Created Date:
30 September 2024
A guide to enforcement of judgments in the Cayman Islands: An overview (PLC chapter)
Lawyers from our dispute resolution and litigation practice have authored a practice note providing an overview of the key practical issues concerning enforcement of judgements in the Cayman Islands.
For commentary on the below topics, please read the downloadable PDF.
Enforcement legislative framework (domestic and foreign)
- Domestic framework
- Foreign framework
- International conventions/agreements
- Definition of judgment
- Enforceable/excluded judgments
Enforcing domestic judgments
- Enforcement procedure
- Limitation period
- Competent court
- Application for enforcement
- Staying enforcement
- Interim remedies
- Costs and interest
Enforcement of foreign judgments
- Foreign judgment procedure
- Limitation period for foreign judgments
- Application for enforcing foreign judgments
- Challenging enforcement: grounds
- Interim remedies for enforcing foreign judgments
- Costs and interest for enforcing foreign judgments
