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Walkers is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Walkers Professional Services ("WPS"), which was launched in 2015.

A recent decision of the Grand Court will provide welcome certainty to Cayman Islands liquidators appointed over trust companies or companies that hold trust assets...

The Cayman Islands has formally applied for Qualified Jurisdiction Status with the NAIC, marking a pivotal moment for its insurance sector. As regulators advance significant changes to risk-based capital requirements for offshore reinsurance and intensify scrutiny of private credit investments, stakeholders face a transforming regulatory landscape that will reshape capital treatment and competitive positioning.

As a recognised global centre of excellence for trusts, Cayman's financial sector has serviced international clients for decades with what is the most flexible instrument for wealth structuring and estate planning within a common law framework

Further to our previous alert, the DITC has issued an industry alert, revising notification dates for US FATCA and CRS and confirming that a new Automatic Exchange of Information Portal User Guide is available.

During the latest meeting of Parliament, which took place on 26-28 April, seven amendment Bills that strengthen the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority's (CIMA) powers to apply proportionate...

xisting limited liability companies would no longer have to file a certificate of amendment on membership changes with the Companies Register.

The petitioners, who are two minority shareholders of a Cayman Islands company, relied on alleged difficulties with service in the PRC under the Hague Service Convention (the Convention).

Now that the Cayman Islands Government has given the all-clear in relation to Hurricane Ian, these businesses have confirmed their reopening hours for tomorrow...

New (amending) legislation has been passed in the Cayman Islands which disapplies the rule against perpetuities for Cayman Islands law ordinary trusts, with the effect that such trusts can now last indefinitely.

The most recent legislative update includes amendments made by the Companies (Amendment of Schedule 4), Order, 2023, which replaced the list of approved stock exchanges set out in Schedule 4...

The Department for International Tax Cooperation ("DITC") has advised that the DITC Portal (which will be used for a range of regulatory notification and reporting purposes) opened in early November.

Further to our update in June 2023, all regulated Cayman Islands investment funds and regulated managers or advisers are reminded of the new governance rules issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA).

Changes to certain corporate disclosure requirements in the Cayman Islands became effective on 8 August 2019 pursuant to the Companies Law, 2019 and the Limited Liability Companies Law, 2019.

General Registry, in association with the Ministry of Financial Services, will stage its final information session for 2017 on NPOs (non-profit organisations) on Monday, 18 December.

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority ("CIMA") has issued an advisory introducing a new reporting requirement for entities registered as Registered Persons under the securities investment business regime.

When a Cayman Islands company is in official liquidation, no proceedings or claims can be commenced against the company without the Cayman Court's permission...