The HSM Group is delighted to announce the promotion of two lawyers, Hilary Brooks and Alastair David, to the position of Senior Associate within its Cayman Islands law firm. Hilary specialises in employment and private client law. Hilary has exclusively practiced Read more +
As at 16 January 2023, 34,067 foreign nationals are recorded by the Department of WORC as having a work permit (or Government contract) in the Cayman Islands. HSM Partner, Nick Joseph, has reviewed this data and notes that this number Read more +
The HSM Group is proud to once again offer a legal internship for the 2022/23 academic year in partnership with the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC). The team at HSM has welcomed 15 interns: Tarek Figueroa, Briana Rodriquez, Jamari Read more +
As Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine continues, the United Kingdom has pushed its hunt for Russian Oligarch’s assets into high gear and has fast tracked the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (the “Law”) into force. The Law was Read more +
As we draw closer to the end of 2022, many clients will be considering their Cayman Islands structures and querying whether any entities are surplus to requirements. HSM’s Head of Corporate and Commercial, Peter de Vere, covers the key points Read more +
Most clients are now relatively familiar with the Cayman Islands Economic Substance regime requiring real economic substance for certain entities (known and ‘Relevant Entities’) carrying or certain activities (known as ‘Relevant Activities’). Our firm’s previous article on the introduction of Read more +
Our firm is thrilled to be recommended once again by Chambers and Partners in their new Global (Caribbean-Wide) Intellectual Property 2023 Guide. HSM IP has been listed in their top tier, band 1 ranking for the past four years. This recognition Read more +
World Trade Mark Review (WTR) has recognised HSM IP and Huw Moses in their latest guide: WTR 1000 2023 (Pan-Caribbean). This is the sixth year in a row that HSM IP has been recommended by WTR 1000. HSM IP is Read more +
As Intellectual Property (IP) specialists in the Caribbean, HSM IP is thrilled to hear that the Bermuda Government is making efforts to update its intellectual property laws. Vance Campbell (Minister for Bermuda Tourism and the Cabinet Office) recently shared in Read more +
