The case of the day is MyECheck, Inc. v. Titan International Securities, Inc. (E.D. Cal. 2016). MyECheck claimed that it was the victim of a securities fraud perpetrated by Titan and Sweetsun Intertrade, Inc., both located in Belize. MyECheck served process by having a Belizean lawyer serve the documents on the defendants’ registered agents. After they failed to answer, it sought a default judgment.
Tagged: Belize, Hague Service Convention
The case of the day is Belize Social Development, Ltd. v. Government of Belize (D.C. Cir. 2015). I covered a prior decision in the case in January 2012.
The case of the day is BCB Holdings Ltd. v. Attorney General of Belize (C.C.J. 2013). It is, I think, our first case from the Caribbean Court of Justice. In order to settle a commercial dispute, BCB Holdings Ltd. and the Belize Bank, Ltd. entered into a settlement agreement with the government of Belize in 2005. The gist of the settlement was that the two companies would enjoy “a tax regime specially crafted for them and at variance with the tax laws of Belize.” The agreement was signed by the Minister of Finance and the Attorney General, and it had a confidentiality provision. Indeed, the agreement was so confidential that for more than a year, “the Commissioner of Income Tax was unaware of the…
Tagged: arbitration, Belize, New York Convention