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The Legal 500’s Country Comparative Guides are produced in association with the World’s leading lawyers and give the in-house community a practical overview of the laws and regulations in key jurisdictions, for specific practice areas.

Each country chapter is written by a renowned firm in an easy to use Q&A format. The Hot Topic articles provide analysis of current trends and developments within particular practice areas, giving our readership a deeper understanding of pressing issues within the specified sector.

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Cyprus steams ahead with green, digital shipping vision

Scordis, Papapetrou & Co LLC

“Greener” and “Digitalized” future International maritime transport is the backbone of the global economy. In 2019 alone, eleven billion tons of seaborne trade were carried by ships weighing over 1000 gross tons (GT), which amounts to 80% and 70% of world trade by volume and value, respectively. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, ships continued to …

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Beware of the DAO: what “breed” is it and when might liability bite?

Brown Rudnick LLP

Decentralized Autonomous Organisations (“DAOs”) [1] are software protocols first proposed as a means to automate corporate governance [2]. They are currently used by people to operate so-called DeFi (“decentralised finance”) protocols, among other things. DAOs are also used for a variety of other purposes, including running NFT projects and in some cases for philanthropic causes. …

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Overview of the Hong Kong Fintech and Blockchain Landscape

Stevenson, Wong & Co

1. Overview of the Hong Kong Fintech and Blockchain Landscape The application of financial technology (“Fintech”) and distributed ledger technology (“DLT”) has been developing at an incredible speed in Hong Kong lately. Ranging from the emergence of various virtual banks, e-Payment apps, Faster Payment System to regulated cryptocurrency funds and virtual assets exchange, as well …

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Leaps of faith: searching for accountability in a trustless environment

Slaughter and May

In this article we look at two cases heard in 2022: Tulip Trading Ltd (TTL) v. Bitcoin Association for BSV and others; and D’Aloia v. (1) Persons Unknown (2) Binance Holdings Limited and others, and consider what they can tell us about the evolving relationship between blockchain, trust and accountability. In the beginning, there was …

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Rise in Fintech Funds in the Cayman Islands

Stuarts Walker Hersant Humphries

Rise in Fintech Funds in the Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands has been the leading offshore jurisdiction for the establishment of mutual funds and private funds for more than 30 years. Its’ phenomenal reputation has been due in part to the use of innovative legislation and the absence of taxation and exchange controls. This, together …

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