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Jasmine Amaria

Cayman Islands investment funds - Updated 3.13.25

Over the past 25 years, the Cayman Islands has become a pre-eminent jurisdiction for the formation of alternative investment funds, with nearly 13,000 regulated open-ended funds and over 17,000 regulated closed-ended funds. The…more

Alternative Investment Funds, Cayman Islands, Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry, Investment Funds

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Charissa Ball

A guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2025: Bermuda (GLI chapter)

Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and regulators worldwide has never been more pronounced. In the United States, 2024 was a pivotal…more

Anti-Money Laundering, Bermuda, Blockchain, Compliance, Cryptocurrency

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Steven Balmer

The interplay between insolvency and arbitration proceedings: an insight into developments across jurisdictions

Arbitration clauses are commonly found in commercial contracts. However, tricky issues arise when a company subsequently seeks an order for winding up, particularly in circumstances where the facts relied on in support of the…more

Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Bankruptcy Court, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands

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Andrew Boyce

Funds in the British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) is a long-standing jurisdiction of choice for the incorporation of investment funds. This is due to the familiarity and stability of the BVI’s English common law based legal system, tax neutral…more

British Virgin Islands, Business Entities, Compliance, Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry

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Holly Brown

Fund Finance Laws and Regulations 2025: Assessing Lender Risk in Fund Finance Markets (GLI chapter)

Carey Olsen have contributed to the Global Legal Insights – Fund Finance guide by authoring a chapter on assessing lender risk in fund finance markets. As the fund finance market continues to evolve, lenders will need to remain…more

Corporate Governance, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Environmental Social & Governance (ESG), Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry

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Richard Brown

Freezing injunctions in the BVI: a recent development from England

The recent English Court of Appeal decision in Dos Santos v Unitel SA [2024] EWCA Civ 1109 provides welcome clarification as to the test for obtaining a freezing injunction. The English Court of Appeal found that an applicant…more

Appellate Courts, Foreign Arbitration Clauses, Freezing Order, Injunctions, Interlocutory Orders

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Nick Bullmore

Cayman Islands corporate and finance update Q2 2024

Our corporate team outline the latest developments within the corporate and finance market in Cayman including the amendments to the Beneficial Ownership Regime, winding up Cayman segregated portfolio companies, proposed…more

Aircraft, Anti-Money Laundering, Beneficial Owner, Cayman Islands, CIMA

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Bernadette Carey

Buying property in the Cayman Islands

Buying property in the Cayman Islands has many benefits. With limited restrictions on foreign ownership of property, no local income, capital gains, or annual property taxes, year-round sunshine and beautiful crystal-clear…more

Financing, Foreign Investment, Foreign Nationals, Immigration Procedures, Investment

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Yan Chng

The interplay between insolvency and arbitration proceedings: an insight into developments across jurisdictions

Arbitration clauses are commonly found in commercial contracts. However, tricky issues arise when a company subsequently seeks an order for winding up, particularly in circumstances where the facts relied on in support of the…more

Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Bankruptcy Court, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands

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Alexander Collis

Bermuda Insurance Litigation Guide 2024 (Chambers)

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory. The modern legal system of Bermuda is established by the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968, an Order in Council of the United Kingdom that established the Supreme Court as the primary court…more

Arbitration, Bad Faith, Bermuda, Data Protection, Enforcement

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Thomas Connor

Insurance M&A: Bermuda’s change of control requirements

This article, the first in a multi-part series on M&A in insurance, considers the change of control regime under the Bermuda Insurance Act 1978 (the “Insurance Act”) as it applies to shareholder controllers of Bermuda insurers…more

Acquisitions, Bermuda, Board of Directors, Dissolution, Foreign Exchanges

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Emily Cornhill

Cayman Islands investment funds - Updated 3.13.25

Over the past 25 years, the Cayman Islands has become a pre-eminent jurisdiction for the formation of alternative investment funds, with nearly 13,000 regulated open-ended funds and over 17,000 regulated closed-ended funds. The…more

Alternative Investment Funds, Cayman Islands, Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry, Investment Funds

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Steven Rees Davies

A guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2025: Bermuda (GLI chapter)

Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and regulators worldwide has never been more pronounced. In the United States, 2024 was a pivotal…more

Anti-Money Laundering, Bermuda, Blockchain, Compliance, Cryptocurrency

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Chris Duncan

GLI British Virgin Islands blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2025, seventh edition

Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and regulators worldwide has never been more pronounced. In the United States, 2024 was a pivotal…more

AML/CFT, Anti-Money Laundering, Bitcoin Mining, Blockchain, British Virgin Islands

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Michelle Falcucci

Bermuda Insurance Litigation Guide 2024 (Chambers)

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory. The modern legal system of Bermuda is established by the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968, an Order in Council of the United Kingdom that established the Supreme Court as the primary court…more

Arbitration, Bad Faith, Bermuda, Data Protection, Enforcement

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Jarrod Farley

Cayman Islands investment funds - Updated 3.13.25

Over the past 25 years, the Cayman Islands has become a pre-eminent jurisdiction for the formation of alternative investment funds, with nearly 13,000 regulated open-ended funds and over 17,000 regulated closed-ended funds. The…more

Alternative Investment Funds, Cayman Islands, Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry, Investment Funds

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Alexandra Fox

A guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2025: Bermuda (GLI chapter)

Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and regulators worldwide has never been more pronounced. In the United States, 2024 was a pivotal…more

Anti-Money Laundering, Bermuda, Blockchain, Compliance, Cryptocurrency

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Michael Frith

Bermuda Insurance Litigation Guide 2024 (Chambers)

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory. The modern legal system of Bermuda is established by the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968, an Order in Council of the United Kingdom that established the Supreme Court as the primary court…more

Arbitration, Bad Faith, Bermuda, Data Protection, Enforcement

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Nick Ghazi

Fund Finance Laws and Regulations 2025: Assessing Lender Risk in Fund Finance Markets (GLI chapter)

Carey Olsen have contributed to the Global Legal Insights – Fund Finance guide by authoring a chapter on assessing lender risk in fund finance markets. As the fund finance market continues to evolve, lenders will need to remain…more

Corporate Governance, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Environmental Social & Governance (ESG), Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry

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Matthew Grigg

Bermuda corporate and finance update Q2 2024

Our corporate team outline the latest developments within the corporate and finance market in Bermuda including Bermuda’s Corporate Income Tax Act 2023, Cyber risk management and The Bermuda Monetary Authority's enhancements to…more

Annual Regulatory Fees, Bermuda, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Corporate Governance, Corporate Taxes

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Vaishali Gupta

Fund Finance Laws and Regulations 2025: Assessing Lender Risk in Fund Finance Markets (GLI chapter)

Carey Olsen have contributed to the Global Legal Insights – Fund Finance guide by authoring a chapter on assessing lender risk in fund finance markets. As the fund finance market continues to evolve, lenders will need to remain…more

Corporate Governance, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Environmental Social & Governance (ESG), Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry

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Sarah-Jane Hall

Buying property in the Cayman Islands

Buying property in the Cayman Islands has many benefits. With limited restrictions on foreign ownership of property, no local income, capital gains, or annual property taxes, year-round sunshine and beautiful crystal-clear…more

Financing, Foreign Investment, Foreign Nationals, Immigration Procedures, Investment

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Simon Hall

Freezing injunctions in the BVI: a recent development from England

The recent English Court of Appeal decision in Dos Santos v Unitel SA [2024] EWCA Civ 1109 provides welcome clarification as to the test for obtaining a freezing injunction. The English Court of Appeal found that an applicant…more

Appellate Courts, Foreign Arbitration Clauses, Freezing Order, Injunctions, Interlocutory Orders

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Michael Hanson JP

PIPA access requests in Bermuda – what you need to know

With the Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (PIPA) now in full effect (from 1 January 2025), individuals have new rights, including the right to access personal information held by organisations about them. Requests can be…more

Bermuda, Compliance, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Data Security

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Tyler Hawley

The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide Blockchain: Cayman

Carey Olsen has contributed to The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide 2024 for Blockchain. The aim of this guide is to provide its readers with a pragmatic overview of the law and practice of blockchain law across a variety of…more

Anti-Money Laundering, Blockchain, Cayman Islands, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs), CIMA

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Tim Haynes

Specific performance in arbitration in the BVI: is there a binding award?

In Global Mining and Gerald Metals ("Claimants") v China National Gold Group ("Respondents") BVIHCM 2023/0070, the Respondents were unsuccessful in their applications to set aside the BVI Court's order for registration and…more

Arbitration, Arbitration Awards, Binding Arbitration, Breach of Contract, Contract Disputes

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Clinton Hempel

Funds in the British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) is a long-standing jurisdiction of choice for the incorporation of investment funds. This is due to the familiarity and stability of the BVI’s English common law based legal system, tax neutral…more

British Virgin Islands, Business Entities, Compliance, Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry

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Bradley Houlston

PIPA access requests in Bermuda – what you need to know

With the Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (PIPA) now in full effect (from 1 January 2025), individuals have new rights, including the right to access personal information held by organisations about them. Requests can be…more

Bermuda, Compliance, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Data Security

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David Jones

The interplay between insolvency and arbitration proceedings: an insight into developments across jurisdictions

Arbitration clauses are commonly found in commercial contracts. However, tricky issues arise when a company subsequently seeks an order for winding up, particularly in circumstances where the facts relied on in support of the…more

Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Bankruptcy Court, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands

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Elizabeth Killeen

Amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act

On 2 January 2025, the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 and the BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnership (Beneficial Ownership) Regulations, 2024 (the “Amendments”) came into effect. The Amendments impact all…more

Anti-Money Laundering, Beneficial Owner, British Virgin Islands, Business Companies Act, Business Entities

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Mike Kushner

The interplay between insolvency and arbitration proceedings: an insight into developments across jurisdictions

Arbitration clauses are commonly found in commercial contracts. However, tricky issues arise when a company subsequently seeks an order for winding up, particularly in circumstances where the facts relied on in support of the…more

Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Bankruptcy Court, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands

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Nicholas Lee

Specific performance in arbitration in the BVI: is there a binding award?

In Global Mining and Gerald Metals ("Claimants") v China National Gold Group ("Respondents") BVIHCM 2023/0070, the Respondents were unsuccessful in their applications to set aside the BVI Court's order for registration and…more

Arbitration, Arbitration Awards, Binding Arbitration, Breach of Contract, Contract Disputes

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Jeremy Lightfoot

Specific performance in arbitration in the BVI: is there a binding award?

In Global Mining and Gerald Metals ("Claimants") v China National Gold Group ("Respondents") BVIHCM 2023/0070, the Respondents were unsuccessful in their applications to set aside the BVI Court's order for registration and…more

Arbitration, Arbitration Awards, Binding Arbitration, Breach of Contract, Contract Disputes

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Katrina Lindsay

GLI British Virgin Islands blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2025, seventh edition

Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and regulators worldwide has never been more pronounced. In the United States, 2024 was a pivotal…more

AML/CFT, Anti-Money Laundering, Bitcoin Mining, Blockchain, British Virgin Islands

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Oliver MacKay

Bermuda Insurance Litigation Guide 2024 (Chambers)

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory. The modern legal system of Bermuda is established by the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968, an Order in Council of the United Kingdom that established the Supreme Court as the primary court…more

Arbitration, Bad Faith, Bermuda, Data Protection, Enforcement

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Kyle Masters

Bermuda Insurance Litigation Guide 2024 (Chambers)

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory. The modern legal system of Bermuda is established by the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968, an Order in Council of the United Kingdom that established the Supreme Court as the primary court…more

Arbitration, Bad Faith, Bermuda, Data Protection, Enforcement

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Trevor McCabe

Cayman Islands corporate and finance update Q2 2024

Our corporate team outline the latest developments within the corporate and finance market in Cayman including the amendments to the Beneficial Ownership Regime, winding up Cayman segregated portfolio companies, proposed…more

Aircraft, Anti-Money Laundering, Beneficial Owner, Cayman Islands, CIMA

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Anthony McKenzie

Cayman Islands investment funds - Updated 3.13.25

Over the past 25 years, the Cayman Islands has become a pre-eminent jurisdiction for the formation of alternative investment funds, with nearly 13,000 regulated open-ended funds and over 17,000 regulated closed-ended funds. The…more

Alternative Investment Funds, Cayman Islands, Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry, Investment Funds

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Harriet Mills

Buying property in the Cayman Islands

Buying property in the Cayman Islands has many benefits. With limited restrictions on foreign ownership of property, no local income, capital gains, or annual property taxes, year-round sunshine and beautiful crystal-clear…more

Financing, Foreign Investment, Foreign Nationals, Immigration Procedures, Investment

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Richard Munden

The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide Blockchain: Cayman

Carey Olsen has contributed to The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide 2024 for Blockchain. The aim of this guide is to provide its readers with a pragmatic overview of the law and practice of blockchain law across a variety of…more

Anti-Money Laundering, Blockchain, Cayman Islands, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs), CIMA

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James Noble

The interplay between insolvency and arbitration proceedings: an insight into developments across jurisdictions

Arbitration clauses are commonly found in commercial contracts. However, tricky issues arise when a company subsequently seeks an order for winding up, particularly in circumstances where the facts relied on in support of the…more

Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Bankruptcy Court, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands

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Erinn O'Brien

Insurance M&A: Bermuda’s change of control requirements

This article, the first in a multi-part series on M&A in insurance, considers the change of control regime under the Bermuda Insurance Act 1978 (the “Insurance Act”) as it applies to shareholder controllers of Bermuda insurers…more

Acquisitions, Bermuda, Board of Directors, Dissolution, Foreign Exchanges

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Michael Padarin

Cayman Islands investment funds - Updated 3.13.25

Over the past 25 years, the Cayman Islands has become a pre-eminent jurisdiction for the formation of alternative investment funds, with nearly 13,000 regulated open-ended funds and over 17,000 regulated closed-ended funds. The…more

Alternative Investment Funds, Cayman Islands, Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry, Investment Funds

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Marcus Pallot

The interplay between insolvency and arbitration proceedings: an insight into developments across jurisdictions

Arbitration clauses are commonly found in commercial contracts. However, tricky issues arise when a company subsequently seeks an order for winding up, particularly in circumstances where the facts relied on in support of the…more

Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Bankruptcy Court, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands

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Keith Robinson

Shareholder and director remedies under Bermuda law

There are approximately 16,000 companies registered in Bermuda, of which approximately 14,000 are international companies. As a result, Bermuda is a jurisdiction which deals with a large number of corporate governance disputes…more

Breach of Duty, Business Disputes, Companies Act, Corporate Governance, Remedies

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Yan-Xia Rogers

The rise and growth of decentralised digital governance structures – ushering in a new era of finance

The world of finance has been turned on its head. Digital Assets and distributed ledger technology, once the realm of tech enthusiasts, are now capturing the attention of institutional investors. We are witnessing a profound…more

Bermuda, CFTC, Compliance, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Digital Assets

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Alistair Russell

Fund Finance Laws and Regulations 2025: Assessing Lender Risk in Fund Finance Markets (GLI chapter)

Carey Olsen have contributed to the Global Legal Insights – Fund Finance guide by authoring a chapter on assessing lender risk in fund finance markets. As the fund finance market continues to evolve, lenders will need to remain…more

Corporate Governance, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Environmental Social & Governance (ESG), Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry

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Robin Smith

Fund Finance Laws and Regulations 2025: Assessing Lender Risk in Fund Finance Markets (GLI chapter)

Carey Olsen have contributed to the Global Legal Insights – Fund Finance guide by authoring a chapter on assessing lender risk in fund finance markets. As the fund finance market continues to evolve, lenders will need to remain…more

Corporate Governance, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Environmental Social & Governance (ESG), Financial Institutions, Financial Services Industry

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Sam Stevens

Bermuda Insurance Litigation Guide 2024 (Chambers)

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory. The modern legal system of Bermuda is established by the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968, an Order in Council of the United Kingdom that established the Supreme Court as the primary court…more

Arbitration, Bad Faith, Bermuda, Data Protection, Enforcement

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Graham Stoute

Wills and estates in the Cayman Islands

Without advance planning the task of determining an individual’s final wishes and administering a deceased’s estate can be time-consuming and expensive. Set out below is a summary of the various ways in which an individual…more

Advance Directives, Asset Management, Cayman Islands, Estate Planning, Probate

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Tom Stuart

The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide Blockchain: Cayman

Carey Olsen has contributed to The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide 2024 for Blockchain. The aim of this guide is to provide its readers with a pragmatic overview of the law and practice of blockchain law across a variety of…more

Anti-Money Laundering, Blockchain, Cayman Islands, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs), CIMA

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Matthew Summers

Shareholder and director remedies under Bermuda law

There are approximately 16,000 companies registered in Bermuda, of which approximately 14,000 are international companies. As a result, Bermuda is a jurisdiction which deals with a large number of corporate governance disputes…more

Breach of Duty, Business Disputes, Companies Act, Corporate Governance, Remedies

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Richard Sykes

Buying property in the Cayman Islands

Buying property in the Cayman Islands has many benefits. With limited restrictions on foreign ownership of property, no local income, capital gains, or annual property taxes, year-round sunshine and beautiful crystal-clear…more

Financing, Foreign Investment, Foreign Nationals, Immigration Procedures, Investment

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Amelia Tan

The interplay between insolvency and arbitration proceedings: an insight into developments across jurisdictions

Arbitration clauses are commonly found in commercial contracts. However, tricky issues arise when a company subsequently seeks an order for winding up, particularly in circumstances where the facts relied on in support of the…more

Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Bankruptcy Court, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands

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Alex Hall Taylor KC

Freezing injunctions in the BVI: a recent development from England

The recent English Court of Appeal decision in Dos Santos v Unitel SA [2024] EWCA Civ 1109 provides welcome clarification as to the test for obtaining a freezing injunction. The English Court of Appeal found that an applicant…more

Appellate Courts, Foreign Arbitration Clauses, Freezing Order, Injunctions, Interlocutory Orders

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Katie Turney

Building bridges, not barriers: setting up Cayman trusts to minimise conflicts

Despite best intentions, it is impossible to entirely negate the risk of conflict arising from a family trust. By their nature, trusts tend to span several decades and "futureproofing" them against societal changes, unforeseen…more

Asset Management, Beneficiaries, Cayman Islands, Creditors, Family Trusts

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Helen Wang

Specific performance in arbitration in the BVI: is there a binding award?

In Global Mining and Gerald Metals ("Claimants") v China National Gold Group ("Respondents") BVIHCM 2023/0070, the Respondents were unsuccessful in their applications to set aside the BVI Court's order for registration and…more

Arbitration, Arbitration Awards, Binding Arbitration, Breach of Contract, Contract Disputes

See all updates »

Matthew Watson

The interplay between insolvency and arbitration proceedings: an insight into developments across jurisdictions

Arbitration clauses are commonly found in commercial contracts. However, tricky issues arise when a company subsequently seeks an order for winding up, particularly in circumstances where the facts relied on in support of the…more

Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Bankruptcy Court, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands

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Jay Webster

PIPA access requests in Bermuda – what you need to know

With the Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (PIPA) now in full effect (from 1 January 2025), individuals have new rights, including the right to access personal information held by organisations about them. Requests can be…more

Bermuda, Compliance, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Data Security

See all updates »

Dylan Wiltermuth

Cayman Islands corporate and finance update Q2 2024

Our corporate team outline the latest developments within the corporate and finance market in Cayman including the amendments to the Beneficial Ownership Regime, winding up Cayman segregated portfolio companies, proposed…more

Aircraft, Anti-Money Laundering, Beneficial Owner, Cayman Islands, CIMA

See all updates »

Gavin Woods

Bermuda Insurance Litigation Guide 2024 (Chambers)

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory. The modern legal system of Bermuda is established by the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968, an Order in Council of the United Kingdom that established the Supreme Court as the primary court…more

Arbitration, Bad Faith, Bermuda, Data Protection, Enforcement

See all updates »

Tim Wright

Freezing injunctions in the BVI: a recent development from England

The recent English Court of Appeal decision in Dos Santos v Unitel SA [2024] EWCA Civ 1109 provides welcome clarification as to the test for obtaining a freezing injunction. The English Court of Appeal found that an applicant…more

Appellate Courts, Foreign Arbitration Clauses, Freezing Order, Injunctions, Interlocutory Orders

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Carey Olsen

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