Permitting Company Names in Foreign Script

Published 28th October 2011, 5:10pm

Effective October 2011 an exempted company, on incorporation or by passing a special resolution, is permitted to adopt a "dual foreign name" in a foreign script which is not necessarily a translation or transliteration of the English name but forms part of the company’s name. This is a feature that is common in a number of onshore jurisdictions. The Cayman Islands are the first offshore jurisdiction to introduce this flexibility.