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It is ouzo O'Clock for the Sheriff of AIM. At the last minute Julian Hamilton Barns and Athabasca Resources have pulled out of their attempt to injunct me, to have articles withdrawn and to gag me. That means:
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Comments
MrMoto
Well done Tom-another win for SP. Wow, 23 grand. These court costs are amazing. Topped off by the best tweet I have seen today,
Darling: You may not live in a council house now but if you keep buying shite like #UKOG you will in the end.
Enjoy the ouzo
Colin
Nice one.
Malcolm Stacey
Ah, the last-minute cave-in. How well I remember them. Another one under your belt, Tom. Well done!
radioreuben
Really pleased :)
Abdiel
Grats Tom and team, bet ur a bit gutted you didn’t have your day in court though. Look forward to more . Keep fighting!
KANGAROO
Excellent outcome
Tom Kearney
Well done, Sheriff. Another notch in your belt!
Daniel Victor
Well done,Tom.Maybe this will deter some of them from trying it on – for a while,anyway.
drunken sailor
Tom,
What you have done for me and all PIs in this and other cases is outstanding.
Another quote from WC post ouzo o’clock
“Winston you a drunk”
“Bessy you are ugly, but I will be sober in the morning”
drunken sailor
A great quote from para 156 of JHB’s witness statement: “Every time that I see further comments I feel physically sick”
How are you feeling now Jules?
D_Stone
Excellent result, even though I would’ve enjoyed reading about the events in court.
Fighting funds topped up for another day and more evidence that at least there is one guaranteed corner of support on the side of pi’s.
Bullies beware, SP Sheriff is in town !!
Jason
What’s the point of these muppets threatening legal action when they must know you’ll pick up the gauntlet and that’s there’s dirty washing to air in public?
It seems stupidity can be added to their list of misdemeanors.
Well done on another skirmish won.
James Cleeve
Result Tom! Congratulations!
Keep fighting the good fight.
James
DUCK AND DIVE
Congratulations! So where’s the press release?
WINNIFRITH WINS COSTS AS AIM BULLY CAPITULATES BEFORE COURT HEARING
Smallcap investors breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday as their self-appointed “sheriff”, Tom Winnifrith of Shareprophets.com, emerged unbowed, ungagged and unscathed from the latest attempt by one of his corporate targets to bully him into silence…
JASPERTHERDOG
Well done!
wildrides
Well done and Congratulations . Oakley must be very pleased ………….. another year of big cat dinners and a warm comfy bed assured . ( no shitting on the door mat Oakley ! )
Phil
Yes well done.
I see Sefton is on the skids the morning (0.015p mid), seems Hamilton Barns isn’t the only one who should have listened.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTqi7iEZEWA
ChrisG
Congratulations Tom – well done.
Before you have too much ouzo……….don’t forget that she-who-must-be-obeyed and Oakley are back……
Where Ever I Plonk My Bum
“No shitting on the door mat Oakley !”
Presumably when Tom mentions that Oakley has a Garden to shit in then the door associated with the doormat has a cat flap in it so that Tom does not have to drag himself out of his arm chair in front of the telly after a few Ouzo’s to let Oakley out into said shitting paradise.
Of course given Oakley is slightly deficient in the rear leg department, half legless rather than fully legless like Tom last night, it may be the case that he can bash the flap with his head and get his front paws through it but when it comes to the final ‘hop’ he is flummoxed, gives up and shits on the doormat.
I’m sure Tara manages to glide through with the feline stealth associated with four legs.
It’s a theory… Try cutting the bottom of the cat flap fully down to the bottom of the door and make sure he has enough ‘hop’ room to avoid bashing his back on the top. Perhaps ‘The Lefty Wife’ can advise… she seems like a caring person.
Sorry for the ‘off topic’. Congratulations to yourself and well done to your expert witnesses.
David Talbot
Many congratulations – well done.
I suggest you change your signature tune from “I won’t back down” to “Another one bites the dust”.
Capot
Congratulations on another well justified victory for the Sheriff of AIM!
Corbs
Brilliant news Tom and team that helped supply evidence.
Maybe a poll as to who’s the next target ??
Shall we play hangman ??
First letter?
T. ?
johng
was there any doubt. Also kudos to the named individuals that helped you (Waseem etc)
Capot
HELP! HELP! SOS! SOS! MUTINY ABOARD SINKING SHIP WORTHINGTON GROUP PLC – COULD THIS BE A SUBTLE SIGN THAT WORTHINGTON’S GREAT BRITISH ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS WILL BE SALVAGED OR SCUPPERED?
Maybe another trophy scalp for the Sheriff on the horizon Tom … your latest victory got me checking rumors of discord in the Worthington ranks, something that would be significantly fueled by a couple of surprising companies house filings in the past couple of days.
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07953063/filing-history
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08160718/filing-history
New Annual Returns for both Amplified Business Content Ltd and Fresh Content Ltd show 100 percent of shareholdings in each of these companies has been returned to Nick James, his daughter Francesca Russell (Nee James) and Luke Neel. Both companies were formerly 100pc owned by Allan Biggar / Worthington Group PLC’s Equity Media Partners Ltd.
Equity Media Partners Ltd co-Director Simon Burton has also just been terminated as a Director of Amplified Business Content Ltd.
Very strange to see two Annual Returns filed in less than a week in the case of Amplified Business Content, two in the space of two months in the case of Fresh Content Limited.
Maybe The Sheriff could ask Doug Ware or Aiden Earley to come in for questioning and kindly explain?
J P Spaghetti
Well done indeed – I’m afraid I’d forgotten about this as I’ve been very busy of late, but this particular outcome comes as no surprise whatsoever to me (based on the history of TW vs would-be gaggers – is the notion of due diligence and research completely alien to them?)!
British Rail......
Will you get a refund on the train fare though Tom ???
Any news on VW saga ?
AB
Anyone who takes any part in any deal where Leslie Greyling or his ‘unconnected parties’ are involved, on whichever side of the transaction they are on, and whether as adviser or principal, is guilty until proven innocent!
Well done – everything about MinMet stank – you didn’t cave
HairLoss
Well done Tom and team!
Perhaps some of the turds floating on aim will start heading back to the sewers!
AB
Minmet and the boys:
LESLIE GREYLING -1995 – sentenced to 6 months imprisonment on charges of fraudulently obtaining jewellery. 1997 – pleaded guilty to securities fraud relating to Members Service Corp. Deported from USA. Jun 2000 – indicted on allegedly participating in securities fraud scheme. Reportedly extradition application to United States denied.
Tom Winnifrith
Dear all
I was so excited about this that I could not sleep last night and got up at 4.30 to start working. I should be asleep by now but various calls to NY re Globo are keeping me going. Given #GBO’s “form” this could be another legal case. Anyhow thank you very much for all your support on this one
T
WildRider
great outcome! Well done Tom
warun boofit
Well done, I think this was a case of brinkmanship backfiring.
marcus
Just a coincidence, but back in 1998 a company in Canada called athabaska acquired a mine called ladner creek, which had been owned by tom Wilmot, ex Harvard!
truthinbeer
Well done Tom on a fight well fought, short as it was. I recall as a plaintiff going to the Supreme Court up against a number of Goliaths. Most intimidating. I offered to settle on the steps but was slapped with a wet fish. After 8 rounds (days) the defendants regretted ever picking up that wet fish. Never back down when you are right.
alcira16247
Tom
A fantastic result!
Your reputation as the countries foremost financial investigative journalist goes from strength to strength ……. no doubt the liars and fraudsters will be busy crawling back underneath their stones again after this victory.