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In a recent decision of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the "Court") concerning a supervision order in respect of a Cayman company in voluntary liquidation, Kawaley J considered...

M&A lawyers can let out two cheers for the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2021 ("Bill") which was recently gazetted in the Cayman Islands.

Maples and Calder, the Maples Group's law firm, acted on behalf of eHi Car Services Limited, successfully persuading the Court that the interim payment...

In the Cayman Islands, STAR trusts may hold shares of a company which carries on a business. Trustees of such STAR trusts may arrange to become, or have an employee become, a director of the company because the trustees have a duty to be more informed about the company’s business than a ‘mere’ shareholder .

As a reminder, we have recently issued a variety of updates and alerts highlighting some of the key regulatory changes here in the Cayman Islands (click on headings below for further details).

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands' recent judgment in Re Porton Capital Inc and Porton Capital Limited provides useful guidance on the Court's jurisdiction...

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has issued a new Statement of Guidance on Nature, Accessibility, and Retention of Records (Guidance) which aims to ensure that regulated entities...

The "Cayman sandwich" has emerged as the preferred corporate structure for international venture capital, combining a Cayman Islands parent company, Delaware LLC, and local operating subsidiaries. This three-tiered framework delivers tax efficiency, legal certainty, and strategic flexibility that appeals to founders and investors worldwide, particularly in Latin American markets where it has become the market standard for cross-border investments.

In this episode, we discuss the latest on FATF, rules and corporate governance and internal controls (COGS), proposed new bills and data protection.

What a difference a year makes. In the space of the past 12 months, the Cayman Islands and its plans for a searchable beneficial ownership platform, instead of a central register of beneficial ownership information, has gone from an impasse with the UK and the focal point of attacks by politicians across the G20 to being an accepted industry partner

Despite the media portrayal of offshore jurisdictions, not all offshore companies are vehicles of fraud. However, there are undoubtedly cases where offshore companies are used to...

If fraud or misconduct is discovered, it can have debilitating effects on a company; on its profits, consumer confidence, increased costs including legal costs, and in severe cases its reputation and the cutting of its workforce.

The Ministry of Financial Services is inviting public comments on its proposals to reshape Cayman's beneficial ownership legislation, including by creating a single act to make the legislation more effective in fighting crime.

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has issued a Statement of Guidance which provides the regulator's views on assessing...

The Ministry of Financial Services and Commerce in the Cayman Islands announced today that awaited changes to the beneficial ownership reporting regime (BORR)

In this publication, Appleby's Regulatory Group answer the top questions on the REVISED beneficial ownership regime in the Cayman Islands.

Minister of Financial Services, André Ebanks, will present the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Bill at the next sitting of Parliament slated for September.