Conyers’ Jordan McErlean receives call to the bar
Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Jordan McErlean has been called to the bar of the Cayman Islands on 19 May 2017, and has been appointed associate in the litigation and restructuring department of the...
View ArticleCaymanian Bar Association congratulates new government
We congratulate the elected members of the Legislative Assembly and the newly formed Government of National Unity. We look forward to working with the Government of National Unity and other...
View ArticleMourant Ozannes promotes 12 lawyers to counsel
Offshore law firm Mourant Ozannes announced the promotion of 12 lawyers to the role of counsel across its global network of offices, bringing the total number of counsel across the firm to 31. The...
View ArticleConyers articled clerk called to Bar
Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Jordan McErlean, who was called to Bar of the Cayman Islands last month, has been appointed an associate in the law firm’s Litigation and Restructuring department. Mr....
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Kipling Ernest Douglas, author and longtime judge and magistrate in the Cayman Islands, passed away in Jamaica Sunday at the age of 86. Mr. Douglas had served in courts in Jamaica, Turks and Caicos,...
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Two promotions in Ogier’s Cayman Investment Funds team
Ogier has promoted two senior investment funds specialists in its Cayman team in recognition of their experience and technical skill. Ben Gillooly has been promoted to Counsel, while Justin Savage has...
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Harneys announces two new litigation partners in Cayman
Harneys is pleased to announce Madeleine Heal and Nick Hoffman have joined its Cayman Islands litigation practice as partners effective 12 July 2017. The duo will bring a significant level of...
View ArticleSenior courts staff member appointed
A Caymanian associate at law firm Maples and Calder, and former Crown counsel, has been appointed interim senior deputy clerk of courts and registrar of the Financial Services Court. Janesha Simpson...
View ArticleCourt to start programme for trainee lawyers
Articled clerks with local law firms will have a chance to join a new judicial programme in the courts, starting 4 July, that will count towards their legal training requirements. Chief Justice Anthony...
View ArticleForbes Hare attorney transfers to Cayman
Attorney Joanna Dunne was called to Bar of the Cayman Islands on June 2, when Forbes Hare head of litigation Chris Young presented her credentials to Justice Charles Quin. Ms. Dunne joined the Forbes...
View ArticleLaw School programmes still on offer
Applications are still being accepted to enroll on one of the two new taught postgraduate programmes to be offered by the Truman Bodden Law School. They are LL.M-Master of Laws in International...
View ArticleHSM adds four summer intern students
Four students from the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre will be working with the HSM Group law firm this summer. Keanuanna Melwood, Gabriel Morla, Tianna Ramgeet and Tagh-Jay Wilson have been...
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Higgs & Johnson expands with addition of home-grown Associate, Ms. Allyson...
On 19th July, 2017 Ms. Allyson Speirs was admitted to practise as an Attorney-at-Law in the Cayman Islands by the Honourable Mr. Justice Charles Quin QC on the application of Higgs & Johnson,...
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Local community mourns barrister
Richard M. de Lacy, a barrister, thespian and musician, passed away Monday evening at the age of 62. Mr. de Lacy is survived by three children, Barbara, Edward and Philippa, and by a grandson, Felix....
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Son of premier welcomed to Cayman legal community
Every row in Judge Charles Quin’s courtroom was filled Friday, when a boisterous crowd welcomed the newest member of Cayman’s legal community. Daegan McLaughlin, the elder son of Premier Alden...
View ArticleStatement from the Cayman Islands Law Society and the Caymanian Bar...
The Cayman Islands has modern, internationally accepted legislation providing for computer misuse offences and data protection. Such legislation is modelled on UK and/or EU legislation to protect...
View ArticleMourant Ozannes Leads 2016 Who’s Who Private Client Rankings
Leading international law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has been recognised as the ‘foremost’ law firm offshore for private client advice by Who’s Who Legal with more experts ranked than any other offshore...
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Judicial and Legal Services Commission Anti-Corruption Commission Human Rights Commission Central Applications Board (for GDL/CPE info) Bar Council (for BVC info) Solicitors Regulation Authority (for...
View ArticleWalkers announces four new scholarship recipients for 2016
Walkers is pleased to announce that it has awarded four Legal Scholarships as a result of its 2016 recruitment drive. The scholarship recipients are Lloyd Barker, Sophie Cater, Aoife Murphy and...
View ArticlePurpose, vision & strategy
The Law Society was formed to support and protect the character, status and interests of the legal profession in the Cayman Islands. We aim to promote honourable practice in the legal profession, to...
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