Liverpool Lou

That account is only available to existing private banking clients.

Usually to a nominated, acceptable bank account. If the recipient changes that, after the fact, without having a new bank, I guess it's his problem to sort out. If the pension cannot be paid out the unpaid amounts will accrue in his pension fund until he complies.

They're, obviously, not stealing his pension and it is not his choice how his pension provider or pension provider's bankers pay his pension if he alters his circumstances to not complying with their conditions that he originally met.

Your non-UK resident status should have no effect on a Barclays, Isle of Man, off-shore bank account.

More than likely a nil, or negligible, dormant balance if he's not used the account for "many years"

"...I have a UK bank account but no UK address". Don't tempt fate, that could change at any time the bank chooses!

What bank account comes with a cheque book these days Current ("checking") accounts. Which traditional (non-online only) bank does not issue cheques books for current or business accounts?

Although doesn't come with a cheque book. Neither does it come with availability here. Just tried...again.

"Not available in this area", (Thailand).

Hardly believable.

No, I think you'll find that it's probate that needs to be granted, not "probation".

It does not matter, they are established and working in Thailand decades according to the rules in place. I know that they are but it does matter when they are not the same companies paying the tax and a poster is suggesting that the licencee for Starbucks (Thailand) doesn't pay corporation tax. It does, it pays a shedload.

One example. Too many other links to post that prove the same. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/30/starbucks-uk-corporation-tax-profit-administrative-expenses-royalties Starbucks UK? How about linking to something relevant to Thailand such as Starbucks Thailand?!

Clearly, you don't know how much tax they pay to the Thai Revenue Department. Starbucks US and the company that is the licencee of the brand in Thailand (i.e the tax payer here) are independent companies and are not responsible for each other's tax obligations in their respective countries. In the financial year ending 2021 the Thai owner of Starbucks Thailand paid B4,634,097,000 in tax. That is not "avoiding corporation tax the world over".

Starbucks coffee is more like the bus station toilet of public conveniences.

They do.

they have some unique(-ly expensive) products in their gift shops

Short overstay is not a crime but an offense A crime is a violation of law, as is an offence, 'overstaying' is a violation of law.

It's today (17th March) isn't it?? You're right, I got a little muxed ip with the date. I do err, very occasionally!

You are a sensitive it seems. My friend was there. With the police with whom that organisation works? You know, the police who weren't involved in this raid?!

She was forced to provide it in order to get a new joint account passbook, or to cancel the joint account. But she, as a joint "either/or" account holder, could continue to drain the joint account legally "...she, as a joint "either/or" account holder, could continue to drain the joint account legally". Not without advising the bank of the death of the joint account holder, she couldn't. Deaths have to be advised to institutions such as banks, that's why they asked for it now!

Immigration authorities can do that in your ("1930s-like") country, also, yes?

or maybe he was planning on staying ad infinitum?

In your country also or you just want that for Thailand? "Just let people live where they like as long as obey laws..." Make your mind up, that's exactly the situation with these reports, the foreigners are not obeying the laws that you're saying they should be obeying!

Really? How do you know that they weren't on the lookout for him?