Cayman Islands premier congratulates new female UK PM
Statement regarding Theresa May as next UK Prime Minister By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 11-7-2016 I, and the people of the Cayman Islands, congratulate Theresa May for her eventual role as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom….
Cayman Islands Acting Governor’s Statement on the passing of former Governor
STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE ACTING GOVERNOR FRANZ MANDERSON ON THE PASSING OF FORMER GOVERNOR THOMAS RUSSELL 6 JULY 2016 His Excellency, the acting Governor Franz Manderson, joins the people of the Cayman Islands, United Kingdom, Scotland, France and around…
UK is still committed to Cayman Islands says OT Minister
From Office of the Premier of the Cayman Islands UK remains committed to Cayman The United Kingdom remains committed to the Cayman Islands and other Overseas Territories as the process for Britain to exit the European Union evolves. Premier Hon….
Christopher Lee’s final act – The disappearing estate
By Stuart Clark From Hull & Hull LLP When Sir Christopher Lee died this past June 2015, he died leaving what is perhaps the greatest “baddie” resume of any actor in recent memory. From James Bond villain “Francisco Scaramanga” in…
Cayman Islands publishes Data Protection Bill
By Martin S. Lane from Conyers Dill & Pearman The Cayman Islands government has published the Data Protection Bill, 2016 (the “Bill”) which proposes a framework of rights and duties designed to safeguard individuals’ personal data, balanced against the need of…
Cayman Islands Premier’s statement on UK’s leaving EU/Cayman Finance statement on “Brexit”
Statement on UK’s leaving EU By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 24 June, 2016 Mister Speaker as you would be aware our friends in the United Kingdom have cast their votes to leave the European Union. Mister Speaker,…
Tourism Matters: Landmark UK court ruling
By Adrian Loveridge From Caribbean News Now For as long as I can remember it has been one of the most contentious laws in the United Kingdom for many years. Until a landmark court ruling last week, local education authorities…
Physical Gold Fund SP has registered with the FCA
From Physical Hard Assets Fund SPC LONDON, May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Physical Gold Fund SP (PGF) has registered with the FCA within the United Kingdom. PGF is now permitted to market within the United Kingdom through the…
Cayman Islands Premier states position on Beneficial Ownership Initiatives
Statement By The Premier, The Hon. Alden McLaughlin Cayman’s Position On Beneficial Ownership Initiatives 18 May 2016 Cayman Islands Government Good morning. I hope you all had a good long weekend, and thanks for jumping right into work this morning…
Conditional Release Law – Comparisons between Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom
By Peter Polack Similarly to the disparity between the UK and Cayman Rehabilitation of Offenders Law where rehabilitation periods for Caymanians are over 3 times higher in some cases the position in the UK is also less severe than the…