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26 June 2014

Judicial Assistance to Foreign Officeholders: A Comparison of the Approaches in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands - The Hong Kong Lawyer

In a world of ever increasing globalisation, where a company’s place of incorporation, place of bu...

05 June 2014

The Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014

The Cayman Islands government has issued Regulations to accompany The Directors Registration and Lic...

17 April 2014

The End of the Fairfield Sentry Redeemer Claims?

Summary On 16 April 2014 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (which is the highest court o...

26 March 2014

Cayman Islands Government Announces Introduction of Registration/Licensing Regime for Directors of Certain Regulated and Registered Entities

​On 21 March 2014, the Cayman Islands government announced that it intends to introduce a new regi...

04 February 2014

The Court’s Power in Relation to the Formation and Composition of Liquidation Committees

A recent ruling (In Re Herald Fund SPC (In Official Liquidation) – FSD 27/13, Grand Court (unrepor...

13 December 2013

CIMA Issues Statement of Guidance for Regulated Mutual Funds

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has released the final Statement of Guidance for regula...

12 July 2013

Jersey and Hong Kong Double Taxation Agreement

The Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Jersey and Hong Kong, signed earlier this year by both c...

10 January 2013

Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) Level 2 Measures - The Wait Is Over

With the deadline for implementation only 6 months away, the European Commission has finally adopted...