Walkers Legal Internship Programme nurtures future talent

Walkers is delighted to announce that its Legal Internship Programme ran for three weeks, from 17 July to 4 August.  Hosting 10 students this summer, the programme was designed to provide these aspiring legal professionals with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a leading global law firm.

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Jan Golaszewski joins Walkers team in London as Insolvency & Dispute Resolution partner

Leading offshore Insolvency & Dispute Resolution lawyer Jan Golaszewski has joined Walkers team in London in a lateral partner hire from another offshore law firm in the City.

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What can we learn from recent enforcement actions in the Cayman Islands?

Walkers' regulatory partners Lucy Frew and Ian Mason consider the learning points for financial services providers (FSPs) from recent enforcement actions by Cayman regulatory bodies.

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Walkers announces 29 senior legal and professional services promotions

Walkers, the international financial services firm, is boosting its legal and professional services teams with 28 senior promotions effective from 1 July.

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10/08/23

Jonathan Betts

We are deeply saddened to share that our partner, colleague and friend Jonathan (Jonnie) Betts has died following serious illness. Jonnie was head of our Corporate, Finance, Funds & Insurance group in Bermuda and a hugely popular and highly regarded member of the local...

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07/08/23

Enforcement of arbitral awards: Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Irish and Jersey law

As the use of arbitration as a means of dispute resolution has grown in popularity, there has been a marked increase in the need for arbitral awards to be recognised and enforced in offshore jurisdictions. The international legal regime for the recognition and enforcement...

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09/05/23

Creditflux CLO Symposium 2023

Our dedicated CLO team in Ireland continues to grow in response to demand for legal, tax, listing and professional services for CLO clients. A number of our CLO team headed to London to Creditflux’s CLO Symposium 2023. In 2022 Walkers was, for the fifth...

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20/02/23

Central Bank of Ireland publishes details of streamlined filing process for SFDR updates to UCITS and AIF pre-contractual documents

The Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") has issued its latest markets update which includes a revised Process Clarification for updates to UCITS and AIF pre-contractual documents to ensure consistency with the disclosures included in the annexes laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation...

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21/12/22

Walkers ranked Top 10 global law firm for restructuring and insolvency work for second year in a row

Walkers, the international law firm, has retained its Top 10 position in the GRR 30 2022, Global Restructuring Review's authoritative annual ranking of the world's leading law firms for cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters.Walkers is the highest ranked firm advising on offshore jurisdictions and...

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20/12/22

Cayman Inspectorship Under the Microscope

In the matter of Avivo Group (Cause No. FSD 145 of 2022 (RPJ)), Walkers, instructing Ms Clare Stanley KC of Wilberforce Chambers, acted as Cayman Islands counsel to Avivo Group (the "Company") in respect of its successful opposition to Agricultural Development Fund's ("ADF") motion...

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15/12/22

Tales from the Oriente: the first appointment of restructuring officers in the Cayman Islands

Walkers acted as Cayman Islands counsel to Oriente Group Limited (the "Company”) in respect of its successful petition for the appointment of Mr Kenneth Fung of FTI Consulting (Hong Kong) Limited, Mr Andrew Morrison and Mr David Griffin of FTI Consulting (Cayman) Ltd as...

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05/12/22

Walkers Global Fintech Group Attains Chambers Band 1 Rankings Again

The Cayman Islands and Bermuda offices of international law firm Walkers have received Band 1 rankings in the third annual Chambers and Partners fintech directory.With Chambers changing its "Offshore Fintech" section into standalone jurisdictions this year, Walkers' Cayman Islands, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Ireland,...

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Spectrum: Shaping Financial Services Conference

What does the future of financial services look like in the Cayman Islands?

Now in its second year, Spectrum is an annual financial services conference that aims to bring together the world’s leading industry representatives, innovators and commentators with governance and regulatory bodies and their representatives. Spectrum is produced and hosted by local consulting firm FTS.

Investment Funds and Fintech partner Melissa Lim will be speaking at the event alongside the Hon. Minister of Financial Services  Andre Ebanks, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, and industry leaders.

Date: Thursday 8 September 2022
Venue: The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman

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AIMA: Practical Implications of Cayman Islands AML Developments

As a stable, world-class financial centre, the Cayman Islands play a pivotal role in the global alternative investment industry. The Cayman Islands has an established AML/CFT regime but 2021 saw the Caribbean nation being added to the Financial Action Task Force’s list of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring (the ‘grey list’). While the impact on the global investment community has been muted, Cayman is addressing the concerns expressed by the FATF in a speedy and determined manner.

Walkers' Regulatory & Risk Advisory lead partner Lucy Frew will be joined by Maples Group partner Tim Dawson for a fireside chat webinar discussing the impact of the FATF grey listing and the ensuing updates to regulation and their practical implementations. 

Date: Tuesday 18 January 2022 
Time: 10.00 am - 10.45 am (EST)

Topics that will be covered include:

  • The progress made by the government and industry to meet FATF requirements
  • Changes to the legislation in 2019 and 2020 following the Caribbean FATF Mutual Evaluation
  • A discussion of the practical implications the updated regulations
  • A high-level overview of local AML/CFT requirements, including risk assessments and appointing AML Officers
  • An anecdotal cross-jurisdictional comparison with KYC requirements of other fund establishment jurisdictions

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Walkers Sponsors Bermuda Virtual Tech Summit 2021

Walkers is pleased to announce that it is a platinum sponsor of the third annual Bermuda Tech Summit produced and hosted by the Bermuda Business Development Agency. The theme this year is ‘Transforming the Digital Landscape’ and will take place virtually 13-15 October 2021.

Bermuda-based Corporate, Finance, Funds & Insurance Partner Natalie Neto will be one of the panelists at the upcoming event.

With countries looking for innovative ways to recover their post-pandemic economies, Bermuda is one of the leading jurisdictions to find new ways to grow. The Bermuda Tech Summit will feature the world’s leading technology thought leaders, reimagining what the future’s digital landscape will look like, providing insights and wisdom on the latest trends. And because you never know where the next spark of innovation will appear, the summit is free for all to attend.

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Bermuda: The World's Climate Risk Finance Capital

Join Walkers Bermuda's Investment Funds, ILS and Re/Insurance partner Sarah Demerling, alongside representatives from the Bermuda BDA, ABIR and BMA, for a deep dive webinar series on how Bermuda's regulation and stability can play a critical role in climate risk finance capital. 

Date: 21 September 2021
Time: 12.30 pm (ADT) 

Speakers:
Sarah Demerling, Partner, Walkers, Investment Funds, ILS and Re/Insurance 
Stephen Weinstein, Chair, Bermuda Business Development Agency
John Huff, President & CEO, Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurance
Ralf Kuerzdoerfer, Deputy Director, Supervision (Insurance), Bermuda Monetary Authority

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