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We're bringing you bite size insights and a fresh point of view on current legal trends and forces shaping the market for those doing business with the Cayman Islands.

Since August 2007 the financial landscape has changed. Last year we presented seminars on offshore funds which were sub-titled “Stress-Tested Structures for the Current Market”.

The drafting changes just discussed are primarily intended to ensure that funds do not become embroiled in contractual disputes, but in a global recession more and more funds are finding themselves in disputes that threaten to end up, and sometimes do end up, before the courts.

It is timely to look at the current tax and regulatory initiatives and consider their impact on offshore funds and their domiciles.