., Major League Baseball Properties Inc., Major League Baseball Promotion Corporation, and MLB Players Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Class Action Complaint "for a sum exceeding one billion dollars" for allegedly promoting unregistered securities issued by the FTX crypto group in Edwin Garrison, Brandon Orr, Leandro Cabo, Ryan Henderson, Michael Livieratos, Alexander Chernyavsky, Gregg Podalsky, Vijeth Shetty, Chukwudozie Ezeokoli, Michael Norris, Shengyun Huang, Victor Vozza, Kyle Rupprecht, Warren Winter, and Sunil Kavuri v. Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited, d.b.a. Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in England by Nicholas Nicholson, Prashan Patel, and Kevin Hellard, all of Grant Thornton, as the Foreign Representatives of Isak Henry Gabay, described as a citizen of Switzerland and co-founder of Hong Kong-domiciled, England-based Duet Group Ltd. - a "global investment holding company" that managed "over $4.4 billion of equity" - who has been criminally charged in Germany with tax-related offenses regarding "Duet Group’s involvement in “Cum-Ex” transactions", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Appointment of Voluntary Liquidators and Statement of Affairs showing an estimated total deficiency of £579,807 by Rob Cross Darts Limited, whose principal is 2018 PDC World Darts Champion Rob Cross, of England, filed with Companies House for England and Wales.

First Amended Complaint alleging fraud in Pan Digital Network Limited, described as an English company that "assists clients in finding credit/debit card processing solutions" v. 2069913 Ontario Limited, d.b.a. AzulPay, of Canada; Frank Cristaudo, Cristaudo Holdings LLC, and Maxwell Dean Morgan at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Application by Refinería de Cartagena S.A.S., of Colombia, to take discovery from Mason Capital Management LLC, described as a New York-based "hedge fund manager", for use in "court-supervised restructuring proceedings" that McDermott International Holdings B.B., formerly Comet II B.V., formerly Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V., and CB&I UK Limited "have initiated in the Netherlands and England", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Frasers Group Plc, described as "a British retail group listed on the FTSE-100 (but majority owned by its founder, Mike Ashley)", to take discovery from Penny Novick for use in legal proceedings in England regarding "a highly unusual US$995 million margin call that MSIP improperly imposed on Saxo Bank (and passed on to Frasers) in relation to certain options held by Frasers", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Complaint alleging the defendant "has failed and continues to fail to comply with the Commission’s "Custody Rule", which, to ensure the safety of client assets, requires an annual report from an independent public accountant of Brite Australia’s internal controls" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Brite Advisors USA, Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Deferred Prosecution Agreement in USA v. H.W. Wood Limited, described as "an international reinsurance broker" based in England, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Deferred Prosecution Agreement in USA v. Tysers Insurance Brokers Limited, of England, described as an "international reinsurance broker", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Complaint in Woodford Eurasia Assets Ltd., of England; MC Holdings Group LLC, ALD Holdings Group LLC, and RD Holdings Group LLC v. Lottery.com Inc., Matthew McGahan, Barney Battles, Christopher Gooding, Paul Jordan, and Tamer Hassan at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Liquidation Petition regarding an alleged debt of $4 million and allegations of "suspicious or fraudulent activities" in Ayers Alliance Financial Group Limited, of Cyprus v. City Credit Asset Management Co. Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application by CI Investments Inc., acting in its capacity as manager and trustee for and on behalf of First Asset Morningstar International Value Index ETF, of Canada; Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, of the USA; The Church of England Pensions Board, as Trustee of The Church Administrators Pension Fund, of England; and Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Media PNO, of the Netherlands, to take discovery from Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Trust Company of the Americas "for use in litigation against Danske Bank A/S in Copenhagen City Court and the Eastern High Court in Denmark" that are "based on a series of money laundering activities over a nine-year period from 2007 through 2015 by Danske’s Estonian branch", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

List of Directors for Brite Advisory Holdings Limited, obtained from the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission on November 1st, 2023.

Class Action Complaint alleging securities fraud regarding alleged statements about the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein, described as "an American financier and a sex offender", and James 'Jes' Staley, described as Barclays Plc's "Group Chief Executive from December 1, 2015 to October 31, 2021", in Stephen Merritt v. Barclays Bank Plc, of England; James E. Staley, a.k.a. Jes Staley; Tushar Morzaria, C.S. Venkatakrishnan, and Anna Cross at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

News Release by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission and a copy of the Consent Order regarding an asset freeze order against Brite Advisors Pty Ltd., which is owned by a British Virgin Islands company whose directors are United Kingdom citizens David McKenna and Mark Donnelly.

Application by CT Group Holdings Limited, described as "a private investigative and consulting firm that provided its clients, Alon and Anna Laniado, a report concerning the financial resources of their stepmother, Linda May Laniado", to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC and The Federal Reserve Bank of New York for use in legal proceedings in England "concerning the administration of their father and Linda’s late husband’s estate before the Royal Court of Jersey and the Royal Court of Guernsey", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in UOG Sparta AS, of Norway v. The Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (SOC) Ltd., d.b.a. PetroSA, of South Africa, as Defendant, and South African Airways Soc. Limited, as Garnishee, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing "foreign officials" in Ecuador "to secure improper advantages in order to obtain or retain reinsurance business from Seguros Sucre and Rocafuerte" in USA v. Tysers Insurance Brokers Limited, formerly Integro Insurance Brokers Limited, and H.W. Wood Limited, each described as "an international reinsurance broker based in the United Kingdom", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by ArcelorMittal Holdings AG to take discovery from Reibus International Inc., Reibus Logistics LLC, and Reibus Financial LLC for use in legal proceedings in England and Singapore "to enforce an arbitral award in ArcelorMittal’s favor in the amount of €140 million, plus interest" against Liberty Steel East Europe Limited and Liberty House Group Pte Limited, which are "part of the GFG Alliance, an opaque, complicated, and ever-shifting web of companies that moves assets in and out of Alliance companies as and when it suits Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, who appears to sit at the helm of the Alliance", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Class Action Complaint in Michael Ragan v. Farfetch Limited, a Cayman Islands company based in London, England; José Neves, Elliot Jordan, and Stephanie Phair at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Citing insolvency and the need for a "full investigation" into its activities, Cayman Islands judge David Doyle has granted a petition to wind up crypto/forex investment firm AuBit International, which is suspected of committing a $160 million fraud.

Ex Tempore Judgment granting the plaintiffs' petition for a winding-up order in LedgerScore International Pte Ltd., of Singapore; LS Litigation Holdings LLC, of Wyoming, USA, and Earn Guild Pte Ltd., of Singapore, collectively described in the winding up petition as “retail investors who utilized an online cryptocurrency trading platform operated by the Company called “Freeway”, and who invested in Freeway’s Supercharger program” v. AuBit International at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition to Compel Arbitration in GIC Re, India, Corporate Member Limited, described as "an English reinsurance company" v. Tyson International Company Ltd., described as a Bermuda insurer, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.