In our March client briefing we noted that the Tax Information Authority in the Cayman Islands ("TIA") had launched its online portal for the automatic exchange of tax information (the "AEOI Portal")...

As the world takes notable and promising steps forward out of the pandemic, Walkers is pleased to see strong positive trends in aviation transactional activity in recent months.

The Cayman Islands has recently seen the passing of a number of laws to improve the Island's regulatory framework in support of the international financial system's integrity.

All of the bills were passed on April 17 and they are expected to be gazetted shortly.

Maples and Calder advised Sapphire Aviation Finance I Limited, as issuer, and Avolon Aerospace Leasing Limited, as seller, as to Cayman Islands and Irish law in connection with a US$768.4 million offering...

Earlier this year, the UK Parliament voted on the ratification of regulations implementing the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol thereto on matters...

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the aviation industry. With many international borders closed, thousands of aircraft are currently grounded and, even when flying resumes, ...

Finance parties in a transaction frequently use structured vehicles using a borrower orphan as an instrument to secure their position.

2020 was a crippling year for the aviation industry. With daily cash burn running into the tens of millions of dollars for many airlines, access to liquidity has been critical as treasury teams

The Cayman Islands aircraft register is maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) pursuant to the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order

Due to its constitutional status as a British overseas territory, the Convention could directly apply to the Cayman Islands only following ratification of the Convention by the UK and extension to the Cayman Islands at its request.

Further to our Alert issued in January 2018 the Tax Information Authority of the Cayman Islands ("TIA") has now issued Guidance in respect of the Country-by-Country Reporting requirements ("CbCR").

Cayman Islands special purpose vehicles are commonly used as borrower vehicles for bankruptcy remote financing structures for both commercial and private aircraft.

Two key UK statutory instruments which apply to Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands are amended.

The Cayman Islands Government has recently granted legislation allowing the addition of offshore aviation services to the Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) special economic zone.

Since our Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime Alert in May 2017, the Cayman Islands Government has amended the beneficial ownership regime under the Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 2017 ...

With offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Grand Cayman, Phenix Jet Cayman is a name synonymous with precision, privacy, and global reach in the world of private aviation.

The 19 February 2019 judgment of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. v Matlin Patterson Global Opportunities Partners II L.P. &...

Legal and administrative service providers in the Cayman Islands can offer aircraft owners and financiers much more in the way of financing, leasing, securitisation and ownership structures not limited to Cayman registered aircraft.

Please list and briefly describe the principal legislation and regulatory bodies which apply to and/or regulate aviation in your jurisdiction.