Happy Birthday copyright suit settles for $14 million
By Ross Todd, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Music publisher Warner/Chappell Music Inc. has agreed to pay $14 million to settle a class action challenging ownership rights to the song “Happy Birthday to You.” Warner/Chappell has also agreed to…
How growing use of social media has changed family law practice
By Lizzy McLellan, From The Legal Intelligencer For a client, composing a Facebook post, tweet, email or text message takes little time, effort or thought. But for family law attorneys, these digitized quips and images have become useful but time-consuming pieces…
US State Bar ordered to investigate Ken Paxton grievance
By Angela Morris, From Texas Lawyer In a rare turn of events, the State Bar of Texas was ordered to investigate a grievance against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that alleged he committed professional misconduct just after the U.S. Supreme Court…
CKIA ATC Trainees return from Trinidad
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (11 February 2016) Charles Kirkconnell International Airport’s (CKIA) Air Traffic Control trainees Eric Bodden and Carley Lazzari recently returned to Grand Cayman after successfully completing four months of intensive training at the Trinidad and Tobago Civil…
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2016 DG’s 5K challenge to benefit Cayman Islands Heart Fund
This year’s Deputy Governor’s 5K Challenge aims to raise $50,000 for Cayman Heart Fund to buy a new ambulance. The funds will be a significant cash boost towards the $150,000 target needed to purchase the vehicle, which will replace one…
Top tax havens around the world [Cayman Islands 3rd]
From Value Walk We decided to find the lowest places in the world for havens from personal top income taxes. We analyzed personal top income tax rates along with gross domestic product per capita(GDP) to come up with the following…
New York Times says Alan Grayson used position in congress to solicit for hedge fund; his office denies
By Scott Powers From Florida Politics A New York Times article published Thursday reports that U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Orlando used his position in Congress and as a member of the Financial Services Committee to solicit investments for the…
Paul Allen agrees to Cayman Islands reef restoration
From idive Cayman Islands In a statement released late Monday (8) afternoon, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s company Vulcan Inc. announced that they have developed a plan to restore the reef in the vicinity of the Doc Poulson wreck and the…
Caribbean losing US tourists as Zika fears spread, poll reveals
From Curacao Chronicle The Zika virus is discouraging increasing numbers of Americans from travelling to the Caribbean and Latin America, with 41 percent of those aware of the disease saying they are less likely to take such a trip, according…
New signs that Cayman might dismantle its secrecy law
From Tax Justice Network Cayman politicians love to pretend that they aren’t living in a tax haven. No, they’re part of a responsible international financial centre. And, as we’ve remarked ad nauseam, they all say that. It’s almost a defining…
