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02/20/2023 | HSM LAW

Senior Associate Promotions at HSM

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 +

02/02/2023 | HSM LAW

Cayman’s Demographic Growth, Shifts and Opportunities

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 +

12/01/2022 | HSM LAW

HSM Welcomes 15 Students to 2022/23 Internship Programme

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 +

CORPORATE SERVICES

09/06/2022 | HSM Corporate Services

Action Needed for Cayman Companies that Own UK Property

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 +

08/08/2022 | HSM Corporate Services

Year-end Company Dissolutions Update and Reminder 2022

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 +

07/30/2021 | HSM Corporate Services

HSM Produces Updates to the Cayman Islands Economic Substance Regime

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 +

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

02/16/2023 | HSM IP LTD

HSM IP Ranked in Chambers Global Guide 2023

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 +

02/13/2023 | HSM IP LTD

WTR 1000 Recognises HSM IP and Huw Moses in 2023 Guide

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 +

01/13/2023 | HSM IP LTD

IP Reform on the Horizon for Bermuda

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 +

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