Business Crime 2019

1 GENERAL CRIMINAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

1.1 What authorities can prosecute business crimes, and are there different enforcement authorities at the national and regional levels?

There are no regional levels separate from the national level in the Cayman Islands.

In terms of actual criminal prosecution, the Director of Public Prosecutions (the "DPP") is the Cayman Islands government's principal legal adviser on criminal proceedings, and is responsible for all criminal proceedings brought within the Cayman Islands. The DPP can bring prosecutions in the Cayman Islands Summary Court, Grand Court and Court of Appeal. The DPP is also responsible for international cooperation on mutual legal assistance and extradition matters.