Dale Stephenson

Solicitors Regulation Authority v. Richard Emmett et al: Amended Judgment

October 29, 2018

Amended Judgment in Solicitors Regulation Authority v. Richard Emmett, Lindsay Emmett, Matthew Stokes, Mary Hunter, David Rae, and Dale Stephenson at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

Four more British attorneys struck off over Axiom Legal Financing Fund scam

September 19, 2018

Four more solicitors have been struck off in the United Kingdom due to involvement with the Cayman Islands-based Axiom Legal Financing Fund, which defrauded investors of more than £100 million before collapsing in 2012 after being exposed by OffshoreAlert.

Solicitors Regulation Authority v. Richard Emmett et al: Judgment

September 7, 2018

Judgment in Solicitors Regulation Authority v. Richard Emmett, Lindsay Emmett, Matthew Stokes, Mary Hunter, David Rae, and Dale Stephenson at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

British swindler Tim Schools settles £108M Axiom Legal Financing Fund fraud complaint

March 6, 2015

British fraudster Timothy Schools has settled a fraud complaint that was filed at the High Court in London by the Receivers of Cayman Islands-domiciled Axiom Legal Financing Fund on behalf of investors who were swindled out of £108 million.

JP SPC 1 and JP SPC 4: Order Approving Litigation Settlement

February 25, 2015

Order Approving Settlement with Timothy Schools, Dale Stephenson, Noble Finance Limited, Sadira Limited, Loret Investments Limited, Claire Schools, Solis International Foundation, Sophie Schools, Kellie Schools, Lisa Schools, Sara Stephenson, Kompali AG, Sarin International Foundation, Midus Assets LLC and Monty Holdings Limited In the Matter of JP SPC 1 and JP SPC 4, doing business as Axiom Legal Financing Fund, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

British attorney Tim Schools struck off for ‘serious misconduct’

July 6, 2014

Timothy Schools, who masterminded the £100 million-plus, Cayman Islands-domiciled Axiom Legal Financing Fund fraud, was struck off as a solicitor in England and Wales on June 27th for professional misconduct.

Axiom founder Timothy Schools received £81 m of £108 m swindled from investors, claim Receivers

January 28, 2014

British attorney Timothy Schools and entities he wholly or partly beneficially owned received £81 million of the £108 million that was swindled from investors in Cayman Islands-domiciled Axiom Legal Financing Fund, the Fund's Receivers have claimed in an amended complaint filed at the High Court in London.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund v. Timothy Schools et al: Defense of Alan Hutson et al

December 11, 2013

Defense of Alan Hutson, Rachel Hutson, Hut Consulting Limited, and First for Law Limited in JP SPC 1 and JP SPC 4, d.b.a. Axiom Legal Financing Fund, v. Timothy Schools, Dale Stephenson, David Rae, Alec Linsley, David Kennedy, Rachel Hutson, Alan Hutson, Synergy IOM Limited, Synaxus Holdings Limited, Check Mate Audits Limited, Hut Consulting Limited, First for Law Limited, Noble Finance Limited, Sadira Limited, and Loret Investments Limited at the London High Court.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund v. Timothy Schools et al: Claire Schools Freezing Order

November 22, 2013

Worldwide Freezing Order against Claire Schools and Solis International Foundation in JP SPC 1 and JP SPC 4, d.b.a. Axiom Legal Financing Fund, of the Cayman Islands, v. Timothy Schools, Dale Stephenson, David Rae, Alec Linsley, David Kennedy, Rachel Hutson, Alan Hutson, Synergy IOM Limited, Synaxus Holdings Limited, Check Mate Audits Limited, Resolver Claims Management Limited, Hut Consulting Limited, First for Law Limited, Noble Finance Limited, Sadira Limited, and Loret Investments Limited at the London High Court.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund v. Timothy Schools et al: Amended Complaint

November 8, 2013

Amended Particulars of Claim in JP SPC 1 and JP SPC 4, d.b.a. Axiom Legal Financing Fund, of the Cayman Islands, v. Timothy Schools, Dale Stephenson, David Rae, Alec Linsley, David Kennedy, Rachel Hutson, Alan Hutson, Synergy IOM Limited, Synaxus Holdings Limited, Check Mate Audits Limited, Hut Consulting Limited, First for Law Limited, Noble Finance Limited, Sadira Limited, and Loret Investments Limited at the London High Court.

Axiom Fraud Victims: Watch how some of your money was squandered

October 13, 2013

As this video shows, British fraudster Timothy Schools liked nothing better than to 'play the big man' with the tens of millions of pounds that he swindled from investors in Axiom Legal Financing Fund from 2009 to 2012.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund v. Timothy Schools et al: Defense of David Kennedy

September 20, 2013

Defense of David Kennedy in JP SPC 1 and JP SPC 4, d.b.a. Axiom Legal Financing Fund, v. Timothy Schools, Dale Stephenson, David Rae, Alec Linsley, David Kennedy, Rachel Hutson, Synergy IOM Limited, Synaxus Holdings Limited, Resolver Claims Management Limited, Check Mate Audits Limited, Noble Finance Limited, Sadira Limited, and Loret Investments Limited at the London High Court.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund v. Timothy Schools et al: Defense of David Rae

September 9, 2013

Defense of David Rae in JP SPC 1 and JP SPC 4, d.b.a. Axiom Legal Financing Fund, of the Cayman Islands, v. Timothy Schools, Dale Stephenson, David Rae, Alec Linsley, David Kennedy, Rachel Hutson, Synergy IOM Limited, Synaxus Holdings Limited, Resolver Claims Management Limited, Check Mate Audits Limited, Noble Finance Limited, Sadira Limited, and Loret Investments Limited at the London High Court.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund v. Timothy Schools et al: Defense of Rachel Hutson

August 20, 2013

Defense of Rachel Hutson in JP SPC 1 and JP SPC 4, d.b.a. Axiom Legal Financing Fund, v. Timothy Schools, Dale Stephenson, David Rae, Alec Linsley, David Kennedy, Rachel Hutson, Synergy IOM Limited, Synaxus Holdings Limited, Check Mate Audits Limited, Resolver Claims Management Limited, Noble Finance Limited, Sadira Limited, and Loret Investments Limited at the London High Court.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund v. Timothy Schools et al: Defense of Timothy Schools et al

August 15, 2013

Defense of Timothy Schools, Dale Stephenson,Synergy IOM Limited,Check Mate Audits Limited, Noble Finance Limited, Sadira Limited, Loret Investments Limited in JP SPC 4 and JP SPC 1, d.b.a. Axiom Legal Financing Fund, of the Cayman Islands, v. Timothy Schools, Dale Stephenson, David Rae, Alec Linsley, David Kennedy, Rachel Hutson, Synergy IOM Limited, Synaxus Holdings Limited, Check Mate Audits Limited, Resolver Claims Management Limited, Noble Finance Limited, Sadira Limited, and Loret Investments Limited at the London High Court.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund v. Timothy Schools et al: Defense of Synaxus Holdings

July 24, 2013

Defense of Synaxus Holdings Limited in JP SPC 1 and JP SPC 4, d.b.a. Axiom Legal Financing Fund, v. Timothy Schools, Dale Stephenson, David Rae, Alec Linsley, David Kennedy, Rachel Hutson, Synergy IOM Limited, Synaxus Holdings Limited, Resolver Claims Management Limited, Check Mate Audits Limited, Noble Finance Limited, Sadira Limited, and Loret Investments Limited at the London High Court.

London High Court freezes assets of Timothy Schools over Axiom investment fraud

July 1, 2013

The assets of British attorney Timothy Schools and related parties have been frozen in England by the receivers of Cayman-domiciled Axiom Legal Financing Fund, who are also suing them for £110 million, alleging misappropriation of investors' funds.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund: Receivers’ First Report

June 27, 2013

First Report to investors from Receivers of Axiom Legal Financing Fund, June 27, 2013.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund et al v. Timothy Schools et al: Re-Amdended Claim Form

May 21, 2013

Re-Amended Claim Form in JP SPC 1 and JP SPC 4, collectively doing business as Axiom Legal Financing Fund v. Timothy Schools, Rachel Hutson, David Rae, Alec Linsley, Dale Stephenson, Synergy IOM Limited, Check Mate Audits Limited, Synaxus Holdings Limited, Noble Finance Ltd., Sadira Limited, Loret Investments Limited, David Kennedy, Alan Hutson, Hut Consulting Limited, and First For Law Limited at the High Court in London.

Axiom Legal Financing Fund appears to be a Ponzi scheme

November 5, 2012

New evidence uncovered by OffshoreAlert indicates that the recently-suspended Axiom Legal Financing Fund is hopelessly insolvent as a result of self-dealing and fraud by insiders. The Cayman Islands-domiciled Fund, which has raised more than £117 million, appears to be a Ponzi scheme.

Timothy & Claire Schools: Wedding Video

March 19, 2011

PLAYING THE BIG MAN (WITH VICTIMS' MONEY): This video, taken on March 19th, 2011, shows British lawyer and former policeman Timothy Schools entertaining his family, friends, and associates to champagne and fine-dining at a luxury ski hotel in the French Alps that he co-owned - all bought and paid for with some of the tens of millions of dollars that he swindled from investors in Axiom Legal Financing Fund, a litigation funding-based investment scam he started two years earlier. The occasion was Schools' 50th birthday and his marriage to Claire Schools, who was also involved with Axiom. Several other participants in the scam were in attendance, including Richard Emmett, Dale Stephenson, and Alan Hutson.