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15/04/2026 | hsmoffice

Cayman Immigration: Section 64 Update

In a press release dated 15 April 2026, the Ministry of Caymanian Employment and Immigration announced: ”The Immigration (Transition) (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2025 introduces updated rules for work permit holders changing jobs, effective 1 May 2026. Work permit holders Read more +

07/04/2026 | hsmoffice

HSM Tribute to Oscar DaCosta

It is with deep sadness that we mark the passing of our much‑loved colleague and friend, Oscar DaCosta, who died this weekend past following a courageous battle with brain cancer. Oscar obtained an LLB (Hons) Degree from the University of Read more +

01/04/2026 | hsmoffice

The ‘X Trusts’ Case – The Privy Council Confirms Protectors May Have a Substantive Fiduciary Role

On 19 March 2026, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council delivered its judgment in A and Ors (Appellants) v C and others (Respondents) [2026] UKPC 11, overturning the Bermuda Court of Appeal and holding that the protectors of the Read more +

31/03/2026 | hsmoffice

Cayman Immigration Law Changes Will Take Effect on 1 May 2026

On Friday, 27 March 2026, the Government announced that the “Immigration Law changes will take effect on Friday, 1 May 2026”.  It appears that the Act which was passed in December 2025 and amended, prior to coming into force on Read more +

HSM Team Grows with New Articled Clerk

HSM is delighted to welcome Mrs. Suneeta Lee to its growing Legal Team as an Articled Clerk.  Suneeta will spend the next 18-months undergoing rigorous training rotating through all of the firm’s key practice areas, on her journey to becoming a qualified attorney.

Suneeta joined the firm in September 2017, having previously obtained extensive knowledge of various areas of Law whilst working with the firm as a Legal Intern.  Suneeta graduated from the Truman Bodden Law School in 2017, attaining a Distinction in the Professional Practice Course. She was awarded the OL Panton Memorial Prize for best overall performance on the Professional Practice Course 2016/2017 and the Attorney General’s trophy for outstanding performance in the Qualifying Examination. She also attended the Truman Bodden Law School from 2013-2016 and attained an LLB. Hons Degree from the University of Liverpool in 2016. She has been actively involved in the Truman Bodden Law School Student Society and the Caymanian Bar Association.

Managing Partner, Huw Moses, OBE notes: “We welcome Suneeta to the firm. I am confident that she will become an excellent addition to the legal profession”.

Suneeta Lee