Section 64Part 8 — LAW FIRMS
Annual operational licence
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64. (1) A law firm shall have an annual operational licence to practise Cayman Islands law.
Subject to subsection (4), a law firm shall apply to the Council for an annual operational licence in the form approved by the Council. Section 65 Legal Services Act, 2020 Page 32 Act 57 of 2020 c
An application under subsection (2) shall be accompanied by the prescribed annual operational licence fee.
The form of an application approved by the Council under subsection (2) shall require the law firm to supply —
the law firm’s name;
the address or addresses both in the Islands and in another jurisdiction where the law firm or any affiliate of the law firm practises Cayman Islands law; and
the name of each of the attorneys-at-law in practice with the law firm or any affiliate of the law firm, whether in the Islands or in another jurisdiction, who hold practising certificates.
Subject to subsection (6), an annual operational licence is valid from the date of issue and expires on 31st January of the next year.
The Council may suspend or revoke an annual operational licence where a law firm breaches a provision of this Act or regulations made under this Act.
The Council shall, before 31st March in each year, publish in the Gazette a list of law firms with an annual operational licence as at that date.