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Standing Room Only: Privy Council Upholds Appraisal Rights For "Short-Term" Shareholders

On 24 July 2025, the Privy Council delivered its judgment in Jardine Strategic Ltd (Appellant) v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd and 80 others (Respondents) (Bermuda) [2025] UKPC 33.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Campbells

Navigating Shareholder Disputes: Winding Up On 'Just And Equitable' Grounds In The Cayman Islands

Shareholder disputes can arise from a variety of causes ranging from mismanagement and lack of transparency to personal fallouts among business partners.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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HSM Chambers

High Court Of Hong Kong Confirms Arbitrability Of Shareholder Claims For Oppression And Loss Of Confidence

The decision concerns an application under s. 34 of the Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance to set aside an arbitral tribunal's positive ruling regarding its jurisdiction.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

From Wall Street To Home – The Shift In Chinese Take-Private Deals

Geopolitical tensions between the US and China have had a profound and multifaceted impact on investor sentiment on the long-term prospects of US listed Chinese companies.

Worldwide Commercial

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Maples Group

Minority Shareholder Protections In The Cayman Islands - What Are Your Options?

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Lending & Secured Finance 2025

Cayman Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Corporate M&A 2025

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

Guide To International Fraud & Asset Tracing In The Cayman Islands 2025

Cayman Islands Criminal

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Appleby

Doing Business In The Cayman Islands Guide (Legal 500)

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Guide To Company Management Licencing In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

Shareholders' Relief For Unfair Prejudice In The BVI And The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Analysing The Changyou.com Decision: What It Means For Appraisal Rights In Short-Form Mergers

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Cayman Foundations For Token Issuance & Web 3 - Key Facts

Cayman Islands Technology

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Cavenwell 3.0

Landmark Judgment: Privy Council Confirms Minority Shareholders Have Dissent Rights In Short-form Mergers

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

Restoring A Company To The Register: What Creditors Need To Know

Cayman Islands Commercial

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McGrath Tonner

The Irish Employment Law Podcast

Cayman Islands Employment

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Maples Group

Independent GP Solutions For Investment Funds

Cayman Islands Finance

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Maples Group

MACI Celebrates 20 Years Of Maritime Excellence And Global Leadership

Cayman Islands Finance

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Cayman Islands Government

Webinar: Digital Assets – Innovation Vs Compliance: Emerging Offshore Jurisdictional Trends – How Legal Advisers' Roles Will Change

Worldwide Technology

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Walkers

Cayman Islands Foundation Companies As Private Trust Companies

The Cayman Islands has long been a leading jurisdiction for wealth management, offering innovative structures that cater to the complex needs of high-net-worth individuals and families.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

The Utility Of The Share Premium Account In Cayman Islands Exempted Companies

Cayman Islands exempted companies are valued for their flexibility and ease of operation. A key component of their appeal lies in the nuanced treatment of share capital and, particularly...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

In Re Holt Fund SPC: Grand Court Issues Guidance As To Novel Restructuring Officer Issues

Collas Crill Cayman recently acted for the outgoing Joint Restructuring Officers (JROs) appointed over certain portfolios of Holt Fund SPC (Fund), whose appointment generated important clarification...

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

Voluntary Liquidation And Striking Off A Cayman Islands Exempted Company

This Guide outlines the procedure for a voluntary liquidation of a solvent Cayman Islands exempted company and the duties of its liquidator.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Harneys

Guide To Cayman Islands Mergers And Consolidations

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Harneys

Tianrui v China Shanshui: Privy Council Cements The Position Regarding Direct Shareholder Claims

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide Private Equity 2025: Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

A Shareholder's Personal Standing To Challenge Dilution Of Shareholding (Tianrui IHC Ltd v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd (Cayman Islands))

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Gatehouse Chambers

It's Personal: Privy Council Confirms Cayman Islands Law On Shareholders' Personal Rights Against A Company

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Privy Council Judgment Clarifies Protections For Shareholders In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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HSM Chambers

Cayman Islands Litigation: Reflecting On The Year 2024

Cayman Islands Insolvency

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Conyers

Judicial Committee Of The Privy Council Confirms That Shareholders Have A Direct Right Of Action Against A Company In Circumstances Where Shares Have Been Allotted For An Improper Purpose

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Harneys

Cayman Islands Foundation Companies: The Leading Vehicle For Wrapping A DAO

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Cayman Islands Exempted Limited Partnerships – When Can Limited Partners Bring Claims On Behalf Of The Partnership?

Cayman Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Cayman Islands Litigation: Reflecting On The Year 2024

As the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands is set to close for 2024, we reflect on some of the large-scale cross-border insolvency and restructuring proceedings and complex commercial disputes dealt with in the jurisdiction during 2024.

Cayman Islands Insolvency

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Conyers

Judicial Committee Of The Privy Council Confirms That Shareholders Have A Direct Right Of Action Against A Company In Circumstances Where Shares Have Been Allotted For An Improper Purpose

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Tianrui v China Shanshui has held that a shareholder has a personal right of action against a Cayman Islands company to challenge the improper issue and allotment of shares by that company's directors.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Harneys

Cayman Islands Foundation Companies: The Leading Vehicle For Wrapping A DAO

Cayman Islands foundation companies ("FCs") remain the premier vehicle of choice for "wrapping" a Decentralised Autonomous Organisation ("DAO"). The FC structure balances the flexibility required for DAO.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Cayman Islands Exempted Limited Partnerships – When Can Limited Partners Bring Claims On Behalf Of The Partnership?

An exempted limited partnership ("ELP") is a frequently used entity for Cayman Islands investment funds. An ELP has no separate legal personality and ordinarily only the general partner ("GP")...

Cayman Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Privy Council Confirms Shareholders' Personal Rights Against The Company Where Shares Are Allotted For An Improper Purpose

Worldwide Commercial

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Campbells

Capital Markets Comparative Guide

Capital Markets Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Cayman Islands, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Stuarts Humphries

Navigating Access To Company Information: A Guide For Shareholders And Creditors Of Cayman Incorporated Companies

It is very common for shareholders of a company to seek information on the affairs of the company. Additionally, unsecured creditors of a company often lack information about the company as well as its financial status.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Liquidating Your Cayman Islands Business Before Year End: Practical Tips To Beat The End Of Year Deadline

Cayman Islands-based entities looking to liquidate before the end of 2024 and avoid the 2025 annual fees should start the process before 30 September 2024.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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TMF Group BV

Dissolution Of Cayman Islands Companies

There are three principal ways of winding-up and dissolving a Cayman Islands company, namely: (i) strike off; (ii) voluntary liquidation; and (iii) involuntary or compulsory liquidation.

Cayman Islands Commercial

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McGrath Tonner

Liquidating A Solvent Company In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Nelsons Legal

No Looking Back: Investor Held To Buyout At Current Value Of Shares

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Appleby

Cayman Foundations For Token Issuance & Web 3 (Video)

Cayman Islands Technology

C3

Cavenwell 3.0

The Impact Of Cayman's Revised Beneficial Ownership Regime On Trusts And Private Wealth Structures

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Incorporating In The Cayman Islands: Exempted Companies

Cayman Islands Consumer

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TMF Group BV

The Latest Developments In Mergers And Acquisitions In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Walkers

How To Maintain A Company In The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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TMF Group BV

Cayman Key Dates And Preparations For Voluntary Liquidation

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Stuarts Humphries

Virtual Asset Service Providers – CIMA Regulatory Policy

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Cayman Islands Preference Share Financing And Redemption Rights

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

Disgruntled Shareholders' Appeal Dismissed – "Strong Reasons" Given By The Cayman Islands Court Of Appeal Affirming Permanent Anti-Suit Relief

Cayman Islands Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Duties Of A Director Under The Law Of The Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Stuarts Humphries

Registration And Ongoing Obligations Of SIBA Registered Persons

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Stuarts Humphries

Cayman Islands Non-Petition Clauses: Precision Is Paramount

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Cayman Islands M&A: On The Rise

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

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