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In the matter of the Poulton Family Trust: Mental incapacity and undue influence

On 18 February 2022, Justice Ian Kawaley of the Cayman Islands Grand Court delivered an extensive 250-page judgment in a...

Insight 04/04/2022
  • Cayman
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In the matter of the Poulton Family Trust: Mental incapacity and undue influence

Freezing crypto-assets in the Cayman Islands: Practical considerations

In Philip Smith v Torque Group Holdings, the courts of the British Virgin Islands adopted the position of the English Co...

Insight 31/03/2022
  • Cayman
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Freezing crypto-assets in the Cayman Islands: Practical considerations

A scheme for one, a scheme for ALL? English High Court develops thinking on alternative scheme of arrangement options

In a recent judgment of the English High Court in Re ALL Scheme Limited [2022] EWHC 549 (Ch), Lord Justice Snowden appro...

Insight 22/03/2022
  • Cayman
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A scheme for one, a scheme for ALL? English High Court develops thinking on alternative scheme of arrangement options

Insolvency year in review: 2021

Welcome to Collas Crill's insolvency year in review of 2021, where we reflect on insolvency developments from last year,...

Insight 22/02/2022
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Cayman
  • BVI
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Insolvency year in review: 2021

Pitfalls of the homemade will from a Cayman perspective

This article was first published by STEP Cayman on 15 February 2021 As a longstanding wills and estate practitioner I ha...

Insight 09/11/2021
  • Cayman
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Pitfalls of the homemade will from a Cayman perspective

Cryptocurrencies in liquidation: Perspectives from Cayman and the BVI

This article was originally published in Global Restructuring Review in September 2021. In this article, we consider how...

Insight 20/09/2021
  • Cayman
  • BVI
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Cryptocurrencies in liquidation: Perspectives from Cayman and the BVI

Collas Crill explains... Dissolving a solvent company in Cayman

This is part of a series of guides in which we examine areas of law that frequently arise in practice. Further guides wi...

Guides 15/07/2021
  • Cayman
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Collas Crill explains... Dissolving a solvent company in Cayman

Anti-money laundering (AML) / counter-terrorism financing (CTF) training

Collas Crill Corporate Services Limited (CCCS) provides 'in person' bespoke Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism ...

Insight 06/07/2021
  • Cayman
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Anti-money laundering (AML) / counter-terrorism financing (CTF) training

Cayman economic substance update: Scope extended to include partnerships from 30 June 2021

We previously published an article in March 2019 on the introduction of the International Tax Co-operation (Economic Sub...

Insight 02/07/2021
  • Cayman
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Cayman economic substance update: Scope extended to include partnerships from 30 June 2021

Virtual Assets Service Providers (VASP) regime commencement

The Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act, 2020 (VASP Act) was enacted on 31 October, following consultation with the Fi...

Insight 01/06/2021
  • Cayman
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Virtual Assets Service Providers (VASP) regime commencement

AML/CFT independent audits for entities regulated in the Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has recently imposed administrative fines amounting to millions of Cayman d...

Insight 18/05/2021
  • Cayman
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AML/CFT independent audits for entities regulated in the Cayman Islands

Collas Crill shares expertise on fintech in the Financial Technology Law Review

Collas Crill's team of fintech specialists have once again collaborated with several major international law firms to pr...

Insight 11/05/2021
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Cayman
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Collas Crill shares expertise on fintech in the Financial Technology Law Review