03/05/2017
Mossack Fonseca founders still under arrest as Panama Papers firm quits New Zealand
Company had, through Nexia BT, set up NZ trusts for Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri
Legal
03/03/2017
An IP Revolution is coming to the Cayman Islands
The New Patents Law includes a provision which will prevent the assertion of patent infringement in bad faith.
03/03/2017
Premier promotes Cayman in London
The trip will also give us another opportunity to reaffirm our stable, diversified and growing economy and the great opportunities that exist to invest and live in the Cayman Islands.
03/02/2017
Law Society slams ‘damaging speculation’
Legislators claim private investigators hired to follow them
03/02/2017
Cayman and BVI poised to benefit from forecast Islamic finance growth
The industry is developing new products we are seeing more Shariah compliant retail and corporate banking and trade finance products coming online.
03/02/2017
Ogier advise on deal to buy iconic Cheesegrater building in second-biggest London property transaction on record
The building is fully let and is said to charge the highest rents in the City.
03/01/2017
Cayman lawsuits challenge valuations of delisted Chinese companies
Hedge funds claim that Bona Film and other groups were worth more when taken private
03/01/2017
Offshore finance – a view from Jersey
Financial activity from Jersey supports directly and indirectly an estimated 250,000 jobs in the UK.
03/01/2017
Motion not harming offshore, MLAs insist
The independent members, however, claim the current law already prohibits the practice.
03/01/2017
Law firms accused of owing Cayman Islands millions in fees
International law firms practicing Cayman law without a licence are under fire from opposition members of the Legislative Assembly on the offshore center who say they owe the nation $50 million in fees over the past decade.
03/01/2017
Open And Shut Cases: Balancing Open Justice And Confidentiality
The Court also had to decide whether to grant a sealing order in respect of the summons including its evidence.
03/01/2017
SC Courtenay Seeks Court Action to Move Forward on Arbitration Against Belize
The injunction halted the enforcement of the arbitration award by Belize Bank Limited and BCB Holdings.
02/28/2017
Has the art market become an unwitting partner in crime?
Secrecy has long been central to the art world.
02/28/2017
Court decision sees Harlequin edge closer to liquidation
A Harlequin spokesperson said the company will be appealing the decision, and claimed it has been “advised by Counsel in the Caribbean that it has a strong prospect of success
02/28/2017
Conyers Recognised as Best Overall Offshore Firm for China Work
The firm continues to lead the way in Asia providing offshore legal advice to many of the region’s largest corporates and financial institutions.
02/28/2017
Conyers Awarded Best Offshore Law Firm – Client Services
Winners of the awards are selected by a panel of judges from the MENA fund management industry.
02/28/2017
Guide to STAR Trusts in the Cayman Islands
The Law was enacted, it was not possible to create trusts for a purpose other than a charitable purpose.
02/28/2017
Mourant Ozannes successfully opposes unprecedented scheme of arrangement
Minority shareholders would have received a 43.6% discount to the net asset value of Puma.
02/27/2017
Platinum Partners Saga Reignites Concerns About Cayman 'Beach Boards'
They are among the most prominent practitioners of what critics call the “jumbo” model – where professional directors sometimes sit on hundreds of boards at once.
02/27/2017
Weavering And The Preferred Custodian
The reality was that Weavering was making huge losses through options trading, masked by the swaps and spending significant sums on management and performance fees.