Alternative Investment Funds Guide 2014: Cayman Islands
By Grant Dixon, Andrew Keast Investment Funds Maples and Calder Cayman Islands This article appeared in the 2014 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Alternative Investment Funds; published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London. Click here to view…
Cayman Islands: Order Of Precedence
By Aristos Galatopoulos and Luke Stockdale From Maples and Calder Arbitration, choice of forum clauses and winding up proceedings in the Cayman Islands: which takes precedence? As in many other jurisdictions, there are statutory provisions in the Cayman Islands requiring…
Changes to the Cayman Islands Exempted Limited Partnership Law
Article by Bryan Hunter, Simon Raftopoulos, Ian Gobin and Julian Black Appleby Last Updated: 22 April 2014 The Cayman Islands Exempted Limited Partnership Law, since its original enactment in 1991, has allowed the Cayman Islands to attract high quality business…
Cayman Islands private equity funds
Nicholas Butcher and Iain McMurdo From Maples and Calder The Cayman Islands (Cayman) are home to a well-established and ever-growing domicile for private equity funds. This can be seen in the statistics issued by the Cayman Islands Registrar of Partnerships….
Cayman to Revise ELP Law And Introduce New Third Party Beneficiary Law
Article by Nicolas Butcher, Nick Evans, Jonathan Green and Iain McMurdo Maples and Calder The Cayman Islands government announced on 21 February 2014 its intention to comprehensively revise the law applicable to Exempted Limited Partnerships (“ELPs”) in the Cayman Islands. …
Cayman Islands: winding up petitions, bona fide disputes and exclusive jurisdiction clauses
By James Eldridge From Maples and Calder The Cayman Islands court may wind up a company upon the application of a creditor when it can be shown to be unable to pay its debts. However, it is well established that…
