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Recusal In The Cayman Islands: The Fair-Minded Observer Test Applied

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands recently delivered an important judgment on the principles governing judicial recusal, granting an application...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Campbells

Understanding DITC Enforcement: A Practical Guide For Cayman Islands Entities

Financial service providers and international businesses operating through the Cayman Islands have obligations across automatic exchange of information regimes, economic substance and related reporting.

Cayman Islands Finance

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Walkers

Amendment To The Companies Act Of The Cayman Islands – Capital Reduction Supported By Solvency Statement

On 1 January 2026, the Cayman Islands Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 (the "Amending Act") came into effect, introducing welcome amendments to the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands (As Revised) (the "Companies Act").

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

CSSF Circular 25/901 – Key Changes For SICARs

On 19 December 2025, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier ("CSSF") published Circular 25/9011 ("Circular 25/901"),

Cayman Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Chambers And Partners: Investment Funds Guide 2026

Worldwide Finance

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Maples Group

Are Shareholders Of A Cayman Islands Company Entitled To Access Privileged Documents Of The Company?

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Cayman Islands Private Wealth Solutions For Latin American High Net Worth Families

Cayman Islands Wealth Mgt

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Collas Crill

Privy Council Confirms Just And Equitable Winding Up Of Cayman Islands Exempted Limited Partnerships

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Why Cayman Is Building The World's Next BlueTech Centre Of Excellence

Cayman Islands Transport

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Cayman Enterprise City

Waiver Of Privilege: The Dangers Of Cross-border Discovery Arrangements

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Campbells

Private Credit Funds: Governance And Liquidity Considerations

Cayman Islands Finance

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Stuarts Law

Regulatory & Risk Advisory Outlook 2026: Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Finance

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Conyers

Cayman Foundation Companies And BVI Web3 Entities – Regulatory Audits

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Global Registration Services Market Update Q4 2025

Worldwide Finance

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Maples Group

Beneficial Ownership: Legitimate Interest Access – Guernsey And Jersey

Worldwide Government

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Walkers

The Regulatory 15/15: February 2026

Cayman Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Are Shareholders Of A Cayman Islands Company Entitled To Access Privileged Documents Of The Company?

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

British Virgin Islands Regulatory Obligations And Filing Deadlines 2026

Worldwide Finance

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Maples Group

The Churchill Effect: Compulsory ADR Comes To The Offshore Jurisdictions

European Union Litigation

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Walkers

Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide Private Equity 2026: Cayman Islands

While accurate Cayman Islands- specific data is not available, over the last 24 months, a significant proportion of M&A transactions involving Cayman Islands...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

The Broadening Appeal Of Cayman Islands' Foundation Companies

Discover how Cayman foundation companies are a flexible and efficient structuring option for wealthy families and global corporate leaders.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

CIMA Introduces Prudential Survey For SIBA Registered Persons

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority ("CIMA") has issued an advisory introducing a new reporting requirement for entities registered as Registered Persons under the securities investment business regime.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Stuarts Law

Oakwise Principles In Action: Recent Appointment Of Receivers Over A Cayman Segregated Portfolio

In Biostar Pharma, Inc. v. LFM Oversea Investment Fund SPC and LFM Stable Income Fund SP [2025] CIGC (FSD) 118, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands appointed receivers over LFM Stable Income Fund SP (the "SP")...

Cayman Islands Insolvency

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Conyers

Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 Now In Force

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Stuarts Law

Significant Uplift For Dissenting Shareholders In The Sina Corporation Merger Appraisal Litigation

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

Independent Directors In Cayman Funds And Why Every Cayman Fund Needs Them

Cayman Islands Finance

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Stuarts Law

Investments And Security Figures Q3 2025

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Stuarts Law

Cayman Regulatory Filing Dates For 2026

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Stuarts Law

Global Fund Structuring: Cayman And The UAE In Perspective

Worldwide Finance

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Stuarts Law

Cayman Considerations For Fund Secondary Transactions

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Stuarts Law

Companies Amendment Act Takes Effect 1 January 2026

Cayman Islands Finance

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Cayman Islands Government

JCPC Guidance On Remuneration Applications

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Appleby

Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 To Come Into Force On 1 Jan 2026

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Stuarts Law

Cayman Considerations For Fund Secondary Transactions

The global private equity secondaries market has seen sustained growth, with 2025 marking another year of record fundraising and transaction volume.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Stuarts Law

Companies Amendment Act Takes Effect 1 January 2026

Enhancements to corporate legislation aimed at maintaining continued business growth and bolstering the Cayman Islands' position as a global financial services centre of excellence and innovation will take effect on 1 January 2026, as stipulated by the Companies Act, 2024 Order, 2025.

Cayman Islands Finance

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Cayman Islands Government

JCPC Guidance On Remuneration Applications

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in CL Financial Ltd (in Liquidation) has provided helpful guidance on applications for approving liquidators' remuneration.

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Appleby

Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 To Come Into Force On 1 Jan 2026

The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 (the "Act") will come into force on 1 January 2026 following the publication of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 (Commencement) Order, 2025.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Stuarts Law

The Return Of The SPAC: A Cayman Islands Legal Perspective On The Revival

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Aquapoint: Just And Equitable Petitions

In Aquapoint [2025] UKPC 56, the Privy Council confirmed that the just and equitable ground for winding up a company, or an exempted limited partnership...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Campbells

Conyers Coverage Issue 14 – Winter Edition 2025

Welcome to the Winter edition of our Conyers Coverage newsletter. As always, we are pleased to bring you a jam-packed edition with timely legal and regulatory insights and details on industry developments from the Cayman Islands.

Cayman Islands Insurance

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Conyers

Insurance Structures For SPC Third-Party Business: Cell vs. Portfolio Insurance Company

Are you or your client considering writing third party (re)insurance business within a Cayman Segregated Portfolio Company insurer (SPC) and currently debating whether a segregated portfolio ("Cell")...

Cayman Islands Insurance

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Conyers

Calling All Independent Non-Executive Directors (INEDs) – The Cayman Islands Needs You!

The old saying that "Independent Directors are like parsley on a fish: technically they are there, but they are largely decorative" is now very much defunct in the context of the Cayman...

Cayman Islands Insurance

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Conyers

Project Finance Guide 2025: Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Finance

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Maples Group

AM Best Finalises Updates To Its Cell Company Rating Criteria: What Changed And What It Means For SPCs

Cayman Islands Insurance

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Conyers

The Guide To Alternative Funds In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Finance

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Appleby

Cayman Islands Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 Provides Increased Flexibility And Utility

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Country By Country Reporting (CbCR) – Re-registration Required By 30 November 2025

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Guide To Cayman Islands STAR Trusts

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

Landmark Ruling On Shareholders' Misrepresentation Claims In Company Liquidations: The Houldsworth Rule Modified For The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Raiffeisen Bank International AG v Scully Royalty Ltd & Oths [2025] CIGC (FSD) 97

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Collas Crill

Setting Up A Cayman Entity: What You Need To Know

Cayman Islands Commercial

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IR Global

"Truly Extraordinary": Flexibility In Granting Winding Up Orders

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

注意！ケイマン諸島のクローズドエンド型ファンドの規制義務を把握しましょう

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

The Court Of Appeal Confirms Misled Shareholders Can Prove For Damages In Official Liquidations: The 'Houldsworth Principle', Partially Curtailed, Lives On In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

Cayman Islands Fund Deregistration - Common Pitfalls And How To Avoid Them

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Cayman Companies Act: Key Amendments Coming Into Force

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

The Basics Of Listing A Cayman Segregated Portfolio On The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

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