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Friends, we’re not building rockets here– but we are building a ship of sorts, and a leaky vessel means the cargo may not make it to its destination. Likewise, a leaky approach to procedural rules can thwart
The Benefits of Antigua International Trusts for Offshore Asset Protection
In a world full of predatory creditors and legal risks, the more you have to lose, the more you have to protect. Offshore asset protection is one of the best strategies for shielding your fortune and the Caribbean nation of
WeirFoulds LLP partner in Caribbean practice group wins anti-LGBTQ challenge in Antigua and Barbuda
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The World Trade Organization issued approval on Monday for Antigua and Barbuda to impose sanctions on the United States that would authorize the suspension of “certain concessions and obligations” that Antigua has “under international law to the United States in
Will feds seek to (cross)appeal Stanford’s sentence of “only” 110 years in prison?
Main June 14, 2012Will feds seek to (cross)appeal Stanford’s sentence of “only” 110 years in prison?The question in the title of this post is my tongue-in-cheek response to this news (via this article) that ” R. Allen Stanford, the
You be the sentencing judge: what should “putrescent” Ponzi scheme R. Allen Stanford get?
Main June 14, 2012You be the sentencing judge: what should “putrescent” Ponzi scheme R. Allen Stanford get?The latest greatest notorious Ponzi schemer, R. Allen Stanford, is due to be sentenced in federal court in Houston today. Here are the basics
Federal prosecutors urging 230-year sentence (!?!) for Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford
Main June 6, 2012Federal prosecutors urging 230-year sentence (!?!) for Ponzi schemer Allen StanfordAs reported in this new Bloomberg piece, headlined “Stanford Should Get 230-Year Term in Ponzi Scheme, U.S. Says,” apparently federal prosecutors believe that only a sentence
Antigua and Barbuda Demands Reparation for Slave Trade
The Caribbean island State of Antigua and Barbuda today demanded reparations for injustices suffered by African slaves and their descendants, saying at the United Nations that segregation and violence against people of African descent had impaired their capacity for advancement