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Nelsons Offices

Nelsons
The Grand Pavilion, 802 West Bay Road
Bougainvillea Way, P.O. Box 30069
Grand Cayman KY1-1201
Cayman Islands

Nelsons > The Legal 500 Rankings

Cayman Islands > Dispute resolution Tier 5

Nelsons' dispute practice is a key contact in the market for claims arising from the financial services and investment fund spaces, and also excels in insolvency matters, trust claims and family litigation. With multiple former barristers in the group, key individuals include practice head Colm Flanagan, public law specialist Kate McClymont and Nicholas Dixey, who is the main contact for criminal work. Alice Carver was promoted to the partnership in 2023.

Practice head(s):

Colm Flanagan

Other key lawyers:

Kate McClymont; Nicholas Dixey; Alice Carver

Testimonials

‘Nelsons is a midsized firm that provides quality representation from a collection of highly respected and sharp legal minds. They provide candid strategic advice.’

Key clients

Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Funds

National Conservation Council

Cayman First Insurance Company

Virgil Funds

Morne Botes

Capital Financial Ltd SEZC

Caribbean Utilities Company

Work highlights

  • Acted for the Cayman Islands National Conservation Council on its successful judicial review of the Central Planning Authority, which was upheld on appeal.
  • Acted for a respondent to a $70m arbitration award resisting recognition and enforcement in the Cayman Islands.

Nelsons > Firm Profile

We are a well-established legal firm located in Grand Cayman, widely regarded for our high level of service and expertise within our practice areas.

Our guiding ethic is consistently to provide an efficient, personal and highly responsive service combined with a pragmatic approach to the law.

Our extensive experience of doing business in the Cayman Islands, coupled with our noted expertise, make us ideally placed to provide a wide range of high-quality legal services.

Our clients include several financial institutions that are household names, as well as smaller companies, firms and private clients.

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Steven Barrie sbarrie@nelsonslegal.com +345 949 9710
Colm Flanagan cflanagan@nelsonslegal.com +345 949 9710
Nicholas Dixey ndixey@nelsonslegal.com +345 949 9710
John Harris jharris@nelsonslegal.com +345 949 9710
Kate McClymont kmcclymont@nelsonslegal.com +345 949 9710
Alice Carver acarver@nelsonslegal.com +345 949 9710
Amanda Minto aminto@nelsonslegal.com +345 949 9710
Genevieve White gwhite@nelsonslegal.com +345 949 9710
Niamh McMahon nmcmahon@nelsonslegal.com +345 949 9710
Adam Hendry ahendry@nelsonslegal.com +345 949 9710
Stephen Porter sporter@nelsonslegal.com +345 949 9710
Jonathan Fitzgibbons jfitzgibbons@nelsonslegal.com +345 949 9710
Gaela Fitzgibbons gfitzgibbons@nelsonslegal.com +345 949 9710
Laura Carter lcarter@nelsonslegal.com +345 949 9710

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