Legal Insights

Explore essential regulations and guidelines for cryptoasset trading in the Cayman Islands, including licensing, AML/KYC requirements, and compliance for exchanges, custodians, and broker-dealers under the VASP and SIBA Acts.

The British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands companies remain key players in series financing transactions in Asia and beyond, offering a flexible, cost-competitive and well-tested means of deal structuring.

Explore key issues in series financing transactions from a BVI and Cayman Islands law perspective, including the legal advantages, common due diligence processes, and the specific features that make these jurisdictions attractive for startups and early-stage companies.

Learn about the key features and uses of Cayman LLCs, including their role in private equity, venture capital, joint ventures, and digital asset transactions, with a focus on their flexible structure and tax efficiency.

Learn the key factors for launching a virtual assets business in the BVI, including registration under the VASP Act, advantages of the jurisdiction, and the types of services regulated as virtual assets services, from exchanges to custody services.

By way of an update on our recent publication (which can be found here) that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had determined that the Cayman Islands has substantively fulfilled its action plan, and following completion of a recent on-site visit by the FATF, the Cayman Islands has…

The recent Privy Council ruling in Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd [2024] UKPC 36 has significant implications for Cayman Islands company law, insofar as the judgment clarifies critical principles governing derivative actions and the rights of shareholders (including minority shareholders) to bring…

In a research paper on initial coin offerings (“ICOs”) published in December 2017 , it was noted that fewer projects had reached their financing goals in November 2017 than in the previous months. It was also noted that most ICOs lacked a clear reason for using tokens and…