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HSM Celebrates Another Gold-Winning Year at Best of Cayman 2026
The HSM Group is proud to announce its outstanding success in the 2026 Best of Cayman Islands awards, achieving Gold medals across multiple categories: Law Firm Immigration Law Estate Law Corporate Services The Best of Cayman Islands is a vote-based Read more +
HSM Welcomes Three Interns to 2026 Summer Internship Programme
68 Fort Street, Grand Cayman (27 July 2026): The HSM Group is proud to continue its summer internship programme with three young professionals: Dimitri Seymour (Corporate/Compliance), Diego McLaughlin (Intellectual Property) and Alicia Allen (Intellectual Property). HSM’s Summer Internship Programme commenced Read more +
Trump v Barbara: Why Birthright Citizenship Still Matters in Cayman
A U.S. case with a Cayman history behind it At first glance, Trump v Barbara looks like a purely American case. It concerns President Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship under the United States Fourteenth Amendment. Cayman does not have Read more +
Cayman Islands Immigration Update – June 2026: An Act of Unintended Consequences, New Work Permit Conditions and Statistics
When the Cayman Islands Government proposed changes to the Immigration Law, released last year, there was one change that stood out and that was the proposed changes to Section 64 of the Immigration (Transition) Act (2022 Revision). This was the Read more +
HSM Articled Clerk, Merary Eden, Called to Cayman Islands Bar
Merary Eden successfully completed her articles at HSM and is now a qualified attorney having been called to the Cayman Islands Bar on 16 September 2025.
Merary’s admission was moved by HSM Partner, Alastair David, who summarised her qualifications for Honourable Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale.
Addressing the Court, Merary shared, “HSM has been more than just a place to complete my articles. Their mentorship has developed me into the attorney you see today. I am grateful for their support.”
Merary joined HSM in July 2022 as a paralegal for the firm’s debt collection and litigation practice. She graduated from the University of Liverpool in July 2022 with a Bachelor of Laws Degree (Honours) (Class 2 Division 1) and prior to that she attained a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Tampa. Merary also attained a Professional Practice Course (Commendation) from Oxford Brookes University, which is affiliated with the Truman Bodden Law School in the Cayman Islands.
Merary will be joining HSM as an Associate where she will be assisting in both the Property practice alongside HSM Partner Linda DaCosta, and the Corporate and Commercial practice alongside HSM Partner Christian Victory. By working across both areas, Merary will contribute to the seamless service that supports our clients’ business and personal needs.
Managing Partner, Huw Moses, OBE notes, “We congratulate Merary on this significant milestone and are pleased to see our firm grow with the addition of another qualified Caymanian professional.”
Photo (L-R): Alastair David (HSM Partner and Merary’s Principal), Huw Moses (HSM Managing Partner), Honourable Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale, Merary Eden (HSM Associate) and Linda DaCosta (HSM Partner)