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

Trust instruments: Choose your jurisdiction wisely

This article was first published in STEP Journal (volume 29, issue 2, pp 31-33) The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (t...

Insight 06/05/2021
  • Cayman
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Trust instruments: Choose your jurisdiction wisely

FATCA / CRS reporting announcement

The Department for International Tax Cooperation (DITC) published an updates bulletin on 15 April 2021, which provided s...

Insight 19/04/2021
  • Cayman
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FATCA / CRS reporting announcement

Section 238: Emerging patterns in Cayman Islands merger appraisal litigation

This article, co-written by Collas Crill Partner Rocco Cecere and South Square Barrister Edoardo Lupi, was first publish...

Insight 08/04/2021
  • Cayman
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Section 238: Emerging patterns in Cayman Islands merger appraisal litigation

Running to stand still: The FATF's grey-listing of the Cayman Islands

This article was published in the latest Compliance Matters, a source of international news and analysis on the latest r...

Insight 25/03/2021
  • Cayman
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Running to stand still: The FATF's grey-listing of the Cayman Islands

Regulation and compliance issues faced by Cayman Island trustees

This article was produced by Andrew Peedom of Collas Crill and Michael Halsey of JTC for Trust Cayman 2021. To view thi...

Insight 02/03/2021
  • Cayman
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Regulation and compliance issues faced by Cayman Island trustees

Grand Court confirms that dissent rights are available to minority shareholders in short-form mergers

In a comprehensive ruling handed down today, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (Grand Court) confirmed that sharehol...

Insight 28/01/2021
  • Cayman
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Grand Court confirms that dissent rights are available to minority shareholders in short-form mergers

Insolvency year in review 2020

Welcome to Collas Crill's insolvency year in review of 2020: a short reflection on some of Collas Crill's insolvency mil...

Insight 20/01/2021
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Cayman
  • BVI
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Insolvency year in review 2020

Similar but not the same: Comparison of economic substance requirements in BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey

Economic substance legislation has been introduced in each of our offshore jurisdictions, requiring all businesses with ...

Insight 07/01/2021
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Cayman
  • BVI
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Similar but not the same: Comparison of economic substance requirements in BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey

Untangling the Webb: An offshore perspective on the Privy Council case of Webb v Webb

In a recent decision the Privy Council has had the opportunity to consider the circumstances under which a trust may be ...

Insight 04/12/2020
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Cayman
  • BVI
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Untangling the Webb: An offshore perspective on the Privy Council case of Webb v Webb