Judging the Judges in 2014
By Susan Beck, From The Litigation Daily What were the best and worst court decisions of the year in the world of business law? It depends who you ask, of course. To come up with my own far-from-exhaustive list, I…
US Treasury proscribes St Kitts-Nevis citizen for Iran sanctions evasion
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — The US Department of the Treasury on Tuesday designated a citizen of St Kitts and Nevis under Iran-related regulations for supporting Iranian government sanctions evasion efforts. The individual in question, Hossein Mansour Zeidi,…
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Lotteries and public policy in United States and Commonwealth Caribbean Law: scrutinizing the success of lotteries as a voluntary and ‘painless’ tax
By Stephen J. Leacock Barry University – Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, Vol. 45, No. 1, 2013 Abstract: This article explores the remarkable success of lotteries as a voluntary and “painless” tax in…
The Editor Speaks: “Driftwood”/Letter to Editor
The following are the lyrics of the song “Driftwood”. It was written by Justin Hayward and performed by the English rock band The Moody Blues whom Hayward was also a member in 1978. Driftwood Just like the driftwood of a…
New Years Honours for Cayman Islands Doctor
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has recognized Dr Virginia Hobday (Clough) in the 2015 New Year’s Honours List. Virginia Hobday, MB. BS, MRCGP, DFFP, M. Phil Dr Hobday is named a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British…
Split boards favoured as fund governance intensifies
The following article, featuring commentary from DMS Executive Director and Chief Compliance Officer Don W. Ebanks, appears in the 2014 Hedgeweek Cayman Islands Special Report. Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) – the Islands’ financial regulator – released its Statement of…
Revised FATCA Guidance Notes Issued
Article by Christopher Capewell, Jon Fowler, Tim Frawley, Martin Livingston, Alasdair Robertson and Richard Grasby Maples and Calder The Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority (“Cayman TIA”) issued the second official version of the Cayman Islands FATCA Guidance Notes (the “Guidance…
DMS Bank & Trust Client Update
Article by DMS Offshore Investment Services New Developments For 2015 We have had an exciting and fulfilling year in which we upgraded our client portal to better serve your needs, and implemented new operational systems in keeping with changing regulations…
New arrangements for online filing with CIMA from January 2015
Grand Cayman: Entities regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) will soon have access to a new online, automated method for submissions of mandatory financial returns, change requests and new licence applications. While this will be phased in slowly,…
Tethys Petroleum Limited: Kazakhstan – 2015 Gas sales contract signed
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS — (Marketwired) — 12/31/14 — Tethys Petroleum Limited (TSX: TPL) (LSE: TPL) (“Tethys” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that TethysAralGas LLP, its 100% owned Kazakhstan subsidiary, has signed a gas sales contract for 2015…
