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11/09/2025 | hsmoffice

HSM Shines with Gold Medals from Best of Cayman 2025

The HSM Group is proud to share its outstanding success where it achieved gold medals across multiple categories: Law Firm Immigration Law Estate Law Family Law The Best of Cayman Islands is a vote-based contest focusing on and highlighting the best Read more +

10/09/2025 | hsmoffice

HSM Welcomes Two Full-Time Hires from Internship Programme

The HSM Group is pleased to announce that they have recruited two of their interns from the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) Internship Programme. Azaria Ruiz-Bodden and Ahmoya Morrison have both joined as Immigration Services Administrators. They originally joined Read more +

14/08/2025 | hsmoffice

Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in the Cayman Islands

As a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the “New York Convention“), the Cayman Islands has adopted a robust framework for enforcing foreign arbitral awards, encapsulated in the Foreign Arbitral Awards Read more +

11/08/2025 | hsmoffice

Privy Council Clarifies Status of Land Use and Property Rights in the Cayman Islands

In the matter of Cayman Shores Development Ltd v The Proprietors of Strata Plan No. 79 [2025] UKPC 27, the Privy Council issued their judgment confirming that property rights attached to resort facilities remain valid and binding, even where documentation 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.