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Cayman Finance welcomes draft economic substance bill
Cayman Finance has broadly welcomed the draft International Tax-Co-operation (Economic Substance) Bill, 2018, released by the Cayman Islands Government.
Senior attorneys called to the bar of the Cayman Islands
Conyers Dill & Pearman employees Alan Dickson and Cora Miller have been called to the bar of the Cayman Islands.
Carey Olsen contributes to first edition of Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation
A cross-jurisdictional team of lawyers from Carey Olsen have contributed to Global Legal Insight's first edition of Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation.
Cayman court redemption ruling puts documents before industry practice
The issue of how redemptions by a feeder fund from a master fund are treated in a liquidation scenario has prompted a great deal of discussion in the Cayman Islands, after a notable ruling from the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, the world's biggest offshore fund centre, write Ronan Guilfoyle and Casey McDonald from fund governance firm Calderwood.
Cayman law firm Solomon Harris to merge with Bedell Cristin
International law firm Bedell Cristin is to merge with Cayman-based law firm Solomon Harris in a move that anticipates future growth in the Cayman Islands.
Maples and Calder trainee admitted as an attorney-at-law
Maples and Calder has announced that Alicia Thompson has completed her articles of clerkship with the firm and was admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands by Hon. Justice Williams on 8 June 2018.
Cayman Finance responds to UK vote on its ownership regime
Cayman Finance has stressed that Cayman’s existing verified ownership regime remains superior to that of the UK in a response to a vote by the UK House of Commons to amend the proposed Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill to require public ownership registers in the Cayman Islands and other British Overseas Territories by December 2020.
Carey Olsen hires Maples consultant into dispute resolution and insolvency practice
Carey Olsen has appointed Matthew Crawford as a consultant in its Cayman Islands dispute resolution and insolvency practice.
Appleby hires Norton Rose Fulbright partner
Appleby has hired a former partner from Norton Rose Fulbright into its Dispute Resolution practice as a partner.
Staying relevant in an era of consolidation
Thirteen years on from its inception, the GAIM Ops Cayman conference has flourished, despite the financial crisis and years of meagre returns which had left the hedge fund industry questioning its very role in financial markets.