Category Archives: Articles

Richard Spencer discusses structuring considerations for crypto-focused funds and token issuance vehicles in the Cayman Islands

Mo Haque QC and Charlotte Walker are the authors of the British Virgin Islands chapter of the publication Global Legal Insights to: International Arbitration 2018

The chapter provides a useful overview of the international arbitration framework in the jurisdiction, including recent cases. Arbitration is increasingly prevalent in the Cayman Islands and Campbells has a number of attorneys with significant onshore and offshore arbitration experience who are well placed to assist clients in relation to all aspects of arbitration.

The Chambers Global Practice Guide is an internationally renowned, expert guide to the legal systems in the most significant jurisdictions around the world. We are delighted to present our chapter for 2018, which provides a definitive overview of insolvency law and practice in the Cayman Islands.

In the HedgeWeek Cayman Report 2018, Richard Spencer discusses crypto-focused investment funds and the development of blockchain technology in the Cayman Islands.

Guy Manning, Mark Goodman and Kirsten Houghton examine dispute resolution trends and strategies in the Cayman Islands for the GTDT Dispute Resolution report.

The International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Recovery & Insolvency 2017: article by Guy Manning, Partner, Head of Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring and Guy Cowan, Senior Associate discussing corporate recovery and insolvency in the Cayman Islands.

Partner, Simon Thomas, takes a look at why it has historically been the case that independent directors are far less common in the private equity (PE) industry and considers whether there is scope, in light of recent developments, for an increased role for the independent director in the PE context.

Richard Spencer, Partner, recently participated in the annual Cayman Funds magazine roundtable. The roundtable adopted the topic of renewed optimism for the Cayman Islands funds industry, with a number of investment funds specialists offering their perspectives on the challenges facing the industry and the increasing positivity re-entering the space.

Mark Goodman and Hamid Khanbhai consider recent developments in Cayman Islands restructuring, and provide an overview of the anticipated new legislation that may establish a stand-alone restructuring proceeding.