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The Companies (Amendment) Act (Act), 2024 was passed by the Cayman Islands Parliament in early 2024 and, pursuant to the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024...

As the financial and social impact of COVID-19 is felt across the globe, decision makers are facing and will continue to face serious challenges.

Further to our update issued on 21 February 2014, the new Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Law was enacted on 21 May 2014 and is now in full force and effect.

The English High Court's recent decision in Svella Connect Ltd v Virgin Media Ltd clarifies when courts will imply duties of good faith into commercial contracts, particularly in long-term "relational" arrangements. This case examines whether comprehensive framework agreements and settlement agreements can give rise to implied obligations of trust and cooperation, even when parties have negotiated detailed written terms.

In a recent decision of the Cayman Islands Grand Court it was confirmed that the authority of the director signing a share transfer form, provided as part of the security package...

The Cayman Islands has established a new dedicated AML Supervisory Authority for its legal services sector — the Legal Services Supervisory Authority (LSSA). Responsibility for AML supervision of attorneys-at-law now rests with the Cayman Islands...

Within the Ministry of Commerce, Thais Ducent is well-respected for her thorough knowledge of the business licensing process.

Beginning our short focus on Commercial Law, through the eyes of a Thought Leader, is Rosalind Nicholson on the topic of Commercial Law, and heard about her work in the British Virgin Islands...

IF there was any uncertainty that the Cayman Islands is a top jurisdiction of choice for complex litigation and restructuring matters, two cases in 2017 prove ...

In August 2015 the Cayman Islands Grand Court struck out as an abuse of the process of the Court a winding up petition presented in contravention of Section 95(2) of the Companies Law (2013 Revision) (Law).

The recent House of Lords decision in Chartbrook v Persimmon, with Lord Hoffman delivering the leading judgment, confirmed that the rules for contractual interpretation remain...

Bernadette Carey explains the Cayman Islands' new legislation on the disclosure of confidential information.

Cayman Enterprise City partners with The Connect Group to launch Connect Sports, a comprehensive platform designed for internationally mobile elite athletes.

The Cayman Islands are home to 118,443 active companies as of 31 December 2024.

FATCA or the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, is actually a section of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act passed into United States law in March 2010, that comes into force on 1 July 2014.

It might surprise, and it should worry, the average businessman to see the impressive variety of different jurisdiction clauses in a typical multi-contractual relationship.

Non-Lawyers may be surprised to know that the omnipotence paradox is a commonly considered topic by law students.

In A Company v A Funder, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has approved third party funding of commercial litigation in a case that falls outside of the typical insolvency context.