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

Where there has been a purported fraud requiring investigation into the affairs of a company, the appointment of JPLs over the company may be an available remedy.

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Appleby

Enforcement Of Judgments In The Cayman Islands - Latest Trends And Developments

The Cayman Islands has developed a framework for the enforcement of foreign judgments (including arbitral awards), which has long been recognised as friendly to those wishing to enforce judgments or awards against assets or entities located within the jurisdiction.

Cayman Islands Finance

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Collas Crill

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

On 24 July 2025, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council handed down two important decisions. Each decision concerned separate appeals...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

Guide To International Arbitration In The Cayman Islands 2025

This country-specific guide provides the latest legal information on global arbitration practice and trends, including governing legislation, arbitral tribunals, challenges to jurisdiction...

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Appleby

Court Of Appeal Confirms The Grand Court's Power To Regulate Who Will Be The Voluntary Liquidator Of An Exempted Limited Partnership

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Walkers

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

Privy Council Clarifies Status Of Land Use And Property Rights In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Real Estate

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HSM Chambers

A Cayman Candle On The Mareva Injunction 50th Birthday Cake

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Appleby

Always Show Your Working: Court Of Appeal Provides Valuable Guidance On 'Adequate Reasons'

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Appleby

Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Litigation

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HSM Chambers

Guide To Litigation In The Cayman Islands 2025

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Appleby

Standish v Standish: The Supreme Court Have Ruled

Cayman Islands Family

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McGrath Tonner

The Grand Court Reaffirms The Foundational Importance Of Pleadings In Civil Litigation

Cayman Islands Litigation

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HSM Chambers

Recreational Land Rights Upheld By The Privy Council

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Walkers

Webinar: Digital Assets – Innovation Vs Compliance: Emerging Offshore Jurisdictional Trends – How Legal Advisers' Roles Will Change

Worldwide Technology

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Walkers

A Guide To Transferring Shares In A Local Company

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

The Rise Of Private Credit Platforms In The Middle East: Structuring Scalable Lending Through Cayman Island SPCs

Cayman Islands Finance

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Walkers

Six Legal Pitfalls That Can Impact Cayman Fintech Success

Cayman Islands Technology

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Stuarts Law

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

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

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

Freezing Injunctions In The Cayman Islands

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands ("Cayman Court") can grant a freezing injunction...

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Carey Olsen

Guide To Litigation Funding In The Cayman Islands 2025

This country-specific guide to litigation funding in the Cayman Islands focuses on the legal and regulatory framework, adverse costs and insurance, lawyer ethics, and taxes.

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Appleby

Cayman Islands Litigation Guide 2025 (Chambers)

The new guides provide the latest legal information on litigation funding, initiating a lawsuit, pre-trial proceedings, discovery, injunctive relief, trials and hearings...

Cayman Islands Finance

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Carey Olsen

Grand Court Clarifies Requirements For Leave To Proceed With A Counterclaim Against A Company In Official Liquidation

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Hostile Parties, Prospective Costs Orders And Confidentiality: The Cayman Islands Courts' Approach To Trust Proceedings

Cayman Islands Litigation

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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

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

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

Honouring Excellence: Sir Anthony Smellie Joins The Privy Council

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Harneys

New Rules For Privy Council Appeals

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Walkers

Cayman Court Rules On Its Discretion To Grant Declaratory Relief In Default Judgment Applications

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Harneys

Appeal Allowed In Cayman Tax Judicial Review

Cayman Islands Litigation

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McGrath Tonner

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

GPS Behaving Badly: Disputes Involving Cayman Exempted Limited Partnerships

Worldwide Commercial

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Appleby

Cayman Court Rules On Its Discretion To Grant Declaratory Relief In Default Judgment Applications

In the case of Canterbury Securities Ltd (In Official Liquidation) v Wincura, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands addressed the issue of granting...

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Harneys

Appeal Allowed In Cayman Tax Judicial Review

The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal relating to a judicial review of the 6% turnover tax imposed on ICT providers by the Cayman Islands Utility Regulation and Competition Office...

Cayman Islands Litigation

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McGrath Tonner

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

GPS Behaving Badly: Disputes Involving Cayman Exempted Limited Partnerships

Private equity managers domicile their closed-ended funds in the Cayman Islands using the exempted limited partnership structure for two main reasons:

Worldwide Commercial

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Appleby

Cayman Islands Litigation: Reflecting On The Year 2024

Cayman Islands Insolvency

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Conyers

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Cayman Islands, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Cayman Islands Litigation

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McGrath Tonner

Court Of Appeal Clarifies The Merits Threshold For The Grant Of Freezing Injunctions

There has been much debate in the English courts in recent years about the meaning of one of the tests that have to be satisfied for obtaining a freezing injunction, namely a "good arguable case",

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Appleby

The Decision In The Application By The Joint Official Liquidators (JOLs) Of Abraaj Investment Management Limited (AIML) For Inspection Of The Jafar Proceedings Court File, Unreported, 12 September 2024

Whilst the recent decision of Segal J in the Grand Court in relation to access to the Court file is welcome confirmation of the Cayman Court's commitment to the general principles of open justice...

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Appleby

Not A "Banana Republic" – Cayman Court Delivers Conclusive Judgment On Matters Of Forum Conveniens And Abuse Of Process

The substantive dispute arose from allegations by a Cayman incorporated company (the Plaintiff) against one of its former directors and founders, Mr Oussama Ammar, a French citizen.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Leave To Appeal Out Of Time Granted Following Discovery Of "Fresh Evidence"

Cayman Islands Litigation

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McGrath Tonner

In The Recent Decision Of Beck v MV Cayman Ltd, Justice Ramsay-Hale Clarifies The Relevant Principles On Which The Court May Grant A Stay Of Execution Pending Appeal

Cayman Islands Litigation

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McGrath Tonner

Spotlight On Domestic Abuse

Cayman Islands Criminal

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McGrath Tonner

Less Appeals? Cayman Islands Court Of Appeal Clarifies The Test For Leave To Appeal To The Privy Council

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Walkers

Trends And Developments

Cayman Islands Finance

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Collas Crill

Cayman Court Approves Winding-Up Order For "Insolvency Proof" Sigma Finance Corporation After Complex 16-Year Administrative Receivership In The UK

Worldwide Insolvency

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Appleby

Cayman Islands Court Of Appeal Confirms Court's Jurisdiction To Order Joinder Of Limited Partners

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Campbells

Disgruntled Shareholders' Appeal Dismissed – "Strong Reasons" Given By The Cayman Islands Court Of Appeal Affirming Permanent Anti-Suit Relief

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Guide To Freezing Orders In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Appleby

Cayman Islands Litigation: Duty Of Full And Frank Disclosure

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Stuarts Law

KES Power Limited – The Grand Court Dismisses Rival Shareholders' Strike-Out Application

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Dillon Eustace

Chabra-Cadabra: The Magic Of Freezing Injunctions Against Third Parties

Cayman Islands Insolvency

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Collas Crill

The Cayman Islands Court Of Appeal Will Consider Whether A Company's Shareholders Can Bring Claims For Misrepresentation Against The Company In Its Liquidation

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Walkers

No Place For Public Policy - Cayman Islands Reviews Forum Formula (Podcast)

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Harneys

Not The Time Or Place: Important Considerations For Proof Of Debt Appeals

Cayman Islands Insolvency

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Harneys

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