NEWS & INSIGHTS

Elisabeth and Justine speaks at Cayman Islands Financial Services Institute event

The Cayman Islands Financial Services Institute hosted its March 2023 AML Regulations Seminar. Elisabeth, Justine and Paul Byles (FTS Cayman) spoke about the evolution of the AML Regulat...

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Elisabeth is a panelist at Leadership Cayman Seminar

Elisabeth was delighted to assist at the Leadership Cayman Financial Services Seminar earlier this month, where she met with the Leadership Cayman Class of 2023 and discussed financial s...

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Claritas hosts another CAMS one-day preparatory workshop

Claritas is delighted to partner with ACAMS to offer the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification and a one-day preparatory workshop! Join us! Date: June 3, 2023Ti...

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Katie Pearson and Elisabeth Lees recommended by Chambers Global Legal Guide 2023

Katie Pearson and Elisabeth Lees are pleased to have been ranked by Chambers Global 2023. Elisabeth Lees is ranked for Financial Services: Regulatory, Cayman Islands: https://chambers.co...

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Claritas principals sworn as Notaries

Elisabeth, Katie and Justine were delighted to have each been sworn in as Notaries Public in February 2023. This means that Claritas will be able to conduct business even more efficientl...

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Elisabeth Lees appointed to the Cayman Islands Health Appeals Tribunal as Deputy Chair

We are very pleased to announce that Elisabeth was appointed as the Deputy Chair of the Cayman Islands Health Appeals Tribunal on January 31, 2023. Elisabeth looks forward to serving on ...

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Claritas hosts productive ACAMS Certification Training

Further to the partnership between Claritas Compliance Limited and ACAMs, on January 21, 2023, Claritas hosted in-person training for professionals pursuing their Certified Anti-Money La...

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Elisabeth speaks at ARIN-CARIB’s Annual Meeting

Elisabeth Lees discusses latest trends in Caribbean financial and domestic coordination at the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network for the Caribbean (ARIN-CARIB) Annual Meeting. See here...

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Claritas recommended by Legal 500

Claritas has been recommended by Legal 500 as a “Firm to Watch” for both Dispute Resolution and Regulatory and Compliance in the Cayman Islands.  Legal 500 stated that “boutiq...

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Despite anti-money laundering progress, FATF delisting will take time (Cayman Compass, 31 October 2022)

The Cayman Islands will not be removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list of countries with significant deficiencies in their anti-money laundering (AML) regimes before J...

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Claritas partners with ACAMS!

Claritas is delighted to partner with ACAMS to offer the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification and a one-day preparatory workshop! Join us! Date: January 21, 20...

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Joeniel joins Claritas

We are very pleased to announce that Joeniel Bent has joined Claritas as our Office Manager and Paralegal. Joeniel starts with us part-time and assists Claritas’ principals with co...

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Claritas Launch Event

First thing in the morning of 20th September 2022 Claritas took over the upstairs of George Town Yacht Club and filled the space with chats and coffee for its official Launch Event.Atten...

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Are you Ready to Respond to CIMA’s AML/CFT Survey?

On August 18, 2022, CIMA announced it is preparing to survey its population of regulated entities on their AML/CFT Risks and Controls. CIMA’s notice can be viewed here: PRESS RELEASE (...

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All female boutique launches in Cayman Islands (Global Restructuring Review, 8 June 2022)

A former Harneys partner and two ex-government lawyers have launched a new boutique law firm in the Cayman Islands that specialises in litigation, insolvency and regulatory law. The full...

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Former AML Steering Group Coordinators launch law and compliance firm (Cayman Compass, 16 June 2022)

Elisabeth Lees, the former national coordinator of Cayman’s Anti-Money Laundering Steering Group, and her former deputy, Justine Plenkiewicz, have, together with former Harneys par...

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What information is available regarding Cayman Islands companies?

The Cayman Islands, like other offshore jurisdictions, is often seen as a secretive jurisdiction, with corporate information being difficult to obtain.  However, in reality there is...

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The 2021 National Risk Assessment: Why it Matters to Regulated Entities

We often get questions on the recently published Cayman Islands’ National Risk Assessment (NRA). These are set out below, along with the answers. Claritas principals are also ...

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Cayman Islands Litigation Funding Options

The Private Funding of Legal Services Act 2020 (the Act), which came into force on I May 2021, has enabled Cayman Islands litigation lawyers to act on a variety of flexible fee structure...

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