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Stanford Worldwide Financial institution Ltd (in liquidation) v HSBC Financial institution PLC (Expedited) [2022] UKSC 34 – UKSC WeblogStanford Worldwide Financial institution Ltd (in liquidation) v HSBC Financial institution PLC (Expedited) [2022] UKSC 34 – UKSC Weblog

On attraction from: [2021] EWCA Civ 535

The Appellant (“SIB”) is an organization integrated in Antigua and Barbuda that went into liquidation in 2009. Most of SIB’s enterprise was promoting funding merchandise to worldwide clients. Nonetheless, throughout 2003 to 2009, SIB was being run as a big Ponzi scheme. Buyer withdrawals and funds when funding merchandise supposedly matured had been being comprised of capital invested by different clients reasonably than funding proceeds. In 2008, many shoppers requested withdrawals from SIB fearing that it might turn out to be bancrupt.

SIB had 4 financial institution accounts with the Respondent (“HSBC”). These

Authorized Replace: Purchase Now, Pay Later – Monetary CompaniesAuthorized Replace: Purchase Now, Pay Later – Monetary Companies

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The Central Financial institution of Bahrain (the “CBB”) issued amendments to the CBB Rulebook Quantity 5 (Kind 3: Financing Corporations) on 8 February 2022, to primarily incorporate modern enterprise fashions for financing client merchandise inside its scope as a part of short-term financing actions in an effort to maintain tempo with trade evolution and client calls for for monetary companies.

A brand new type of firm can be permitted to enter the market of on-line retail platforms within the type of “Purchase

Trump spending so much donor cash on lawyer bills there’s “not a lot left” to fund the actual campaignTrump spending so much donor cash on lawyer bills there’s “not a lot left” to fund the actual campaign

Donald Trump Drew Anger/Getty Images

Donald Trump Drew Anger/Getty Images

As former President Donald Trump’s legal woes mount, the line between his criminal defense and his 2024 presidential campaign is blurring, a political and financial muddying that The Washington Post projects will only worsen as multiple prosecutions continue to dominate his time, resources and messaging.

Trump’s appeals to stay out of prison on social media, in rally speeches and in interviews have become a mainstay of his candidacy, as evidenced by his frequent claims online that the criminal investigations against him are “witch hunts” that constitute election interference. His criticism of his indictments and the

Why Donald Trump ACTUALLY Wants His Trial Held After The ElectionWhy Donald Trump ACTUALLY Wants His Trial Held After The Election

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA - JULY 07: Former US President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a Farmers for Trump campaign event at the MidAmerica Center on July 07, 2023 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.  The event was Trump’s largest in Iowa since a visit to Davenport in March.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA – JULY 07: Former US President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a Farmers for Trump campaign event at the MidAmerica Center on July 07, 2023 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The event was Trump’s largest in Iowa since a visit to Davenport in March.

Updated 06/15/2023 at 8:00 am ET

Federal prosecutors are calling BS on former President Donald Trump’s not-so-subtle attempt at avoiding accountability. On Thursday, prosecutors filed a motion asking the judge to reject Trump’s motion to postpone his federal trial indefinitely.

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Philipp (Respondent) v Barclays Bank UK PLC (Appellant) [2023] UKSC 25 – UKSC BlogPhilipp (Respondent) v Barclays Bank UK PLC (Appellant) [2023] UKSC 25 – UKSC Blog

On appeal from: Mrs Philipp: [2022] EWCA Civ 318

In 2018 Mrs Fiona Philipp and her husband, Dr Robin Philipp, fell victim to a fraud. They were deceived by criminals into instructing Barclays Bank (the Bank) to transfer £700,000 in two payments from Mrs Philipp’s current account with the Bank to bank accounts in the United Arab Emirates. The instructions were carried out and the money was lost.

In these proceedings Mrs. Philipp claims that the Bank is responsible for this loss. She contends that the Bank owed her a duty under its contract with her or under common

Hampton County preps for influx of media, visitorsHampton County preps for influx of media, visitors

Unless a South Carolina circuit court judge grants a recent motion to change venue, small, rural Hampton County is about to play host to the next internationally followed, highly publicized trial in the Alex Murdaugh legal saga, and all of the logistical and financial challenges that will come with it.

The Beach family wrongful death suit is currently scheduled to begin Aug. 14 in Hampton County Court of Common Pleas and is expected to last at least two weeks, with Judge Daniel D. Hall presiding. It is a civil case four years in the making that helped expose the Murdaugh

Legal firework sales, launches in Cowlitz begin WednesdayLegal firework sales, launches in Cowlitz begin Wednesday

Fourth of July firework sales and launches can begin at noon Wednesday in Washington state, including in Longview and Kelso.

Permitted fireworks stands can begin making sales at that time and operate until 9 pm on July 5. The Longview Fire Department says licensed stands are the best source for fireworks that are legal in Washington.

In Longview, residents can legally set off fireworks between noon and 11 pm on Wednesday; from 9 am to 11 pm from Thursday through July 3; from 9 am to midnight on July 4; and from 9 am to 11 pm on July 5.

R (on the application of Toraane and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 23 – UKSC BlogR (on the application of Toraane and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 23 – UKSC Blog

The public sector equality duty (“PSED”) imposed by section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 is a procedural obligation that requires public bodies to have due regard to the equality needs listed in that section when exercising their functions. This appeal concerns the territorial scope of the PSED. It raises the issue of whether a public body is required under the PSED to have due regard to people living outside the United Kingdom when exercising its functions.

The Appellant is a Palestinian refugee currently living in Lebanon, having fled the conflict in Syria. She asserted that she should be treated