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Misrepresentation Claims In Liquidations: Houldsworth Revisited

The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal ("CICA") has delivered important and clarifying guidance on the admissibility and ranking of shareholder misrepresentation claims in Cayman Islands liquidations...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Campbells

Preference Shareholder Redemption Rights In Cayman Islands Companies

This article provides an overview of the key legal issues facing preference shareholders in Cayman Islands companies when considering enforcing their redemption rights.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Cayman Islands Foundation Companies: A Versatile Tool For Private Wealth Structuring, Estate Planning, And Web3 Innovation

The Cayman Islands foundation company is emerging as a powerful and adaptable private wealth structure. This article explores the key features of Cayman foundation companies...

Cayman Islands Wealth Mgt

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Collas Crill

RCF VII Sponsor LLC And Another v Blue Gold Ltd [2025] CIGC (FSD) 94

The Grand Court granted an ex parte injunction restraining Blue Gold Limited from proceeding with an EGM intended to cause the passing of a resolution...

Cayman Islands Commercial

CC

Collas Crill

A Guide To Cayman Foundation Companies In The Middle East

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

The Power Of Substance: Why Global Businesses Choose Cayman Enterprise City's SEZs For Long-Term Success

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Cayman Enterprise City

Anti-Takeover Protections Employed By Listed Cayman Islands Companies

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Dillon Eustace Cayman Successfully Defend Injunction Application

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Dillon Eustace

A Guide To Transferring Shares In A Local Company

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Jardine Strategic: Privy Council Rejects Efforts To Shut Dissenters Out, Abolishes 138-Year Old Privilege Rule With Likely Impact On Cayman Islands' Torchlight Exception

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

Private Equity 2025

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

Privy Council Rules Companies Can Assert Legal Advice Privilege Against Shareholders

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

Chambers Global Practice Guide To Doing Business In 2025: Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

Standing Room Only: Privy Council Upholds Appraisal Rights For "Short-Term" Shareholders

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Campbells

Asia Focused Hedge Funds: Trends, Structures, And Outlook

Cayman Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Arbitration In Trust Disputes – A Cayman Islands Perspective

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Conyers

Hungerstation Holding Ltd And Hungerstation LLC v Ninja Holding [2025] CIGC (FSD) 99

Cayman Islands Litigation

CC

Collas Crill

Webinar: Insolvency From A Cross-Caribbean Perspective

Worldwide Insolvency

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Campbells

Cayman Islands Foundation Companies: A Versatile Tool For Private Wealth Structuring, Estate Planning, And Web3 Innovation

Cayman Islands Wealth Mgt

CC

Collas Crill

Navigating Shareholder Disputes: Winding Up On 'Just And Equitable' Grounds In The Cayman Islands

Shareholder disputes can arise from a variety of causes ranging from mismanagement and lack of transparency to personal fallouts among business partners.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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HSM Chambers

High Court Of Hong Kong Confirms Arbitrability Of Shareholder Claims For Oppression And Loss Of Confidence

The decision concerns an application under s. 34 of the Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance to set aside an arbitral tribunal's positive ruling regarding its jurisdiction.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

From Wall Street To Home – The Shift In Chinese Take-Private Deals

Geopolitical tensions between the US and China have had a profound and multifaceted impact on investor sentiment on the long-term prospects of US listed Chinese companies.

Worldwide Commercial

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Maples Group

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

Lending & Secured Finance 2025

Cayman Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Corporate M&A 2025

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

Guide To International Fraud & Asset Tracing In The Cayman Islands 2025

Cayman Islands Criminal

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Appleby

Doing Business In The Cayman Islands Guide (Legal 500)

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Carey Olsen

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

Analysing The Changyou.com Decision: What It Means For Appraisal Rights In Short-Form Mergers

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Cayman Foundations For Token Issuance & Web 3 - Key Facts

Cayman Islands Technology

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Cavenwell 3.0

Landmark Judgment: Privy Council Confirms Minority Shareholders Have Dissent Rights In Short-form Mergers

Cayman Islands Commercial

CC

Collas Crill

Cayman Islands Foundation Companies As Private Trust Companies

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Analysing The Changyou.com Decision: What It Means For Appraisal Rights In Short-Form Mergers

A short-form statutory merger can be effected under the Cayman Islands' Companies Act (as revised) (the "Act") between a parent company and a Cayman Islands incorporated subsidiary.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Cayman Foundations For Token Issuance & Web 3 - Key Facts

Cayman foundations have become a preferred legal structure for token issuance, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), and Web 3 projects.

Cayman Islands Technology

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Cavenwell 3.0

Landmark Judgment: Privy Council Confirms Minority Shareholders Have Dissent Rights In Short-form Mergers

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) has delivered a landmark judgment in Changyou.com Ltd v FourWorld Global Opportunities Fund Ltd & Others...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

Cayman Islands Foundation Companies As Private Trust Companies

The Cayman Islands has long been a leading jurisdiction for wealth management, offering innovative structures that cater to the complex needs of high-net-worth individuals and families.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

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

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide Private Equity 2025: 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

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

On 14 November 2024, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council handed down a landmark decision in Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd (Cayman Islands) [2024] UKPC 36.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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HSM Chambers

Cayman Islands Litigation: Reflecting On The Year 2024

Cayman Islands Insolvency

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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

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Harneys

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

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

How The Revised Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime Impacts Private Wealth Structures

Cayman Islands Commercial

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HSM Chambers

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

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act: Implications For US CLOs

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

Capital Markets Comparative Guide

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Stuarts Law

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

Liquidating A Solvent Company In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Nelsons Legal

No Looking Back: Investor Held To Buyout At Current Value Of Shares

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

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