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The new Trade and Business Licensing Law will commence on Friday, 1 January 2016.

The EU Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854) introduces a new, horizontal regime governing unfair terms in business-to-business contracts that address access to and use of data, or liability and remedies for breach...

The general doctrine of ‘illegality', in commercial litigation, is based on two related principles:

The side letter is an animal increasingly seen in the hedge fund jungle. It is a species that can be unpredictable, even dangerous.

In today’s global economy, a company’s particular jurisdiction is without doubt of great importance to the daily workings and management of most companies whether they are domestic or abroad and whether its clientele is local, international or in most cases a combination of both.

Arbitration, choice of forum clauses and winding up proceedings in the Cayman Islands: which takes precedence?

Cayman Foundation Companies are booming in popularity. Since their introduction in 2017, Cayman Foundations have found their feet and are proving to be an increasingly...

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Tianrui v China Shanshui has held that a shareholder has a personal right of action against a Cayman Islands company to challenge the improper issue and allotment of shares by that company's directors.

The purpose of this briefing note is to set out some of the benefits of Jersey foundations. A Jersey foundation is designed to blend the highly attractive features of both Jersey companies...

The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal (CICA) has recently handed down its decision[1] following the jointly heard appeals in Re HQP Corporation Limited (in Official Liquidation)...

On 31 August 2022 the Cayman Islands entered a new generation of corporate restructuring when the Companies (Amendment) Act 2021 came into effect.

A recent decision in the UK has held that an email from a solicitor, with an automatically generated footer, was sufficient to satisfy ...

The Cayman Islands is a market leading jurisdiction in both the aviation and shipping industries. In keeping with this, the Special Economic Zone in the Cayman Islands, has recently created...

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

In a recent first-instance judgment handed down by Kawaley J on 21 April 2022 in The Matter of Formation Group (Cayman) Fund I LP, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has held that ...

Welcome to the Collas Crill Caribbean Brief – a concise round-up of significant recent decisions and legal developments affecting offshore and cross-border litigation.

Businesses in the Channel Islands are now starting to resume normal operations as much as possible.

Briefing Summary:The Cayman Islands provides for a unique form of statutory trust known as a "STAR Trust". "STAR" is an acronym for the Special Trusts Alternative Regime...