Private Equity Multi-jurisdictional Guide: Introduction of the New ELP Law and the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Law 2014

By way of an update on our recent publication (which can be found here) that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had determined that the Cayman Islands has substantively fulfilled its action plan, and following completion of a recent on-site visit by the FATF, the Cayman Islands has...

The recent Privy Council ruling in Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd [2024] UKPC 36 has significant implications for Cayman Islands company law, insofar as the judgment clarifies critical principles governing derivative actions and the rights of shareholders (including minority shareholders) to bring...

The protection of intellectual property (IP) rights in the Cayman Islands and in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) depends on the type of IP right (e.g. trademarks, patents and designs). The Cayman Islands and the BVI are British Overseas Territories and so the nature of IP protection in...

The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) is a very user-friendly jurisdiction for enforcing foreign judgments and arbitral awards.