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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 +
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 +
Cayman Islands Immigration Update – March 2026: Work Permit Stats and PR Factor 8 Clarity
The latest work permit statistics released by Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman (WORC) show that there are currently 37,075 work permits in place as of 11 March 2026. This represents a small decrease from February 2026, when 37,267 work permits Read more +
Cayman Immigration Reform: Progress, but Greater Clarity Needed
Recent immigration developments in the Cayman Islands represent meaningful progress, but they also highlight the need for greater transparency and certainty as further changes are introduced. Positive Developments: Protection for PR Holders and Applicants The Government should be applauded for Read more +
HSM Announces Promotion of Adam Crane to Partner
HSM is pleased to announce the elevation of Adam Crane to Partner and Head of HSM’s Insolvency and Restructuring team, effective 1 June 2021.
Adam focuses his practice on commercial litigation, insolvency and restructuring matters acting for insolvency practitioners, shareholders, directors, officers and companies; and routinely represents clients in complex cross-border proceedings. He has worked on some of the largest and most prominent disputes and insolvency matters in the Cayman Islands in recent years.
He has consistently been recognized for his litigation prowess by Benchmark Litigation (Latin America) as a Star in 2020 and Future Star in 2019, in Benchmark Litigation (Canada) as a Future Star in 2018, and was named to Benchmark Litigation’s 40 and Under Hot List (Canada and USA) in 2018 and 2017.
In 2020, Adam was inducted to the International Insolvency Institute’s NextGen Leadership Program and appointed to the program’s Executive Committee in late 2020. Adam holds leadership positions and is actively involved with many international insolvency organizations including the American Bankruptcy Institute, INSOL, Turnaround Management Association and RISA Cayman.
HSM Managing Partner, Huw Moses, OBE shares: “Adam will make an excellent addition to the partnership team at HSM and I wish him every success in this new role at HSM.”
