Dawn Cummings

Steven Goodman v. DMS Governance Ltd.: Appeal Judgment

April 27, 2020

Judgment regarding an appeal against a lower court's dismissal of a claim against a Cayman Islands-based corporate services provider regarding Axiom Legal Financing Fund, described as having committed "a very substantial fraud in which over US$ 120 million ... was misappropriated by Tim Schools", in Steven Goodman, a lawyer specializing in litigation funding v. DMS Governance Limited at the Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund: Receivers’ Seventh Report

January 15, 2020

Seventh Report of the Receivers of Axiom Legal Financing Fund, of the Cayman Islands.

Steven Goodman v. DMS Governance Ltd. et al: Judgment

July 2, 2019

Judgment in Steven Goodman v. Dawn Cummings and DMS Governance Limited, both of the Cayman Islands, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Steven Goodman v. Dawn Cummings et al: Writ of Summons

December 7, 2016

Writ of Summons in Steven Goodman v. Dawn Cummings and DMS Governance Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Axiom Fraud: Solicitors Regulation Authority v. David Fenton Wingate et al: Judgment

March 31, 2016

Judgment in Solicitors Regulation Authority v. David Fenton Wingate and Steven Edward Evans by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

Tangerine Investment Management Ltd.: Assignment Order

May 20, 2015

Order authorizing the liquidators of Tangerine Management Limited (in Official Liquidation) to assign various causes of action against Timothy Schools, Dawn Cummings and DMS Offshore Investment Services Limited to Steven Jeremy Goodman at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

DMS Offshore & officer Dawn Cummings face prospect of lawsuit over Axiom Legal Financing Fund fraud

February 14, 2015

The liquidator of the investment manager of Axiom Legal Financing Fund is preparing to sue Cayman-based hedge fund firm DMS Offshore Investment Services, one of its officers, Dawn Cummings, and the architect of the scam, Tim Schools. Ironically, Tangerine Investment Management's liquidator wants a litigation funding firm to finance it.

Novus International Investments Ltd. v. Tangerine Investment Management Ltd.: Litigation Funding Order

January 29, 2015

Order authorizing investigations into the availability of litigation funding in Novus International Investments Limited v. Tangerine Investment Management Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Briton Steven Goodman ‘evades service’ of lawsuit connected to Axiom Legal Financing Fund

October 13, 2014

British attorney and Singapore resident Steven Goodman has been accused of "actively evading service" of a complaint against him in New York for alleged extortion of the Cayman Islands-based DMS Group regarding the fraudulent Axiom Legal Financing Fund.

DMS Management (USA) Inc. v. Steven J. Goodman: Complaint

June 5, 2014

Complaint in DMS Management (USA) Inc. v. Steven J. Goodman at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Axiom founder Timothy Schools received £81 m of £108 m swindled from investors, claim Receivers

January 28, 2014

British attorney Timothy Schools and entities he wholly or partly beneficially owned received £81 million of the £108 million that was swindled from investors in Cayman Islands-domiciled Axiom Legal Financing Fund, the Fund's Receivers have claimed in an amended complaint filed at the High Court in London.

Axiom Legal Financing Master Fund: First Report of Receivers

May 15, 2013

First Report of Receivers Grant Thornton regarding Axiom Legal Financing Master Fund.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund: Affidavit of Timothy Schools

January 24, 2013

Affidavit of Timothy Paul Schools In the Matter of Axiom Legal Financing Fund at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

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".