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ICR: US Court and Cayman Islands Court: Sharing Jurisdiction in the Interests of Comity
22 January 2015 . 8 min readIntroduction
This article first appeared in Volume 12, Issue 1. of International Corporate Rescue, published by Chase Cambria Publishing.
Gary Smith reviews the decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York in re: Soundview Elite, Ltd., et al., Debtors (Case No. 13-13098 (REG)) as another good example of the willingness of the US courts to share jurisdiction in the interests of comity in cross border insolvency cases.
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INSIGHTS | 23 February 2026
Fund Management in Cayman Islands (Part 2)
What are the main corporate structures used to set up a retail fund? How are they formed?
INSIGHTS | 17 February 2026
Cayman Islands – Cryptoassets and Blockchain (part 1)
What legal framework governs cryptoassets? Is there specific legislation governing cryptoassets and businesses transacting with cryptoassets?
INSIGHTS | 11 February 2026
BVI Company Restoration: Court process and requirements
We look briefly at how an application can be made to the court in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to restore a BVI company to the Register of Companies (Register), and aims to provide some practical insight into the restoration process.
INSIGHTS | 09 February 2026
Cayman Islands – CIMA’s Review of VASPs
Cayman Islands introduced The Virtual Assets (Service Providers Act) (“VASP Act”) to align with the standards and recommendations set out by the Financial Action Task Force relating to the AML/CFT supervision of virtual asset services providers (“VASPs”).

