Spencer Vickers

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Spencer Vickers is a Partner in the Cayman Islands Litigation & Restructuring practice.

Spencer has extensive experience advising clients on a range of insolvency, restructuring and commercial litigation matters, including regulatory disputes. He represents business founders, investment firms, insurance businesses (including captive insurers and their professional advisors), insolvency professionals and sovereign states on a range of cross-border matters with specific experience in the financial services, insurance, FinTech and health industries. Spencer frequently advises clients on applications regarding the appointment of liquidators/receivers.

In the digital assets space, Spencer frequently acts for founders, independent directors and cryptocurrency companies (including wallet providers, exchanges and blockchain developers) in relation to a wide range of commercial disputes (including disputes in connection with token generation events, lockup periods and liquidity providers). Spencer is also a founding committee member of the Cayman Islands chapter of the CFAAR (Crypto Fraud and Asset Recovery) Network.

Spencer recently served as Co-Chairperson and Director of the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association of the Cayman Islands (RISA Cayman). RISA Cayman is the INSOL chapter for the Cayman Islands and has over 500 members (consisting of accountants and lawyers specialising in Cayman Islands restructuring and insolvency). Spencer is also an author, presenter, and course coordinator of the INSOL Introductory Certificate in Insolvency Law and Practice in the Cayman Islands.

Spencer is an experienced advocate, both in Court and in arbitration proceedings. He appears frequently before the Grand Court and Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands and has been praised by the Court for his “persistent eloquence”.

Independent sources for The Legal 500 Caribbean describe Spencer as follows:

“Spencer Vickers is unflappable, and he manages to stay very calm and composed even in the most challenging or urgent of circumstances, endearing himself to judges, opposing counsel, and clients in equal measure.”

Jurisdiction

Cayman Islands

Experience

Advising in relation to complex and high-profile shareholder disputes. See, for example, In the matter of Virginia Solution SPC Ltd.
Acting and appearing on behalf of captive insurers in relation to high value insurance and reinsurance disputes. See, for example, Dickenson Bay Hotel Management Limited et al v Landon Insurance Ltd.
Advising companies, creditors, shareholders and liquidators in relation to applications to wind up Cayman companies and partnerships, including applications for the appointment of provisional liquidators. See, for example, In the matter of Hyalroute Communication Group Ltd and In the matter of Energy Evolution GP Limited.
Acting and appearing on behalf of the State of Kuwait in relation to a successful application to obtain documents under the Confidential Information Disclosure Act. See: In the matter of Kuwait Ports Authority.
Advising clients on the enforcement of foreign arbitration awards in the Cayman Islands. See, for example, In the matter of LAM Global Management LTD II.
Advising clients in relation to the appointment of receivers to segregated portfolio companies. See, for example, In the matter of LFM Oversea Investment Fund SPC.
Advising clients on interim relief such as freezing orders. See, for example, Hudson Capital Solar Infrastructure v Sky Solar Holdings Ltd and In the matter of Sky Solar Holdings Ltd.
Advising on responses to Production Orders issued by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) under the Proceeds of Crime Act and the Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act.
Advising on responses to Data Subject Access Requests issued by individuals under the Data Protection Act.

Speaking Engagements

Speaker, “Restructuring, Failures & What’s Next in Insolvency”, Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants special insolvency panel, Cayman Islands, 1 October 2026
Chair, “Spotlight on Governance and Accountability for Stakeholders”, CFAAR Cayman, Cayman Islands, 24 September 2026
Speaker, “Cross-border insolvency in the Cayman Islands”, Introductory Certificate in Insolvency Law and Practice in the Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, 8 September 2026
Speaker, “Segregated Portfolio Companies, the good, the bad, and the ugly”, IWIRC Technical Panel, Cayman Islands, 11 June 2025
Moderator, “Proactively Protect Your Assets Going Forward”, Cayman Islands, 26 March 2025
Moderator, “Navigating Sanctions in the Offshore World”, Offshore Disputes Week, Cayman Islands, 25 March 2025
Moderator, “A Global World – Cross-Border Interactions”, Offshore Disputes Week, Cayman Islands, 25 March 2025
Speaker, “What’s the Latest in Offshore”, Offshore Disputes Week, Cayman Islands, 25 March 2025
Co-Chair, Offshore Disputes Week, Cayman Islands, 25-26 March 2025
Chair, “Global Developments in Crypto Disputes”, CFAAR Cayman, Cayman Islands, 12 February 2025
Speaker, “Choosing Your Battleground: Assessing the Appropriate Forum”, ABI International Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, Cayman Islands, 25 January 2025
Co-Chair, South Square and RISA Cayman Conference, Cayman Islands, 20 November 2024
Speaker, “Cross-border insolvency in the Cayman Islands”, Introductory Certificate in Insolvency Law and Practice in the Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, 27 August 2024
Speaker, “Cross Border Update”, ABI International North American Insolvency Symposium, New York, 6 November 2024
Speaker, “Welcome and Orientation”, Introductory Certificate in Insolvency Law and Practice in the Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, 12 March 2024
Co-Chair, South Square and RISA Cayman Conference, Cayman Islands, 14 November 2023

Expertise

Qualifications

Professional Background

Senior Solicitor, Russell McVeagh, Auckland, New Zealand
Secondment, Corporate Lawyer, Bank of New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand

Education

Keble College, Oxford – South Eastern Circuit Bar Mess Foundation Advanced International Advocacy Course, 2019
College of Law – Professional Legal Studies Course, 2011
University of Auckland – LLB and BCom (Finance), 2010