Michael Ward

Application by Valitus Ltd., of England, to take discovery from Bain Capital Holdings (GP) LLC for use in legal proceedings in France brought by Valitus against Maisons du Monde, Bain Capital Ltd., and Bain Capital Private Equity (Europe), LLP, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Romania - for a criminal investigation into 39 individuals in connection with the theft of gold coins and spiral-chaped Dacian bracelets.

Anguilla-based Hansa Bank and Trust is being sued in Canada by a client who claims to have been defrauded of CDN$11.9 million (US$7.5 million). The action was filed by Vancouver resident Robert Edwards at the Supreme Court of British Columbia on July 12, 2001.