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08/14/2025 | HSM LAW

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 +

08/11/2025 | HSM LAW

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 +

08/10/2025 | HSM LAW

Five Non-Financial Reasons to do a Will

While the primary purpose of any Will is to ensure your valuable property passes in accordance with your wishes, it is often forgotten that a Will can accomplish several non-financial objectives. HSM Partner Robert Mack shares these details as they Read more +

CORPORATE SERVICES

06/05/2025 | HSM Corporate Services

HSM Welcomes New Corporate Services Manager, Trisha Peters

HSM Corporate Services Ltd. is pleased to announce that Trisha Peters has joined as a Corporate Services Manager. Trisha joins HSM with over 20 years of legal and corporate experience in the Cayman Islands. She is well-versed in all aspects Read more +

10/14/2024 | HSM Corporate Services

Cayman Islands Government Invites Comments on Draft Beneficial Ownership Transparency Regulations, 2024

Further to the publication of the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act, 2023, which came into force on 31 July 2024, the Cayman Islands Government is seeking comments on draft Beneficial Ownership Transparency (Legitimate Interest Access) Regulations, 2024 (the “LIA Regulations”) and Read more +

11/27/2023 | HSM Corporate Services

Cayman Islands Government Publishes Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act, 2023

Following the recent removal of the Cayman Islands from the FATF grey list, the Cayman Islands has published the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act, 2023 to better align the beneficial ownership regime more closely with the Cayman Islands’ anti-money laundering regulations. Read more +

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

08/18/2025 | HSM IP LTD

Lexology Index Recommends Huw Moses in IP Trademarks 2025 Guide

Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) has featured Huw Moses as a notable Intellectual Property expert in their recently released 2025 Trademarks Guide. Lexology Index says: Clients praise Huw Moses’ “complete knowledge of trademark law, legal excellence and responsiveness” and further Read more +

08/01/2025 | HSM IP LTD

Bermuda’s Revamped Trade Marks Law Takes Effect on 1 August 2025

The Government of Bermuda has announced that the enactment of the Trade Marks Amendment Act 2025 (the “Amendment Act”), originally scheduled for 1 July 2025, has been pushed back, and has been enacted as of 1 August 2025.  The Amendment Read more +

07/17/2025 | HSM IP LTD

HSM Welcomes Four Interns to 2025 Summer Internship Programme

The HSM Group is proud to continue its summer internship programme with four young professionals: Jayden Nembhard, Shannell Stewart, Azaria Ruiz‑Bodden and Ahmoya Morrison. These individuals were a part of the 2024-25 CIFEC internship curriculum, which began in October 2024 through Read more +