The HSM Group has welcomed Travis Ritch to their growing law practice. Travis has over 10 years of legal experience with a wide-range of skills in the practice areas of Litigation, Public and Administrative Law, Company, Insolvency, and Employment Law. Read more +
HSM participated in the Layman E. Scott Sr. High School Career Fair which was held on Friday, 19 March. This fair is organised by the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) and helps to give students first-hand experience at applying Read more +
The HSM Group opened their doors to welcome 18 students from the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Mentoring Cayman Programme on 25 February. The students were given a tour of the HSM offices by HSM’s Managing Partner, Huw Moses and Read more +
The Trade & Business Licensing (Amendment of Schedule) Regulations, 2020 (the “Amendment Schedule”) has been gazetted as of 1 May 2020. Whilst earlier amendments to the Cayman Islands Trade & Business Licencing (“TBL”) regime got much coverage in the local Read more +
Further to the Cayman Islands Governments’ recent changes to the Anti Money Laundering (AML)/Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) regime to include virtual asset services as “relevant financial business” the jurisdiction is now set to implement a registration and licensing Read more +
The Private Funds Law (“PF Law”) which provides for the registration of closed-ended funds (termed ‘private funds’) with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) came into force on 7 February 2020. Definition of Private Fund A vehicle will be a Read more +
HSM IP and Sophie Peat have been recognised in the 2021 edition of IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property (IP). These 2021 rankings cover more than 80 jurisdictions and HSM IP is listed as a recommended firm in the Caribbean. Read more +
Many local businesses ask “Why should I file a trade mark in the Cayman Islands?” especially where there has been longstanding use of a mark in the Islands. Whilst unregistered rights acquired through use may be protectable under the common Read more +
HSM IP has once again contributed to the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to Trade Marks. Click here to read our Cayman Islands 2021 Trade Mark chapter. The International Legal Comparative Guide (ICLG) to Trade Marks is now in its Read more +