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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...

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Appleby

Guide To Restructuring & Insolvency In The Cayman Islands 2025

The Cayman Islands has established itself as a leading jurisdiction for corporate restructuring, offering a sophisticated legal framework that combines English common law principles with modern commercial flexibility.

Cayman Islands Insolvency

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Appleby

Anti-Takeover Protections Employed By Listed Cayman Islands Companies

Cayman Islands exempted companies have long been favoured for listings on international stock exchanges - often being used for listings on markets in the United States (NYSE and the Nasdaq), and in Hong Kong.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

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

On 3 September 2025, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announced by General Industry Notice a One-time Non-Compliant Directors' Amnesty Scheme...

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

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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

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Walkers

Why The Cayman Islands?

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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

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

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

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

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Cayman Islands Director Registration: What Companies Need To Know

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

Anti-Takeover Protections Employed By Listed Cayman Islands Companies

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Send In The Troops? Proportionality, Notice And The Appointment Of Joint Provisional Liquidators In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Appleby

Dillon Eustace Cayman Successfully Defend Injunction Application

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Dillon Eustace

Meet Pax Ola: Shaping The Future Of Tech From The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Technology

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Cayman Enterprise City

Global Regulatory Hopscotch: The Jurisdictional Trends Shaping Digital Asset Strategy

Cayman Islands Technology

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Walkers

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)

The Cayman Islands is a common law jurisdiction, which is based on the English model. It comprises statute law and binding case precedents.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Court Ruling Helps Clarify Creditor Rights In The Cayman Islands

In a recent decision of the Cayman Islands Grand Court it was confirmed that the authority of the director signing a share transfer form, provided as part of the security package...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Guide To Company Management Licencing In The Cayman Islands

Any person or entity wishing to carry out a company management business must first obtain a licence from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA).

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

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

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

A Shareholder's Personal Standing To Challenge Dilution Of Shareholding (Tianrui IHC Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd (Cayman Islands))

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Gatehouse Chambers

It's Personal: Privy Council Confirms Cayman Islands Law On Shareholders' Personal Rights Against A Company

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

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

In the recent decision of Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd [2024] UKPC 36, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Privy Council) confirmed that a shareholder.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

A Shareholder's Personal Standing To Challenge Dilution Of Shareholding (Tianrui IHC Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd (Cayman Islands))

The Privy Council was asked to consider whether the appellant, Tianrui IHC Ltd a minority shareholder ("Tianrui") enjoyed personal standing to claim against a company when the directors of the company allot shares.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Gatehouse Chambers

It's Personal: Privy Council Confirms Cayman Islands Law On Shareholders' Personal Rights Against A Company

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (the "JCPC") has handed down its much-anticipated judgment in Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd [2024] UKPC 36...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Privy Council Judgment Clarifies Protections For Shareholders In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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HSM Chambers

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

In the recent judgment of Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd (Appellant) v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd (Respondent), delivered on 14 November 2024...

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

In a recent decision, overturning the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, the Privy Council has provided some welcome certainty in the Cayman Islands...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Terminating Your Cayman Company To Avoid 2025 Annual Fees

If you have a Cayman company which has no assets or liabilities and would like to terminate this entity to avoid 2025 annual fees, please contact our specialist full-service liquidations team in Dubai.

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

Independent Directors In The Cayman Islands: Key Benefits And Considerations

Cayman Islands Commercial

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TMF Group BV

How To Maintain A Company In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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TMF Group BV

Virtual Asset Service Providers – CIMA Regulatory Policy

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

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