How much is Tempura Judicial Review going to cost whilst Governor tries to bar public?
The Cayman Islands Governor, Duncan Taylor, seems to be acting as a modern day Goliath, in his bid to bar the public from knowing any details of Operation Tempura. Through his lawyers, Taylor is now seeking to have the judicial…
Powers of Foreign Officeholders – Guidance from the Cayman Islands Grand Court
Introduction In the recent case of Irving H. Picard and Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (In Securities Investor Protection Act Liquidation) v Primeo Fund (in Official Liquidation)1 the Cayman Islands Grand Court has handed down a ruling giving detailed…
Fundraising dinner and auction for MOP
On Saturday 13th April, there will be the Third Fundraising Dinner and Auction for Missionaries of the Poor (MOP). The theme for the Dinner will be “Blue Caribbean Sea” and will include live entertainment. The Dinner and Live Auction will…
74 Months in prison for securities fraudster who targeted foreign investors
Bill Singer, Contributor Advisor Network According to federal prosecutors, starting around 2005, Cliffe R. Bodden, 49, Lake Mary, FL, and S. George Milter, 33, New York, NY, respectively held themselves out as the: (Bodden) Managing Director of Lempert Capital Management,…
Cayman lawyers move against foreign law firms
By James Barnes Global Legal Post Foreign lawyers who wish to practise Cayman Islands law must have substantive links to the jurisdiction to avoid any potential damage to the country’s reputation, a leading lawyer said yesterday. Local lawyer Theresa Pitcairn,…
Oscars 2013: Daniel Day-Lewis makes Hollywood history
Daniel Day-Lewis has made Oscars history by becoming the first man to win the best actor prize three times. The British-born star, who had been the runaway favourite, was rewarded for his role in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln. “I really don’t…
Tchaikovsky Begins
By Lawrence Schenbeck, PS Tracks Maybe he should have joined a Struggling Composers Support Group Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) had an awful time getting support from anyone who mattered to him in his early years as a composer. He almost…
Chile: Latin America’s answer to Silicon Valley?
by Dale Quinn The Financialist On November 20th local and foreign entrepreneurs converged in the Chilean capital of Santiago to pitch their start-up ideas to thousands of potential investors. The entrepreneurs had been accepted into an intensive six-month incubator program…
EU Bail-out focus turns to Cyprus
by Ashley Kindergan The Financialist The next few months will be critical for high-stakes negotiations underway in Cyprus, where exposure to the Greek financial crisis and domestic economic troubles have left the government teetering on the brink of default and…
CONCACAF expresses full support of FIFA Statutes reforms
MIAMI (Sunday, February 24, 2013) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) expressed its full support of FIFA’s Statutes reform process, which focuses on the evaluation and review of football’s world governing body’s current statutes…
