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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 +
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 the firm as CIFEC interns from October 2024 through April 2025 and recently completed HSM’s 2025 Summer Internship Programme.
In addition to working full-time, they are interested in pursuing further education. Azaria will be pursuing an associate degree in business administration from the International College of the Cayman Islands. Ahmoya is pursuing a Bachelor of Laws degree with a minor in psychology from the University of Essex’s online programme.
HSM Managing Partner, Huw Moses OBE shares: “We are excited to have Azaria and Ahmoya join the firm full-time. They have shown great initiative during their internships and we are confident they will excel in their new roles.”
HSM has partnered with the CIFEC progamme since 2012 and currently employs 11 CIFEC graduates full-time.
HSM will be attending the CIFEC Careers Fair on 19 September 2025, where they will interview students for the next internship programme. HSM plans to welcome at least 10 interns to the 2025-26 programme.
Photo (L-R): Azaria Ruiz-Bodden and Ahmoya Morrison seated in front of HSM Immigration Team: Alastair David (Partner), Ariella Smith (Paralegal), Pete Iton (Immigration Specialist), Ayla Ramirez-Ebanks (Senior Immigration Services Administrator), Dwayne Wright (Immigration Specialist) and Samantha Bartley (Immigration Client Services Manager)