{"kind":"expression","expression":{"expr_id":"388","doc_id":"388","label":"SL 46 of 2025","is_as_enacted":"t","commenced_on":null,"superseded_on":null,"valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"is_current":"t","incorporating":null,"akn_expr_iri":"\/akn\/ky\/act\/sl\/2025\/46\/eng@2025-01-01","akn_envelope":"{\"_canary\": {\"iri\": {\"work\": \"\/akn\/ky\/act\/sl\/2025\/46\", \"expression\": \"\/akn\/ky\/act\/sl\/2025\/46\/eng@2025-01-01\", \"manifestation\": \"\/akn\/ky\/act\/sl\/2025\/46\/eng@2025-01-01.pdf\"}, \"pdf\": {\"md5\": \"d460fb542a3b74b0eb4707b3d9383b49\", \"path\": \"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/SUBORDINATE\/2025\/2025-0046\/2025-0046_SL 46 of 2025.pdf\", \"pages\": 4, \"filename\": \"2025-0046_SL 46 of 2025.pdf\"}, \"errors\": [], \"extraction\": {\"model\": null, \"stats\": {\"word_count\": 544, \"paragraph_count\": 3, \"text_char_count\": 3460}, \"usage\": null, \"method\": \"pymupdf-text\", \"version\": \"kyleg-akn-1.0\", \"extracted_at\": \"2026-06-22\"}, \"classification\": \"text_layer\", \"validation_flags\": [], \"docai_processor_id\": null}, \"akomaNtoso\": {\"act\": {\"body\": [{\"eId\": \"sec_n1\", \"num\": null, \"text\": \"Legal Services Act, 2020 LEGAL SERVICES (RECOGNISED LAW ENTITIES) REGULATIONS, 2025 (SL 46 of 2025) SL 46 of 2025 PUBLISHING DETAILS Regulation 1 SL 46 of 2025 Legal Services Act, 2020 LEGAL SERVICES (RECOGNISED LAW ENTITIES) REGULATIONS, 2025 (SL 46 of 2025) In exercise of the powers conferred by section 99 of the Legal Services Act, 2020, the Cabinet makes the following Regulations \u2014\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_1\", \"num\": \"1.\", \"text\": \"Citation and commencement 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Services (Recognised Law Entities) Regulations, 2025. (2) These Regulations shall come into force on 1st January, 2026.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_2\", \"num\": \"2.\", \"text\": \"Matters for consideration by the Council in granting recognition 2. (1) In accordance with section 54(2) of the Act, the Council, in determining whether to recognise a company, partnership or limited liability partnership as a recognised law entity, shall have regard, among other things, to the following matters \u2014 (a) the nature and previous conduct of the company, partnership or limited liability partnership or any manager, shareholder or other persons having an interest in that company, partnership or limited liability partnership; (b) the advantage or disadvantage which may result from that company, partnership or limited liability partnership carrying on business in the Islands; Regulation 2 SL 46 of 2025 (c) the desirability of training, advancing and promoting Caymanians within the legal profession; (d) the efforts made by the company, partnership or limited liability partnership to obtain participation by Caymanians; (e) the number of additional people from outside the Islands who would be required to reside in the Islands if the application is granted; (f) whether the managers and employees of the company, partnership or limited liability partnership have and are likely to continue to have the necessary professional, technical and other knowledge to carry on the business and provide the legal services proposed by the company, partnership or limited liability partnership; (g) whether the company, partnership or limited liability partnership will be able to meet its obligations as they fall due; (h) whether the company, partnership or limited liability partnership will be able to comply with the Act or Regulations made under the Act; (i) whether the direction and management of the company, partnership or limited liability partnership is being conducted or will be conducted in a fit and proper manner; (j) whether a person holding a position as a director, manager or officer of a company, partnership or limited liability partnership is a fit and proper person to hold the respective position; and (k) whether a person holding or acquiring control or ownership of company, partnership or limited liability partnership is a fit and proper person to have such control or ownership. (2) In determining whether a person is a fit and proper person for the purposes of paragraph (1), regard shall be had to all circumstances including the person\u2019s \u2014 (a) honesty, integrity and reputation; (b) competence and capability; and (c) financial soundness. Made in Cabinet the 13th day of November, 2025. Kim Bullings Clerk of the Cabinet\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}], \"meta\": {\"notes\": null, \"workflow\": null, \"lifecycle\": {\"source\": \"#cilegis\", \"eventRef\": [{\"eId\": \"e_commence_2025_01_01\", \"date\": \"2025-01-01\", \"type\": \"generation\", \"source\": \"#cilegis\"}]}, \"references\": {\"source\": \"#canary\", \"TLCRole\": [], \"TLCEvent\": [{\"eId\": \"ev_commencement\", \"href\": \"\/akn\/ontology\/canary\/event\/commencement\", \"showAs\": \"commencement\"}], \"TLCPerson\": [], \"TLCConcept\": [{\"eId\": \"inForce\", \"href\": \"\/akn\/ontology\/canary\/concept\/temporal\/in-force\", \"showAs\": \"in force\"}], \"TLCProcess\": [], \"TLCLocation\": [], \"TLCOrganization\": [{\"eId\": \"cilegis\", \"href\": \"\/akn\/ontology\/canary\/organization\/editor\/cilegis\", \"showAs\": \"Cayman Islands legislation mirror (kyleg)\"}]}, \"temporalData\": {\"source\": \"#cilegis\", \"temporalGroup\": [{\"eId\": \"tg_inforce_2025_01_01\", \"timeInterval\": [{\"end\": null, \"start\": \"#e_commence_2025_01_01\", \"duration\": null, \"refersTo\": \"#inForce\"}]}]}, \"classification\": null, \"identification\": {\"source\": \"#cilegis\", \"FRBRWork\": {\"FRBRuri\": \"\/akn\/ky\/act\/sl\/2025\/46\", \"FRBRdate\": [{\"date\": \"2025-01-01\", \"name\": \"generation\"}], \"FRBRthis\": \"\/akn\/ky\/act\/sl\/2025\/46\/!main\", \"FRBRalias\": [{\"name\": \"cmsId\", \"value\": \"2025-0046\"}], \"FRBRauthor\": [{\"as\": \"#editor\", \"href\": \"\/akn\/ontology\/canary\/organization\/editor\/cilegis\"}], \"FRBRnumber\": \"46 of 2025\", \"FRBRcountry\": \"ky\", \"FRBRsubtype\": \"subordinate\"}, \"FRBRExpression\": {\"FRBRuri\": \"\/akn\/ky\/act\/sl\/2025\/46\/eng@2025-01-01\", \"FRBRdate\": [{\"date\": \"2025-01-01\", \"name\": \"generation\"}], \"FRBRthis\": \"\/akn\/ky\/act\/sl\/2025\/46\/eng@2025-01-01\/!main\", \"FRBRauthor\": [{\"as\": \"#editor\", \"href\": \"\/akn\/ontology\/canary\/organization\/editor\/cilegis\"}], \"FRBRlanguage\": \"eng\"}, \"FRBRManifestation\": {\"FRBRuri\": \"\/akn\/ky\/act\/sl\/2025\/46\/eng@2025-01-01.xml\", \"FRBRdate\": [{\"date\": \"2026-06-22\", \"name\": \"generation\"}], \"FRBRthis\": \"\/akn\/ky\/act\/sl\/2025\/46\/eng@2025-01-01.xml\", \"FRBRauthor\": [{\"as\": \"#editor\", \"href\": \"\/akn\/ontology\/canary\/organization\/editor\/cilegis\"}], \"FRBRformat\": \"application\/xml\"}}}, \"name\": \"act\", \"header\": {\"title\": \"Legal Services (Recognised Law Entities) Regulations, 2025\", \"actNumber\": \"46 of 2025\", \"longTitle\": null}}, \"doc\": null, \"bill\": null, \"judgment\": null}}","akn_full_text":"CAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nLegal Services Act, 2020\n(Act 57 of 2020)\nLEGAL SERVICES (RECOGNISED LAW\nENTITIES) REGULATIONS, 2025\n(SL 46 of 2025)\nSupplement No. 4 published with Legislation Gazette No. 44 dated 26th November, 2025.\n\u2000\n\nPage 2\nSL 46 of 2025\nc\n\nPUBLISHING DETAILS\n\nLegal Services (Recognised Law Entities) Regulations, 2025\nRegulation 1\n\nc\nSL 46 of 2025\nPage 3\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nLegal Services Act, 2020\n(Act 57 of 2020)\nLEGAL SERVICES (RECOGNISED LAW\nENTITIES) REGULATIONS, 2025\n(SL 46 of 2025)\nIn exercise of the powers conferred by section 99 of the Legal Services Act, 2020, the\nCabinet makes the following Regulations \u2014\n1.\nCitation and commencement\n1.\n(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Services (Recognised Law\nEntities) Regulations, 2025.\n(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 1st January, 2026.\n2.\nMatters for consideration by the Council in granting recognition\n2.\n(1) In accordance with section 54(2) of the Act, the Council, in determining whether\nto recognise a company, partnership or limited liability partnership as a\nrecognised law entity, shall have regard, among other things, to the following\nmatters \u2014\n(a)\nthe nature and previous conduct of the company, partnership or limited\nliability partnership or any manager, shareholder or other persons having\nan interest in that company, partnership or limited liability partnership;\n(b) the advantage or disadvantage which may result from that company,\npartnership or limited liability partnership carrying on business in the\nIslands;\n\nRegulation 2\nLegal Services (Recognised Law Entities) Regulations, 2025\n\nPage 4\nSL 46 of 2025\nc\n\n(c)\nthe desirability of training, advancing and promoting Caymanians within\nthe legal profession;\n(d) the efforts made by the company, partnership or limited liability\npartnership to obtain participation by Caymanians;\n(e)\nthe number of additional people from outside the Islands who would be\nrequired to reside in the Islands if the application is granted;\n(f)\nwhether the managers and employees of the company, partnership or\nlimited liability partnership have and are likely to continue to have the\nnecessary professional, technical and other knowledge to carry on the\nbusiness and provide the legal services proposed by the company,\npartnership or limited liability partnership;\n(g) whether the company, partnership or limited liability partnership will be\nable to meet its obligations as they fall due;\n(h) whether the company, partnership or limited liability partnership will be\nable to comply with the Act or Regulations made under the Act;\n(i)\nwhether the direction and management of the company, partnership or\nlimited liability partnership is being conducted or will be conducted in a\nfit and proper manner;\n(j)\nwhether a person holding a position as a director, manager or officer of a\ncompany, partnership or limited liability partnership is a fit and proper\nperson to hold the respective position; and\n(k) whether a person holding or acquiring control or ownership of company,\npartnership or limited liability partnership is a fit and proper person to have\nsuch control or ownership.\n(2) In determining whether a person is a fit and proper person for the purposes of\nparagraph (1), regard shall be had to all circumstances including the person\u2019s \u2014\n(a)\nhonesty, integrity and reputation;\n(b) competence and capability; and\n(c)\nfinancial soundness.\nMade in Cabinet the 13th day of November, 2025.\nKim Bullings\nClerk of the Cabinet","akn_extracted_at":"2026-06-22 15:38:49.207001+00","cms_id":"2025-0046","law_type":"subordinate","year":"2025","number":"46","title":"Legal Services (Recognised Law Entities) Regulations, 2025","status":"in_force"},"provenance":{"files":[{"file_id":"5293","expr_id":"388","kind":"akn_xml","filename":"2025-0046_SL 46 of 2025.akn.xml","source_url":null,"storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/SUBORDINATE\/2025\/2025-0046\/2025-0046_SL 46 of 2025.akn.xml","content_md5":"a27a7aa052ae119050c60a1dbbdcd3ea","byte_size":"5997","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-22 15:38:49.252436+00"},{"file_id":"775","expr_id":"388","kind":"pristine_pdf","filename":"2025-0046_SL 46 of 2025.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/SUBORDINATE\/2025\/2025-0046\/2025-0046_SL 46 of 2025.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/pristine\/SUBORDINATE\/2025\/2025-0046\/2025-0046_SL 46 of 2025.pdf","content_md5":"d460fb542a3b74b0eb4707b3d9383b49","byte_size":"200575","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:35.932793+00"},{"file_id":"776","expr_id":"388","kind":"working_pdf","filename":"2025-0046_SL 46 of 2025.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/SUBORDINATE\/2025\/2025-0046\/2025-0046_SL 46 of 2025.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/SUBORDINATE\/2025\/2025-0046\/2025-0046_SL 46 of 2025.pdf","content_md5":"d460fb542a3b74b0eb4707b3d9383b49","byte_size":"200575","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:35.932793+00"}],"paragraph_count":6,"latest_history":null},"quality":{"expr_id":"388","doc_id":"388","quality_state":"needs_review","quality_score":"80","needs_human_review":"t","deterministic_categories":"{commencement_metadata_problem,duplicate_text,page_header_footer_noise}","llm_categories":"{other}","repair_actions":"{collapse_duplicate_text,manual_review,strip_page_furniture,verify_commencement_metadata}","finding_severity_counts":"{\"medium\": 1}","finding_summary":"Duplicate title\/preamble block detected; may indicate OCR\/extraction duplication requiring review.","assessed_at":"2026-06-22 15:29:45.78137+00","updated_at":"2026-06-22 15:29:45.78137+00"}}