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Moving Matters: Wills and The Domicile Trap
The concept of ‘domicile’ is an ancient but highly relevant set of legal rules which, in a nutshell, seeks to determine where an individual’s true home is during the course of their lifetime. As a broad statement of principal, if Read more +
10 Interns Join HSM’s 2025-26 Internship Programme
The HSM Group is proud to announce the launch of its 2025/26 internship programme in collaboration with the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC). HSM recently welcomed 10 ambitious interns to its team: Mia-Ariel Torres Gordon, Dimitri Seymour, Jureimi Monotero, Read more +
HSM in The Legal 500 Caribbean 2026 Rankings
The HSM Group was featured recently in the Legal 500 2026 Caribbean rankings. HSM Chambers, a full-service law firm, received rankings across multiple practice areas for their expertise in the Cayman Islands and are highlighted below with some of Legal Read more +
Keep Calm and Carry On – Proposed Changes to Cayman’s Immigration Act
With the publishing on Friday (17 October 2025) of the proposed new Immigration Bill, numerous clients have sought advice/reassurance that they will not be adversely affected by any proposed changes. Like with any change in legislation, there will be those Read more +
HSM Announces Four Partner Promotions
The HSM Group has promoted four Senior Associates to Partners across its Cayman Islands law firm.
Linda DaCosta, Sarah Allison and Kerrie Cox became Partners of HSM Chambers and Sophie Peat became a Partner of HSM IP.
Linda has been practicing in the Cayman Islands for over 20 years. She manages HSM’s property team and also has a wealth of experience in regulatory matters, employment law and contractual disputes.
Kerrie is a highly experienced advocate and litigator in employment, commercial, general civil and family law.
Sarah manages HSM’s Debt Solutions and Recovery department and is an integral member of their Insolvency team.
Sophie manages HSM’s Intellectual Property team and is well-versed on IP legislation across the Caribbean/Latin America. She also contributed to the committee responsible for drafting new IP legislation in the Cayman Islands.
“Our firm’s strength comes from our people. These promotions recognise their valuable contributions over the years and I look forward to continuing to grow our firm with them,” shares HSM Managing Partner, Huw Moses OBE. This move showcases their dedication to these practice areas and is testament to the firm’s ongoing commitment to the Cayman Islands.