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In a decision that does much to reassert legal certainty for investors in Cayman Islands funds the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal ("CICA") has overruled a decision of the Grand Court concerning...

The Cayman Islands Securities Investment Business Law (2019 Revision) has been amended by the Securities Investment Business (Amendment) Law, 2019 to, amongst other things, require certain "excluded persons" ...

Maples and Calder recently assisted aircraft leasing company Avolon Holdings Limited ("Avolon") in connection with its US$10 billion acquisition of the aircraft leasing business of CIT Group Inc.

Nick Evans and Suzanne Correy provide an analysis of the laws and regulations of mergers and acquisitions in the Cayman Islands.

The Cayman Islands has recently seen a flurry of merger activity, in many instances as a result of listed entities seeking to engage in 'go private' deals involving companies incorporated in the jurisdiction.

Disputes involving beneficiaries of STAR trusts are on the rise in the Cayman Islands, particularly as structures mature and families experiencing generational shifts in control wish to revisit...

As independent directors, our clients often have questions about and throughout the lifecycle of the liquidation process. If you are thinking of being appointed as the voluntary liquidator over your Cayman entity...

New rules relate to contents of offering documents, segregation of assets and the calculation of asset values.

The new Cayman Islands ('Cayman') Securities Investment Business (Amendment) Law, 2019 (‘Law') ('SIBL') has passed, amending the ('SIBL') Securities Investment Business Law

The Board of the Privy Council (Board) recently handed down its judgment in Pearson v Primeo,[1] the latest Cayman Islands decision to emanate from the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme.

On 30 August 2023, following industry consultation, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority ("CIMA") issued a new Rule and Statement of Guidance on Nature...

With the end of the initial public consultation period on Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 having ended, the public is advised that the second consultation period will begin shortly.

International businesses incorporated in the Cayman Islands find themselves increasingly subject to shareholder disputes of different sorts in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

As a leading offshore financial centre, the Cayman Islands strives both to meet the varied and changing needs of those who utilise the jurisdiction as well as ensuring it maintains appropriate levels of regulation.

The Cayman Islands is a premier jurisdiction for innovative trust structures, and its STAR trusts have gained prominence for their flexibility and utility in corporate settings.

Offshore courts have considerable experience in giving directions to trustees faced with a joinder order issued by a foreign family court seeking to exercise its variation jurisdiction...

On 23 May 2024, The Honourable Justice Parker, in Ascentra Holdings, Inc. (in Official Liquidation) v Ryunosuke Yoshida & Ors) (FSD 300 of 2023), granted an on-notice interim proprietary injunction...

Further to the issue of the Tax Information Authority (International Tax Compliance) (Country-By-Country Reporting) Regulations, 2017 (the "CbCR Regulations") on 15 December 2017 and our previous client update ...