Legal Insights

Explore key issues in series financing transactions from a BVI and Cayman Islands law perspective, including the legal advantages, common due diligence processes, and the specific features that make these jurisdictions attractive for startups and early-stage companies.

Learn about the key features and uses of Cayman LLCs, including their role in private equity, venture capital, joint ventures, and digital asset transactions, with a focus on their flexible structure and tax efficiency.

Learn the key factors for launching a virtual assets business in the BVI, including registration under the VASP Act, advantages of the jurisdiction, and the types of services regulated as virtual assets services, from exchanges to custody services.

By way of an update on our recent publication (which can be found here) that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had determined that the Cayman Islands has substantively fulfilled its action plan, and following completion of a recent on-site visit by the FATF, the Cayman Islands has…

枢密院就天瑞（国际）控股有限公司诉中国山水水泥集团有限公司[2024] UKPC 36一案作出的裁决对开曼群岛公司法具有重要意义，因为该判决澄清了管辖衍生诉讼以及股东（包括少数股东）提起衍生诉讼的权利的关键原则（与他们有资格提起索赔的情况相比）。在本法律见解中，我们概述了该案及其意义

The recent Privy Council ruling in Tianrui (International) Holding Company Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd [2024] UKPC 36 has significant implications for Cayman Islands company law, insofar as the judgment clarifies critical principles governing derivative actions and the rights of shareholders (including minority shareholders) to bring…

In a research paper on initial coin offerings (“ICOs”) published in December 2017 , it was noted that fewer projects had reached their financing goals in November 2017 than in the previous months. It was also noted that most ICOs lacked a clear reason for using tokens and…

Learn about the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitration awards in the British Virgin Islands, including procedures for monetary and non-monetary judgments, as well as the recognition and enforcement of Convention and non-Convention arbitral awards.