Grand Cayman, 20 November 2020: With lockdowns restarting around the world and entry to the Cayman Islands tightly controlled, many in our community continue to struggle with the economic impacts of the pandemic. In an effort to support ongoing relief and recovery efforts, the ‘Cayman Finance Cares’ programme, an initiative funded by Cayman Finance member …
Tax Justice Network’s distorted interpretations of the Cayman Islands’ statistics get more inaccurate, further from the facts and less believable as they continue to be undermined by the credible findings of recognised international bodies like the OECD and the EU. Just last month the EU completed an exhaustive, multi-year review of the Cayman Islands tax …
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Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, is proud to announce that it has once again achieved top-tier rankings in The Legal 500 Caribbean 2021 Guide, further demonstrating its leading position in the region. Across its British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands practices, the firm received a remarkable number of individual lawyer rankings with …
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Teams from across Mourant’s Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands (BVI) practices have been recognized in the 2021 edition of Legal 500 Caribbean, maintaining consistently high rankings achieved in recent years. In total, 22 of the firm’s lawyers have been recognised for their expertise in this year’s guide. Legal 500 is one of the world’s …
The Cayman Islands is a popular jurisdiction among Asian investors, especially Chinese companies, looking to structure their overseas businesses and cross-border transactions for tax efficiency. The regulatory regime there, and the presence of many of the world’s leading financial services, have established Cayman as a top jurisdiction for international investment funds. In recent years, the …
Mourant has been recognised as one of the world’s leading law firms, winning ‘Offshore Law Firm of the Year’ at the 2020 Lawyer Awards. The prestigious title was announced during a virtual ceremony billed as the ‘largest celebration of legal excellence in Europe’. The international firm was described as having “further consolidated its position as …
Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, is proud to announce that a fourth Caymanian has successfully completed her articles of clerkship with the firm this year. On 27 October 2020, The Honourable Justice Williams admitted Chantal Martin as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands and her admission was moved by James Eldridge, Dispute …
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Progress to ensure the Cayman Islands anti-money laundering (AML), countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) and proliferation financing (CPF) regimes are compliant with international standards reached a significant milestone on Friday, 23 October 2020, as the Observation Period by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) wrapped up. The Cayman Islands has been tasked with implementing …
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Walkers and Walkers Professional Services (WPS) are pleased to announce that Caymanian partner Dorothy Scott has been appointed to the role of Managing Director of Compliance & Regulatory Services at WPS. WPS is a leading provider of corporate, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and fiduciary services to corporate and institutional clients across global financial centres. The …
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The Maples Group recently made a donation of US$49,373 on behalf of its clients to the Cayman Islands Red Cross (“CIRC”), following a general appeal by the organisation for essential funding. In addition to a number of other charitable contributions, the CIRC donation is a continuation of the Group’s philanthropic efforts to support local organisations …
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