Bermuda: Restructuring & Insolvency
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Restructuring & Insolvency laws and regulations applicable in Bermuda.
Jersey to increase compensation in employment cases
The States of Jersey have voted to overhaul the current compensatory regime for employment cases and strengthen employees’ rights in Jersey.
Guide to Fintech Law in the Isle of Man 2025
Appleby's guide to fintech law in the Isle of Man provides an overview of fintech laws and regulations in the jurisdiction – including the current fintech landscape, funding for fintech, regulation, other regulatory regimes/ non-financial regulation, and technology.
Insolvency law: secured creditors take note (Bermuda)
The recent judgment delivered by the Supreme Court of Bermuda in the matter of Harold J. Darrell highlights the possible implications for secured creditors who fail to accurately disclose their security interests in insolvency proceedings.
Podcast: Bermuda: Fintech Insights & Trends
Join Jerome Wilson and his colleagues as they delve into the global fintech landscape and Bermuda’s Digital Assets Business Act (DABA). Latest podcast, listen now.
Bermuda: Education has helped investors get more comfortable as ILS continues to grow
It’s been an exceptionally busy and record first half of the year for the catastrophe bond sector, with a number of first-time sponsors entering the market. This momentum, according to Brad Adderley, Bermuda Managing Partner at Appleby, reflects how education has “helped” investors get more comfortable, ultimately enabling the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector to continue its growth trajectory.
Crypto Funds in the Cayman Islands
As one of the leading offshore financial centres, home to approximately 70% of the world’s offshore investment funds and with an absence of any direct taxation on companies or individuals, the Cayman Islands has become an attractive destination for technology entrepreneurs. The introduction of framework legislation regulating virtual asset service providers (the VASP Act) in 2020 attracted a number of new entrants to the Cayman market.
'Hallucinated’ case materials: A warning to lawyers
Case Commentary: Ayinde v Haringey & Al-Haroun v Qatar [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin)
In the recent decision in PI 1 & PI 2 v MR [2025] HKCFI 1110 (PI 1 & PI 2), the High Court of Hong Kong confirmed that certain factual and legal disputes are arbitrable, even where their determination may serve as a precursor to the winding up of a Cayman Islands company on just and equitable grounds. Notably, the High Court of Hong Kong has, for the first time, expressly adopted the reasoning of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (the JCPC) in FamilyMart China Holdings Co Ltd v Ting Chuan (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp [2023] UKPC 33; [2024] Bus LR 190 (FamilyMart).
Navigating CIMA Audit Requirements for a Cayman Regulated Fund
To maintain good standing with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), a Cayman regulated mutual fund or a registered private fund must meet specific audit filing obligations. These requirements are critical for funds seeking to remain compliant or deregister. This article outlines a complete set of audit filing scenarios for Cayman regulated funds as well as its statutory audit filing requirements, including audit waivers, audit filing extensions, and audit period extensions. This article is to address some of the key issues facing fund operators in the operation, management and orderly winding up of the Cayman regulated funds when it comes to audit filings.
A Corp V Firm B: The Abcs Of Arbitral Confidentiality
In the recent judgment in A Corp v Firm B, the High Court of England and Wales set out an elucidating analysis of the extent of the obligation of arbitral confidentiality, and the exceptions to that obligation. The key takeaways from this judgment are not to be missed by those involved in Cayman seated arbitrations or looking to enforce foreign awards in the Cayman Islands.
Impact of Privacy Law on Bermuda Business
On 1st January 2025, Bermuda’s Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (PIPA) came into full force and effect. Based on the core principles of data protection and privacy law internationally, PIPA has profound operational, legal compliance and corporate governance implications for all businesses that use personal information in Bermuda. At the same time, PIPA brings Bermuda into the accepted world of international ‘safe data harbours’.
