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Company law in Cayman Islands

Company formation, governance, directors, ownership, filings, and corporate obligations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

433 matching statutes

• Cayman Islands

  Companies Law (1995 Revision) THE COMPANIES LAW (CAP. 22)

  6 provisions

  This part sets out how companies are formed and registered, how their constitutions can be changed, and some filing and naming rules.

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• Cayman Islands

  FOUNDATION COMPANIES ACT (2025 Revision)

  2 provisions

  This Act sets rules for Cayman Islands foundation companies, including how they are formed, governed, managed, supervised, and wound up.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Cayman Islands

  Companies Law COMPANIES (FORMS) RULES

  1 provisions

  These rules say that notices required by section 88(1) must be given in the form set out in the Schedule.

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• Cayman Islands

  CA YMAN ISLANDS THE GENERAL ORIENTAL

  1 provisions

  This law gives General Oriental Investments Limited special powers, sets conditions for director declarations, requires an annual fee, and imposes penalties for false declarations.

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• Cayman Islands

  Private Trust Companies Regulations (2011 Revision) BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES LAW

  1 provisions

  Private trust companies must register with the Authority to use the licensing exemption, keep a licensed registered office, file annual declarations, pay fees, avoid false filings, and limit contributions to connected persons. They must also use the words “Private Trust Company” or “PTC” in their registered name.

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• Cayman Islands

  LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES LAW (2018 Revision)

  5 provisions

  This Law sets rules for forming, registering, and operating Cayman Islands limited liability companies.

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• Cayman Islands

  Local Companies (Control) Law (1995 Revision) THE LOCAL COMPANIES (CONTROL) LAW (24 OF 1971)

  1 provisions

  Local companies generally need to meet Caymanian ownership/control rules and licensing requirements before carrying on business in the Islands, and they must file shareholding returns and disclose share transfers.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Cayman Islands

  Companies Management Regulations (2003Revision) COMPANIES MANAGEMENT LAW

  1 provisions

  The regulations require a licence applicant to include the information listed in the First Schedule, and set out licence fee amounts in the Third Schedule.

  Regulation Open & Chat

• Cayman Islands

  Companies Law COMPANIES (TRANSLATION

  1 provisions

  These regulations require certain statements to be made in prescribed certificate forms.

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• Cayman Islands

  Companies Act (2023 Revision)

  8 provisions

  This part sets the filing, notice, timing, and supporting-document rules for a company petition seeking appointment of a restructuring officer.

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• Cayman Islands

  Local Companies (Control) Law LOCAL COMPANIES (CONTROL)

  1 provisions

  This provision sets notice and form requirements for local companies and the Board, including how shareholder-status changes must be reported and how licence revocation notices are served.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Cayman Islands

  Limited Liability Companies Law LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

  1 provisions

  These regulations require specified translation-related statements to be made in prescribed certificate forms.

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• Cayman Islands

  Gazette No.88 dated 19th October, 2017. THE FOUNDATION COMPANIES LAW, 2017

  1 provisions

  These regulations set fixed fees for certain foundation company filings and changes.

  Gazette issue Open & Chat

• Cayman Islands

  Land Holding Companies Share Transfer Tax Law LAND HOLDING COMPANIES SHARE

  1 provisions

  This regulation prescribes the return form for a tax-related transfer notice and sets out the particulars that a resident making the return must provide.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Cayman Islands

  Companies Management Law (2000 Revision) THE COMPANIES MANAGEMENT LAW (15 of 1999)

  1 provisions

  This law requires company-management businesses to be licensed, meet compliance and financial requirements, keep accounts and insurance, and follow Authority approval rules.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Cayman Islands

  Banks and Trust Companies Law (1995 Revision) BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES

  1 provisions

  The Financial Secretary may approve certain share issues/transfers and Inspector requisitions on behalf of the Governor in Council, and must report each exercise of those powers every 90 days.

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• Cayman Islands

  Monetary Authority Act (2020 Revision)

  9 provisions

  These regulations set out how the Authority gives breach notices, imposes administrative fines, and how fixed and discretionary fines can be reviewed or appealed.

  Act or statute Open & Chat

• Cayman Islands

  Limited Liability Companies Law (2020 Revision)

  1 provisions

  This schedule sets the prescribed fees for various limited liability company filings, searches, certificates, reservations, mergers, and related services.

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• Cayman Islands

  RULE AND STATEMENT OF GUIDANCE Nature, Accessibility, and Retention of

  1 provisions

  Licensees conducting company management business must keep records accessible, accurate, secure, and available to the Authority, and retain them for at least five years unless another rule requires longer.

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• Cayman Islands

  Limited Liability Companies Law (2018 Revision)

  1 provisions

  This regulation sets out beneficial ownership record-keeping rules for limited liability companies and related duties for corporate services providers.

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