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The Cayman Islands has approved targeted amendments to the Mutual Funds Act, Private Funds Act and the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act to create a clear regulatory framework for investment funds that use blockchain-based tokenisation to represent investor interests.

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.

Paul Trewartha and Ruby Hui discuss the creation of share security over the shares of a BVI Company.

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.

This Grand Court decision underscores the need for caution in how parties frame and record their positions on privilege throughout the litigation process.

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).