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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

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

Segregated portfolio companies (collectively, "SPCs" and individually, an "SPC") are commonly used in the Cayman Islands as fund vehicles for umbrella funds.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

A Guide To Cayman Foundation Companies In The Middle East

Cayman Foundation Companies are innovative structures that combine the features of a company with those of a trust.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Cayman Islands Foundation Companies Guide 2025 – Part 1

As a British Overseas Territory, the Cayman Islands has a familiar and reliable legal system based on English common law...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Guide To Restructuring & Insolvency In The Cayman Islands 2025

Cayman Islands Insolvency

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Appleby

Anti-Takeover Protections Employed By Listed Cayman Islands Companies

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

CIMA Launches One-Time Amnesty Scheme For Non-Compliant Directors

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Dillon Eustace Cayman Successfully Defend Injunction Application

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Dillon Eustace

CIMA Announces Amnesty For Directors Who Have Not Met Administrative Requirements

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

A Guide To Transferring Shares In A Local Company

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Alternative Investment Funds 2025: Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Overview Of The Cayman Islands Economic Substance Requirements

Cayman Islands Tax

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Walkers

Why The Cayman Islands?

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Restoring A Company To The Register: What Creditors Need To Know

Cayman Islands Commercial

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McGrath Tonner

Cayman Companies Act: Key Amendments Coming Into Force

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

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

"Truly Extraordinary": Flexibility In Granting Winding Up Orders

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Caribbean Brief

Worldwide Insolvency

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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

Minority Shareholder Protections In The Cayman Islands - What Are Your Options?

Minority shareholders often query whether a jurisdiction's laws afford them a level of comfort or protection. Although there is no standalone statutory remedy under the Cayman Islands Companies Act...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Whose Opportunity Is It Anyway? The Line Between Fiduciary Responsibility And Private Entrepreneurship

Those who assume positions as directors of companies, partners or trustees, as well as certain other advisory roles, will be aware that this inherently involves assuming fiduciary duties to the person or entity...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Cayman Islands Director Registration: What Companies Need To Know

According to the Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Act (the "Act"), a person named as a director of certain entity types...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

CIMA's 1 June AML Survey & Inspections: Insights For SIBA Registered Persons

With the impending release of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority's ("CIMA") annual anti-money laundering ("AML") survey ("AML Survey") on 1 June 2025...

Cayman Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Doing Business In The Cayman Islands Guide (Legal 500)

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Court Ruling Helps Clarify Creditor Rights In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Guide To Company Management Licencing In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

Shareholders' Relief For Unfair Prejudice In The BVI And The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Cayman Islands Investment Funds

Cayman Islands Finance

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Carey Olsen

Mergers & Acquisitions 2025: Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

The Utility Of The Share Premium Account In Cayman Islands Exempted Companies

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Cayman Islands Restructuring Officers – Fee And Discharge Applications

Cayman Islands Insolvency

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Maples Group

Voluntary Liquidation And Striking Off A Cayman Islands Exempted Company

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Harneys

10 Things You Need To Know About… Using A Cayman Islands SPV To Structure A CLO Transaction

European Union Commercial

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Conyers

The Utility Of The Share Premium Account In Cayman Islands Exempted Companies

Cayman Islands exempted companies are valued for their flexibility and ease of operation. A key component of their appeal lies in the nuanced treatment of share capital and, particularly...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Cayman Islands Restructuring Officers – Fee And Discharge Applications

The Cayman Islands restructuring officer regime is now well into its third year. During this period the Cayman Islands Court...

Cayman Islands Insolvency

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Maples Group

Voluntary Liquidation And Striking Off A Cayman Islands Exempted Company

This Guide outlines the procedure for a voluntary liquidation of a solvent Cayman Islands exempted company and the duties of its liquidator.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Harneys

10 Things You Need To Know About… Using A Cayman Islands SPV To Structure A CLO Transaction

Special purpose vehicles (SPVs) are commonly employed as a structuring tool in many cross-border and structured finance transactions, and collateralised loan obligation (CLO) transactions are no exception.

European Union Commercial

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Conyers

Tianrui v China Shanshui: Privy Council Cements The Position Regarding Direct Shareholder Claims

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

Segregated Portfolio Companies

Cayman Islands law permits the registration of segregated portfolio companies ("SPC").

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Judicial Committee Of The Privy Council Confirms That Shareholders Have A Direct Right Of Action Against A Company In Circumstances Where Shares Have Been Allotted For An Improper Purpose

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.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Harneys

Cayman Islands Foundation Companies: The Leading Vehicle For Wrapping A DAO

Cayman Islands foundation companies ("FCs") remain the premier vehicle of choice for "wrapping" a Decentralised Autonomous Organisation ("DAO"). The FC structure balances the flexibility required for DAO.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Cayman Islands Exempted Limited Partnerships – When Can Limited Partners Bring Claims On Behalf Of The Partnership?

An exempted limited partnership ("ELP") is a frequently used entity for Cayman Islands investment funds. An ELP has no separate legal personality and ordinarily only the general partner ("GP")...

Cayman Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Privy Council Confirms Shareholders' Personal Rights Against The Company Where Shares Are Allotted For An Improper Purpose

Worldwide Commercial

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Campbells

Privy Council Clarifies Cayman Islands Law On Shareholder Standing To Bring Personal Claims Against A Company Alleging That Shares Were Allotted For An Improper Purpose

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Terminating Your Cayman Company To Avoid 2025 Annual Fees

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Guide To Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) In The Cayman Islands 2024

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime: Update And Progress Towards 1 January 2025

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Economic Substance Returns: Deadlines And Regulations

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

CIMA Requires The Registration Or Licensing Of Certain Types Of Directors

Cayman Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Continuing Obligations For Cayman Islands Regulated Mutual Funds

Cayman Islands Finance

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McGrath Tonner

Navigating Access To Company Information: A Guide For Shareholders And Creditors Of Cayman Incorporated Companies

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Liquidating Your Cayman Islands Business Before Year End: Practical Tips To Beat The End Of Year Deadline

Cayman Islands Commercial

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TMF Group BV

Dissolution Of Cayman Islands Companies

Cayman Islands Commercial

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McGrath Tonner

Cayman Foundations For Token Issuance & Web 3 (Video)

Cayman Islands Technology

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Cavenwell 3.0

Who Is Actually The Actuary? Appointed Actuary And Peer Review Actuary Appointments In Cayman

Cayman Islands Insurance

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Conyers

Changes To Beneficial Ownership Regime: Frequently Asked Questions On Identifying Reportable Beneficial Owners

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Incorporating In Cayman - Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

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