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News 01/28/2021
Kennedys continues US and Caribbean expansion with hire of six lawyers in Miami and Philadelphia
Kennedys is targeting US expansion with the addition of three new partners in two of its East Coast offices. Eric Hiller is joining the firm’s Miami office, bringing with him three associates, while Joshua Mooney and Sean Mahoney join the Philadelphia office.
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Article 01/25/2021
Enforcement of common and civil law arbitral awards in Latin America and the Caribbean: the Brazilian and Cayman example
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News 12/11/2020
Kennedys celebrates 10th anniversary of Miami regional hub, the gateway to Latin America
This year marks 10 years since the opening of Kennedys’ office in Miami, our regional hub serving Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Article 04/17/2020
COVID-19 and the construction industry in the Commonwealth Caribbean
As COVID-19 spreads, the impact on the construction industry is increasing. The construction industry in the Commonwealth Caribbean relies heavily on European, Asian and American suppliers/manufacturers for construction materials and labour.
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Article 02/12/2020
An offshore International Arbitration Centre for the Americas: is there room for only one?
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has gone “all in” to establish itself as a leading venue for international arbitrations, riding the current wave of popularity for resolving international commercial disputes through arbitration.
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Article 09/17/2019
Changes in Cuba: fact or fiction?
On 13 July 2019, the Cuban Parliament approved new electoral law restricting the presidency to a five-year term in office and a maximum of two consecutive terms, for the first time in nearly 60 years
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Article 08/28/2019
Offshore captive insurers: are the EU’s economic substance requirements a game-changer?
These should be good times for the captive insurance sector and for other self-insurance arrangements. After the longest ‘soft’ market in recent memory (a time when insurance capacity exceeds demand and thus depresses premiums), the insurance and reinsurance markets have finally begun to turn and harden, with premium rates rising across most business lines.
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Article 06/27/2019
Are the recent deaths in the Dominican Republic a threat for future recovery actions?
The Dominican Republic is the second-largest Caribbean nation by area with approximately 10 million inhabitants, of whom approximately three million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. The island is famous for its beaches, resorts, golf courses, hotels and for its friendly service.
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Article 04/08/2019
Recoverability of foreign lawyers’ fees in the BVI, Cayman Islands and Bermuda
The commercial courts in offshore financial centres continue to be busy with their usual diet of shareholder and corporate disputes, insolvencies, asset tracing and trust litigation, often involving vast sums. This keeps litigators in OFCs busy, but also provides a fertile source of work for onshore lawyers, often based in London, Hong Kong and elsewhere.
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News 03/28/2019
Kennedys breaks new ground by forming associations in Central America and the Caribbean
We are pleased to confirm that we have become the first international law firm to establish a presence in each of the Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Panama as we continue to increase our global footprint through three new Associations.