Professional emails are personal data
Case Commentary – France, Cour de cassation, 18 June 2025, 23-19.022 Professional emails are personal data.
Bermuda encourages investment with residential certificates
On March 31, 2023, the Bermuda Government replaced its previous tool intended to attract capital to the island, through residency incentives, with the Economic Investment Residential Certificate programme.
Achieving Bankruptcy Remoteness in Structured Finance
The structured finance market in the APAC region continues to grow in recent years, particular in the number of new issuances and the use of different financial products in complex structuring. Cayman special purpose vehicles (SPVs) are one of the most utilized offshore vehicles in the Asian structured finance industry, which is well supported by established legal and regulatory regimes. This article introduces a key feature of securitisation and repackaging, which is the ring-fencing of assets and removing them from the bankruptcy risks of the originator/seller of the assets – often referred to as bankruptcy remoteness. Investors of structured notes can simply take on the credit risks of the underlying asset, and the seller can achieve off-balance sheet treatment of the underlying asset.
2025 Blockchain Guide - British Virgin Islands
Appleby has authored the BVI of Chambers and Partners’ “Blockchain 2025” guide. The guide provides the latest legal information on the evolution of the blockchain market, the status and use of digital assets, smart contracts, blockchain regulation, the tax regime for digital assets, sustainability and ESG issues, and data privacy and protection.
2025 Blockchain Guide - Cayman Islands
The 2025 Blockchain guide provides the latest legal information on the evolution of the blockchain market, the status and use of digital assets, smart contracts, blockchain regulation, the tax regime for digital assets, sustainability and ESG issues, and data privacy and protection in the Cayman Islands.
Computation of time in employment related matters: Play Safe!
Case Commentary- Employment Law BAYPORT MANAGEMENT LIMITED v SOWKHEE L M (2025 SCJ 249)
Restructuring and Insolvency in Bermuda: Overview
A Q&A guide to restructuring and insolvency law in Bermuda. The Q&A gives a high-level overview of the most common forms of security granted over immovable and movable property; creditors' and shareholders' ranking on a company's insolvency; mechanisms to secure unpaid debts; mandatory set-off of mutual debts on insolvency; state support for distressed businesses; rescue and insolvency procedures; stakeholders' roles; liability for an insolvent company's debts; setting aside an insolvent company's pre-insolvency transactions; carrying on business during insolvency; additional finance; and multinational cases.
Minority shareholder protections in the Cayman Islands - What are your options?
Minority shareholders often query whether a jurisdiction’s laws afford them a level of comfort or protection. Although there is no standalone statutory remedy under the Cayman Islands Companies Act (as revised) (the Act) for actions by controlling shareholders which are unfairly prejudicial to minority shareholders (or non-voting shareholders), Cayman Islands law does provide several avenues of protection for those seeking redress.
Bermuda Paves the Way for Captive Insurers with New Stablecoin Policy
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has announced a significant new policy framework that allows captive insurers to integrate recognized stablecoins into their operations, marking a progressive step for the island's competitive insurance jurisdiction. This move comes in response to increasing market demand and reinforces Bermuda's commitment to fostering responsible innovation while maintaining robust regulatory oversight.
Are our Courts tilting towards procedural flexibility?
Case Commentary: R.K.G FRUITS CO LTD v MAERSK (MAURITIUS) LIMITED 2025 SCJ 220. In a significant decision reaffirming the principle that procedural technicalities should not override substantive justice, the Court of Civil Appeal allowed an appeal overturning an interlocutory judgment of the Bankruptcy Division that had dismissed an application to set aside a statutory demand on the basis of a contested board resolution.
Bermuda benefits from a strong and capital efficient regulatory regime
Bermuda’s long-term reinsurance sector is experiencing a new phase of complexity and scrutiny but will remain strong, say Max Tetlow and Cathryn Minors of Appleby.
Insurance and reinsurance in the Isle of Man: Overview
Appleby has contributed to a guide on Insurance and Reinsurance in the Isle of Man for Practical Law, which is a key online know-how resource for lawyers and in-house counsel engaging in cross-border work.
