Cayman Islands Litigation: Reflecting On The Year 2023

As the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands reopens for 2024, we reflect on 2023 and some of the large-scale cross-border insolvency and restructuring proceedings, and complex commercial disputes dealt with in the jurisdiction over the past year.

Statistics from the Grand Court

There were approximately 1,579 filings made in the Grand Court, which can be broken down as follows:

• 409 filings in the Financial Services Division, which is an increase from 332 new filings in 2022;
• approximately 323 filings in the Family Division;
• 123 applications for the admission of new attorneys, which was a mix of limited admission and general admission applications;
• 257 filings in the Civil Division;