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Important changes for Cayman Islands Securities Investment Business Law excluded persons

Entities which have been operating as "excluded persons" under the Securities Investment Business Law (SIBL) need to be ...

Insight 23/07/2019
  • Cayman
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Important changes for Cayman Islands Securities Investment Business Law excluded persons

A summary of Cayman's Economic Substance Law

The Cayman Islands government has recently introduced legislation, the International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substanc...

Insight 19/03/2019
  • Cayman
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A summary of Cayman's Economic Substance Law

Cayman's Economic Substance Law

The Cayman Islands government has recently introduced legislation, the International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substanc...

Guides 15/03/2019
  • Cayman
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Cayman's Economic Substance Law

Valuation methods in Cayman Section 238 fair value proceedings

Perhaps the most important decision for a Court when determining the fair value of a company's shares, pursuant to Secti...

Insight 14/03/2019
  • Cayman
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Valuation methods in Cayman Section 238 fair value proceedings

Segregated portfolio companies in the Cayman Islands

Part XIV of the Companies Law (2018 Revision) ("Law") provides for the registration upon incorporation, or subsequently,...

Guides 30/10/2018
  • Cayman
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Segregated portfolio companies in the Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands exempted company: Ongoing obligations

Exempted companies incorporated or registered under the Cayman Islands Companies Law (2016 Revision) (Companies Law), ar...

Guides 22/03/2018
  • Cayman
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Cayman Islands exempted company: Ongoing obligations

Amendments to Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime

In July 2017, the legislation implementing the Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime came into force. As a reminder...

Guides 19/01/2018
  • Cayman
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Amendments to Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime

Converting an existing Cayman Islands exempted company into a Cayman Islands LLC

Introduction This factsheet is intended to provide a summary of the benefits and process of converting an existing Cayma...

Guides 06/12/2016
  • Cayman
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Converting an existing Cayman Islands exempted company into a Cayman Islands LLC

Key features of Cayman LLCs

Primacy of freedom of contract Overall the drafting of the LLC Law adopts a similar approach as adopted with respect to ...

Guides 11/07/2016
  • Cayman
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Key features of Cayman LLCs

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”): SPAC to the future

Special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) or “cash shells” are back in fashion. We are seeing greater interest tha...

Guides 21/10/2015
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Cayman
  • BVI
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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”): SPAC to the future

Directors’ liability negligence and gross negligence

Weavering (2). At one point, in the not so distant past, it seemed impossible to have a conversation with anyone in the ...

Guides 29/05/2015
  • Cayman
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Directors’ liability negligence and gross negligence

Cayman Islands Court of Appeal untangles directors in the case of Weavering

On 12 February 2015 the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal (‘the Court of Appeal’) overturned the Grand Court’s decision tha...

Guides 13/02/2015
  • Cayman
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Cayman Islands Court of Appeal untangles directors in the case of Weavering