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News | 25 January 2019
Legal Alert – Offshore Investment Funds: GDPR vs. Cayman Islands Data Protection Law
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) applies to offshore investment funds with European investors since 25 May 2018. The Cayman Islands Data Protection Law (“DPL”), which will regulate the future processing of all personal data, is intended to come into effect in January 20191. Inspired from the…
News | 29 October 2018
Undertaking Voluntary Liquidations of Cayman Islands Entities prior to 31 December 2018
We are delighted to announce that our law firm has been shortlisted in the Hedgeweek European Awards in no less than four categories.

News | 02 October 2018
Deadline for Notifying CIMA of the Appointment of AML Officers to Cayman Investment Funds Launched Prior to 1 June 2018 has been extended to 31 December 2018.
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) has extended the deadline for each CIMA registered Cayman domiciled investment fund which launched prior to 1 June 2018 to notify CIMA of the appointment of natural persons to act as its Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (“AMLCO”), Money Laundering Reporting Officer (“MLRO”)…
News | 16 December 2016
Financial Technology Intellectual Property (FinTech IP) Welcome in the Cayman Islands
Recent years have seen an unprecedented rise of the FinTech industry, i.e. financial technology businesses. According to the World Fintech Report 2017, more than half of financial services users worldwide do business with at least one non-traditional service provider, while traditional financial services firms are desperately trying to…
News | 18 July 2016
Cayman Islands introduce Limited Liability Companies as New Corporate Vehicle
The Cayman Islands have now brought into effect the long-awaited Limited Liability Companies Law, 2016 (the “LLC Law”) which introduces a new Cayman Islands limited liability company (an “LLC”). The LLC Law was published on 8th June 2016 but had not been brought into effect until 8th July…
News | 15 June 2016
Cayman Islands enhances its commitment to global transparency
The Cayman Islands Government has issued The Confidential Information Disclosure Bill, 2016 (“Confidentiality Bill”) which, once it comes into force will bring into effect a fundamental overhaul of confidentiality laws in the Cayman Islands.
News | 22 February 2016
Loeb Smith acted as Cayman Islands counsel to China Crystal New Material Holdings Co., Ltd. on IPO on Korea Stock Exchange
Loeb Smith has acted as Cayman Islands counsel to China Crystal New Material Holdings Co., Ltd., the world’s largest synthetic mica manufacturer in respect of its IPO on the Korea Stock Exchange (KRX)’s KOSDAQ market. It is the first time in four and a half years since a…
News | 25 January 2016
Shareholder disputes in the Cayman Islands: Petitions to wind up a company on
Shareholders of a Cayman Islands company may petition the Grand Court for an order that a company is wound up pursuant to section 92(e) of the Companies Law (As Revised) on the basis that it is “just and equitable” for it to do so. One ground which is…