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Cayman Islands Immigration Update – September 2025
Recently there have been a number of decisions by the Deputy Governor’s Office to deny individuals applications for Naturalisation. Those decisions have fallen into two distinct categories. Firstly, those applicants who are students outside of the Cayman Islands and are yet 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 Read more +
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 +
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 +
HSM Property Lawyer Called to Cayman Islands Bar
HSM is proud to welcome Associate Oscar DaCosta to their law firm in the Cayman Islands.
Oscar has worked with several local law firms across Grand Cayman and has gained a wide-range of experiences in Litigation, Employment, Banking/Commercial and Property Law.
Oscar obtained an LLB (Hons) Degree from the University of Liverpool (Truman Bodden Law School) in 2014 and also received a Commendation in the Professional Practice Course in 2017. Oscar is also an Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator by the ADR Group – Civil Mediation Council (CMC) in London.
Addressing the court, Oscar shared his passion for the law and his desire to make a positive impact in the community.
Oscar is a qualified lawyer in the Cayman Islands and will be assisting HSM’s property team with development transactions, acquisitions and disposals as well as landlord/tenant matters across residential and commercial properties.
Managing Partner, Huw Moses, OBE notes, “We are thrilled to have Oscar on our team and with Cayman’s enticing property market, we are equipped to provide a high quality of service to this industry.”
(L-R): Oscar DaCosta (HSM Associate) and Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale