Sam Bankman-Fried’s Defense Team Makes Last-Ditch Bid to Get ‘English Law’ Detail in Jury Instructions

“Under English law, the Terms of Service do not create a trust relationship or similar fiduciary relationship between FTX and its customers. Nor, under English law, do any representations made after a customer agreed to the Terms of Service create a trust relationship or similar fiduciary relationship,” the filing suggested Judge Lewis Kaplan said. “The mere fact that a person subjectively expected, understood or believed that a trust, fiduciary relationship, or similar relationship existed does not create such a relationship.”