A guide to enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards in the Cayman Islands: overview (PLC Chapter)

Lawyers from our dispute resolution and litigation practice have drafted these Q&As, which give a structured overview of key practical issues concerning enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards in the Cayman Islands.

Judgments: legal framework

  • Domestic framework
  • International conventions/agreements
  • Definitions
  • Enforceable/excluded types of judgment

Judgments: procedure for enforcement

  • Overview
  • Foreign judgments: formal/similified proceedings
  • Form of application

Challenging enforcement

  • Service
  • Final/provisional judgments
  • Foreign judgments: jurisdiction
  • Exorbitant ground of jurisdiction
  • Voluntary acknowledgement
  • Foreign judgments: review of judgment
  • Foreign judgments: public policy
  • Domestic and foreign: other conditions for recognition and enforcement

Judgments: methods of enforcement

Judgments: interim remedies and interest

  • Interim remedies
  • Interest
  • Currency

Arbitral awards: legal framework

  • Domestic framework
  • International conventions/agreements
  • Definitions

Enforceable/excluded types of arbitral award

Enforcement proceedings

  • Procedure
  • Domestic awards
  • Foreign awards
  • Form of application

Challenging enforcement 

  • Service
  • Pending challenge proceedings
  • Review/opposition
  • Public policy

Actual enforcement

Arbitral awards: interim remedies and interest

  • Interim remedies
  • Interest
  • Currency

Judgments and arbitral awards: proposals for reform

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