A quick guide to the Cayman Islands’ Confidential Relationships (Preservation) Law (2009 Revision)
From Mourant Ozannes The Confidential Relationships (Preservation) Law (2009 Revision) (CRPL) seeks to maintain the confidentiality of commercial activities that take place in or in connection with the Cayman Islands, while also providing for the disclosure of confidential information through…
The Editor Speaks: How much longer can we support Cuban migrants?
It has been extremely alarming at the large number of Cuban migrants that have been in our waters over the past month. It is an unprecedented number and our Fairbanks Detention centre is almost half full of the migrants that…
1MDB funds back home
By Zuraimi Abdullah From Business Times FULL CONTROL: Investments to be made in appropriate energy projects and real estate 1MALAYSIA Development Bhd (1MDB) says substantial portions of its overseas funds have gradually made their way back to Malaysia to be…
Walkers expands London based restructuring practice
Leading international law firm Walkers is pleased to announce Senior Counsel, John O’Driscoll, has moved to the Firm’s London office to drive the ongoing expansion of Walkers’ Global Insolvency and Corporate Recovery practice. In his new role John will use…
Lending & Secured Finance Guide 2014: Cayman Islands
Article by Alasdair Robertson and Tina Meigh, Maples and Calder 1 Overview 1.1 What are the main trends/significant developments in the lending markets in the Cayman Islands? There have been no changes to the Companies Law (2013 Revision) of the…
BF&M records $25.2m profit for 2013
By Don Burgess, Deputy Editor BDA Sun BF&M has reported a profit for 13 straight years after recording net income of $25.2m for 2013. Shareholders’ net income for the comparative period of 2012 was $21.9 million. President and CEO, John…
Taiwan Stock Exchange investigating Asia Plastic Recycling [reg in Cayman]
From The China Post TAIPEI–The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE, 證交所) sent three people to China Tuesday to further investigate Asia Plastic Recycling Holding Ltd. (亞塑再生) after a recent research report accused the company of falsifying its financial records. Taiwan’s Financial…
A Caribbean obsession: The United States’ endless campaign to destabilize Cuba
By Harold Green From San Francisco Bay View The recent revelations about the USAID’s farfetched scheme to foster a popular anti-government protest movement by infiltrating Cuba’s mobile phone network perhaps bring full circle America’s 55-year campaign to destroy the Cuban…
Brotherhood chief, 682 others sentenced to death
By Sarah Benhaida, AFP From The China Post MINYA, Egypt — An Egyptian court sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 682 other alleged Islamists to death Monday, a lawyer and prosecutor said, after two brief sessions the defense partly…
Opinion: Caribbean integration in shackles
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday April 25, 2014 – The greatest critics of regional integration in the countries of the 15-members Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) are those who assert that their country can progress…
