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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Regarding US Bar Order In a decision dated 9 August 2024, the Fifth Circuit ruled that the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas did not have the requisite personal jurisdiction to bind the Antiguan Joint Liquidators [...]

See attached Court Order dated 17 November 2023.

To the Creditors, Stanford International Bank Limited – in Liquidation (the Company) Notice of Resignation of Hugh Dickson as Joint Liquidator of the Company I write to notify the creditors of the Company that as of 31 December 2023, Hugh Dickson intends to retire from [...]

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom handed down its 48 page decision on 21 December 2022, finding in summary that a significant part of the loss suffered by SIB cannot be claimed from HSBC. The case was heard on 19 January 2022 before a [...]

On 17 November 2022, the Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed the Joint Liquidators’ Appeal of the Ontario Court’s June 2021 decision which dismissed the Joint Liquidators’ claim for approximately US.5 billion in damages from Toronto-Dominion Bank.  The decision is deeply disappointing given that this [...]

The Joint Liquidators’ Appeal of the decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice will be heard by the Ontario Court of Appeal for one and a half days on 20 April 2022 and 21 April 2022 from 10am EST (GMT-4). Prior to clicking the [...]

To be eligible for all distributions made by the Joint Liquidators, including past distributions, creditors must submit their valid proof of debt or claim by no later than 16 April 2022. Creditors who do not submit a valid proof of debt or claim by 16 [...]

We advise that the Joint Liquidators’ appeal for SIB’s damages claim in negligence against HSBC will be part heard from 6:30am (Eastern Caribbean time, UTC -4 hours) on Wednesday, 19 January 2022. The hearing can be viewed live via the Supreme Court’s viewing portal. We [...]

We are pleased to advise that the Supreme Court, the United Kingdom’s highest court, has granted SIB permission to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal.  In a decision dated 15 April 2021 the Court of Appeal dismissed SIB’s claim in dishonest assistance and [...]

After fully considering the Ontario Superior Court of Justice trial decision dismissing SIB’s case against TD Bank, we have appealed the decision to the Ontario Court of Appeal. See attached copy of our notice of appeal setting out the grounds for the appeal supporting our [...]

In a decision dated 8 June, 2021 Justice Barbara Conway of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed SIB’s case against TD Bank.  SIB was seeking damages from TD Bank in the amount of approximately US.5 billion.  Justice Conway ruled that TD did not owe [...]

In a decision dated 15 April 2021 the Court of Appeal (CoA) overturned the decision of Mr Justice Nugee of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales and struck out the majority of SIB’s losses pursuant to the Quincecare negligence claim against HSBC [...]

The oral closing arguments for the SIB v TD trial can be watched live at 10.00am to 4.30pm EST via the following links: April 26, 2021: https://youtu.be/0wIFAJ5QPAg April 27, 2021: https://youtu.be/-R2GwQylaek April 28, 2021: https://youtu.be/nLT8R-fMt6s April 29, 2021: https://youtu.be/TbV_uhW46qg

On 29 October 2020 the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal issued its decision in response to our appeal and held that we could not sue Proskauer in Antigua.  In respect of the ongoing US litigation in this matter, in which Proskauer was seeking to enforce [...]

Evidence in the trial has now completed and SIB and TD have rested their cases. Both parties are now in the process of preparing written closing submissions which are required to be lodged with the Court by 22 April.  The oral closing arguments are to [...]

Our trial against TD Bank resumes on Monday 1 March 2021. The trial can be watched live at 10.00am to 4.00pm EST daily via the following links: March 1: https://youtu.be/vXXzZFbqYIQ March 2: https://youtu.be/JUTgnkQnuoA March 3: https://youtu.be/-OZLdWqh6WI March 4: https://youtu.be/uwa4BFGaSSk March 5: https://youtu.be/TbVj3ls3yWM March 8: https://youtu.be/9K9H37ml-3c March 9: https://youtu.be/jgHJLZbQ6Xo March 10: https://youtu.be/_2fx3HKubZY March 11: https://youtu.be/mPkpZ11mtkM [...]

Our trial against TD Bank resumes on Monday 1 February 2021. The trial can be watched live at 10.00am to 4.00pm EST daily via the following links: Monday, February 1: https://youtu.be/SHcfj8dK8Vs Tuesday, February 2: https://youtu.be/wSoHnO1cWKY Wednesday, February 3: https://youtu.be/Qv5lHbD5H4g Thursday, February 4: https://youtu.be/ZPcr7HMn_D0 Friday, February [...]

The Joint Liquidators of Stanford International Bank Limited (SIB) are pleased to announce that we have now received the Antiguan liquidation estates share of the remaining Swiss frozen funds.We are now preparing to pay a third distribution to creditors of 1% of their claim.1% of [...]

Our trial against TD Bank in relation to our .5 billion damages claim commences on Monday 11 January 2021. The trial can be watched live at 10.00am to 4.00pm EST daily via the following links: Monday January 11: https://youtu.be/ero7c9_DuGc Tuesday January 12: https://youtu.be/A-t9LaIjQ5w Wednesday January [...]

See link to full, English translated, decision of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court ordering the release of all remaining Swiss frozen funds. Full Decision of FCC (English translation)Download

Further to our update of 5 November confirming that the Swiss Federal Criminal Court ordered the release of all remaining Swiss frozen funds we advise that Société Generale Private Banking (Suisse) SA (Soc Gen) did not appeal the decision within the required time limit.  This [...]

In a decision dated 16 October 2020 the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (the FCC) upheld the decision of the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (the FoJ) (see link to that 2019 decision) and ordered that all frozen funds remaining in Stanford International Bank Limited’s (In [...]

See link to decision of the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal denying our appeal to allow us to sue Proskauer in Antigua.  The Court of Appeal decided that the claim against Proskauer should not be heard in Antigua.  We consider that there are legal and [...]

We are pleased to report that we have defeated HSBC’s application for strike out or summary judgment on our claims against them which means that our case against HSBC can now proceed to trial. See attached copy of the written judgment of Justice Nugee of [...]

As part of the lead up to the three month trial for this matter, scheduled to begin in January 2021, the Ontario Court required both parties to attend a mediation in an attempt to have the parties try to resolve the matter outside of  court. [...]

The Privy Council have decided that the law governing the liquidation of SIB in Antigua and Barbuda does not allow the Liquidators to re-adjust the losses amongst SIB depositors and that the losses must be left as they were when SIB went into liquidation in [...]

To all Claim Buyers, Please see enclosed a copy of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF DEED OF ASSIGNMENT to be used going forward for all claim transfers. We take this opportunity to clarify that this is the only format of acknowledgement which will be accepted going forward [...]

Swiss Federal Office of Justice orders handover of frozen funds to US authorities In a decision dated 12 June 2019 the Swiss federal Office of Justice (FOJ) ordered that all funds remaining in two bank accounts of Stanford International Bank Limited’s (In Liquidation) (SIB) held [...]

UPDATE ON TD LITIGATION DEVELOPMENT The Joint liquidators are pleased to report that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has directed that our billion damages claim based on a charge of negligence against TD Bank, be set down for a trial starting in January [...]

To all Claim Buyers, Please see enclosed a copy of the New Acknowledgement Form to be used going forward for all claim transfers. We take this opportunity to clarify that this is the only format of acknowledgement which will be accepted going forward and also [...]

Please take notice that Attorney Dr. Gaytri Kachroo will no longer represent any creditors of Stanford International Bank. The Joint Liquidators will be issuing further distributions to Dr. Kachroo’s clients either a) directly to those creditors who have updated their contact details since the resignation [...]

Please take notice that law group Castillo Snyder has advised that they will no longer be accepting distribution cheques on behalf of their clients. The Joint Liquidators have requested alternative contact details from Castillo Snyder for their clients so that distribution cheques may be issued [...]

It has been brought to our attention that a number of creditors have received correspondence from a US law firm requesting that creditors enter into a representation agreement with them or they risk losing their claims against the banks. The correspondence refers to claims against [...]

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The Joint Liquidators determined after taking appropriate legal advice that certain payments made by Stanford International Bank Limited (whilst it was still operating) were made in a way that they should be "clawed back" into the Liquidation estate, and re-distributed amongst all the of the [...]

Distribution selection instructions for Commercial and Personal Accounts. Antigua, March 4, 2014 - As of Saturday, February 22, ITAL Bank is distributing notices on a rolling bases to Stanford International Bank "SIB" Creditors with claims admissible for distribution. Approximately 1,000 claims a day are being [...]

Antigua, January 20, 2014 – After receiving a number of proposals Joint Liquidators Marcus Wide and Hugh Dickson of Grant Thornton have entered into an agreement with ItalBank International of Puerto Rico, to act as distribution agents for dividend payments to Stanford International Bank creditors. Creditors [...]

Antigua, October 21, 2013 – SDC was placed in liquidation on October 14, 2013 resulting in the regretful termination of its staff.  Notwithstanding the necessity of this action, the Liquidators are encouraged to learn that several of SDC's former employees are already meeting with prospective employers. The Liquidators could [...]