Category Archives: Client Advisories

Recusal in the Cayman Islands: the Fair-Minded Observer Test applied

11 Mar 2026

Jane Hale and Katie Logan discuss the recent decision, handed down by His Lordship Justice Doyle on New Frontier Health Corporation, which serves as a valuable restatement of the law on apparent bias and the circumstances in which a judge is duty-bound to recuse himself from proceedings.

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BVI Professional Fund – The most popular BVI investment funds product

03 Feb 2026

The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) is one of the leading offshore investment funds jurisdictions, attracting investment managers and investors worldwide. BVI investment fund structures are well known in the industry and very flexible allowing investment managers to tailor their offering to the needs of investors.

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Update – CIMA Prudential Information Survey

26 Jan 2026

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has launched the new Prudential Information Survey, which must be completed and submitted by all entities registered with CIMA as Registered Persons under the Securities Investment Business Act (Revised) (SIBA).

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Aquapoint: Just and Equitable Petitions

27 Nov 2025

Hamid Khanbhai discusses the Court’s approach to just and equitable petitions, in light of the Privy Council decision in Aquapoint [2025] UKPC 56, which concerned the winding up of a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership.

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