The government of the Cayman Islands has introduced the Directors Registration and Licensing Law 2014 (the “Law”), together with implementing Regulations, pursuant to which individuals and corporate companies acting as directors of certain covered entities need to be either registered or licensed. The Law was passed on Thursday, April 10, 2014 and took effect on June 4, 2014 subject to limited exceptions. Below is a link to a Dillon Eustace client briefing which outlines some of the key aspects of the Law and the next steps...

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The twelve 70ft yachts competing in the world's longest ocean race gave a spectacular salute to New York today in a parade of sail in the Hudson along the iconic Lower Manhattan skyline and passed the Statue of Liberty. This is the final leg of the 11 month, 40,000-mile Clipper Round the World Yacht Race back to London where it started last September. The Clipper Race is the only race of its kind in the world for amateur sailors, and...

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PEPPER HAMILTON: Privacy and Security Client Alert In May 2014, California’s Attorney General Kamala Harris released recommendations for businesses addressing recent changes and best practices under California’s privacy laws. The guide is entitled “Making Your Privacy Practices Public: Recommendations on Developing a Meaningful Privacy Policy.”1 California is widely known for leading the nation in privacy laws, and particularly laws with respect to Web site privacy policies. Because these laws apply to any Web site with visitors from California, regardless of...

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Animated Series Based Around Healthy Eating and Nutrition Sprouts Fun Grow-Your-Own-Food Program for Kids NEW YORK (June 9, 2014) – Nutri Ventures Corp. and fast-growing seed company Home Farmer will team up to bring a fun, colorful line of backyard seeds and gardening accessories to kids in the first licensing initiative announced for NUTRI VENTURES: THE QUEST FOR THE 7 KINGDOMS. NUTRI VENTURES-branded broccoli, tomato, basil and cilantro seeds will be contained in kid-friendly, vibrantly colored bamboo pots to which kids will...

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The optimism about the private equity, venture capital and leveraged finance sector in the Benelux in 2014 has increased significantly compared to 2013. The industry also expects an increase in the private equity deal volumes, especially in the mid-markets. That is what NautaDutilh concludes in its 2014 market outlook report. Click here for the report in European format Click here for the report in US format

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An increasing number of online services are becoming available in the EU. This was the conclusion of the so-called E-Government Benchmark study carried out by the IT consulting company Capgemini and published by the EU Commission. Austria continues to clearly outperform the European average in the E-Government Benchmark 2014 report. For example, some 90 percent of official documents are accessible online in Austria. Austria was also praised in the study for the availability of key technologies such as the mobile...

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