A Cayman Islands company may be wound up either voluntarily according to its articles of association or compulsorily by the Grand Court. This article provides an overview of the compulsory process. In certain circumstances, the Grand Court may recognise the appointment of foreign liquidators to a Cayman company, but this article focuses on winding-up proceedings within the Cayman Islands. Similarly, it is possible to seek in the Grand Court the winding up of a non-Cayman entity, but that is beyond the scope of this article.

A petition seeking the winding up of a Cayman company may be presented to the G…