BCB HOLDINGS LIMITED et al v. GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE

  1. August 18, 2017

    Belize Loses Bid To Block Assignee In $27.4M Award Row

    A D.C. federal judge chided the Belizean government Friday in a decision that allowed a Turks and Caicos entity to pursue a confirmed $27.4 million arbitral award over a tax arrangement with banks, discounting Belize's "meritless" arguments to keep the case with another plaintiff.

  2. August 10, 2017

    Assignee Says Belize Still Trying To Escape $27.4M Award

    A Turks and Caicos entity that was assigned a confirmed $27.4 million arbitral award, originally issued to BCB Holdings Ltd. and Belize Bank Ltd. following a tax dispute with Belize, told a D.C. federal judge Wednesday that it must be substituted for those companies if the award is to be enforced in the U.S.

  3. February 06, 2017

    Belize Can't Stop BCB's Bid To Enforce $27.4M Award

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday authorized the enforcement of a confirmed $27.4 million arbitral award issued to BCB Holdings Ltd. several weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the matter, dealing a blow to the government of Belize as it continues its fight to avoid payment.

  4. January 24, 2017

    Telecom, Bank Seek To Enforce $50M Judgments On Belize

    Two companies linked to British-Belizean billionaire Michael Ashcroft asked a D.C. federal judge Monday for permission to enforce $50 million in confirmed arbitral awards against the country, saying it has no excuses now that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected its appeals.