Róisín Liddy-Murphy

Partner, Head of Regulatory & Risk Advisory (Cayman)

British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands | T +1 345 814 7371
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Róisín Liddy-Murphy is a Partner and Head of the Regulatory & Risk Advisory team in the Cayman Islands.

Róisín qualified as a Barrister in 2006 and has a significant amount of experience representing clients on a wide range of advisory matters, investigations and disputes. Róisín’s specialises in advising on all aspect of Cayman Islands and BVI regulation. Her expertise includes advising on CIMA registration and licence applications, virtual assets, crypto and fintech regulation, corporate governance reviews, anti-money laundering compliance frameworks, suspicious activity reports, regulatory audits, CIMA inspections and remediations, sanction reporting and licencing, asset freeze requirements, production orders, data protection laws, Ombudsman investigations, regulatory enforcement notices, administrative fines and on mandatory information exchange requirements.

Prior to joining Conyers, Róisín was a practicing Barrister in Ireland (UK and Irish qualified) and thereafter worked within the Attorney General’s Chambers as part of the Cayman Islands Government Portfolio of Legal Affairs. She previously taught Company and Banking Law on the University of Liverpool LLB Degree in the Cayman Islands and was the International Insolvency lecturer on the International Finance, Law and Regulation University of Liverpool Master’s LLM Degree. She is currently admitted to practice in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. Róisín regularly contributes articles to legal publications and gives presentation on matters relating to her area of practice. She is frequently ranked and rated in the legal directories for her skill and expertise.

Róisín is recognised as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500 Caribbean and as Up & Coming by Chambers & Partners.

Jurisdictions

Experience

  • Advising on trade and financial sanctions and on specific licence applications arising out of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (as amended) and the Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (as amended).
  • Advising an investment manager on a large scale Cayman Islands Monetary Authority remediation following an onsite inspection.
  • Acting and representing insurance providers and various entities on insolvency and regulatory matters.
  • Regularly acting as leading counsel and advising entities in matters before the Ombudsman relating to data protection breaches and securing a successful result for a large telecommunication provider in the Cayman Islands.
  • Advising clients on information disclosure requests from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and related overseas regulators.
  • Advising funds and fund managers on all aspects of anti-money laundering and sanction requirements.
  • Advising clients on suspicious activity reports and other related time sensitive regulatory notifications.
  • Acting as lead advocate in the appointment of official liquidators and in sanction applications for the commencement of proceedings in the United States to pursue claims against directors and to enter into funding agreements amongst other applications that have arisen during the course of the liquidations.
  • Acting and advising on validation application seeking to transfer shares from the Herald and the Prime Fund (In Liquidation). The Prime Fund had $US750 million in assets prior to its collapse.
  • Representing investors and a management company in the area of intellectual property and data analytics technology against multifaceted claims for damages arising out of allegations of misrepresentation, deceit, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duties.
  • Successfully acting and advising a nominee director before the Cayman Islands Grand Court on allegations of breaches of fiduciary duties and conflicts of interest in an oil group structure.
  • Advising and working with clients and litigation funders in matters concerning multi-jurisdictional asset-tracing and recovery matters with a particular focus on Cayman, BVI and Hong Kong entities.
  • Acting and advising companies, creditors and contributories on applications before the Court in relation to the winding up of Cayman incorporated entities including the appointment of provisional liquidators on often urgent provisional liquidators appointments
  • Leading counsel acting for a number of limited partners in respect of complex issues arising out of the collapse of a large private equity firm.
  • Acting for Brazilian Plaintiffs in relation to a $490 million professional negligence claim in the Cayman Islands in proceedings before the Cayman Islands Grand Court and the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal.

Prior to practising in the Cayman Islands and BVI, Roisin appeared regularly as a Barrister in the Irish Courts acting as leading counsel on a large volume of cases representing debtors and key stakeholders, including, insurance companies, banks, directors, insolvency practitioners and investors on regulatory and commercial related matters.

Qualifications

Professional Background

  • Partner, Conyers, Cayman Islands
  • University Law Lecturer, University of Liverpool, Cayman Islands
  • Barrister, Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland
  • Legal Training Services, Professional Development Law Lecturer Dublin, Ireland
  • Stagiaire, European Court of Justice, Luxembourg
  • Mercer, Dublin, Ireland

Education

  • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist Certification, ACAMS, 2023
  • Trinity College Dublin, M. Litt Degree (Cross-Border Insolvency), 2017
  • Accredited Mediator (Mediation Forum Ireland) 2012
  • Honourable Society of King’s Inns, Barrister-at-Law Degree, 2006
  • University of Limerick, LL.B Degree, Law and European Studies (Advanced French) 2005
  • George Washington University, IBA Accredited, Munich Summer Programme, Germany 2004
  • Erasmus, Charles University Prague, Czech Republic, 2004
  • Erasmus, University Paris 13, France, 2003

Bar Admissions

  • BVI, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, 2021
  • Cayman Islands, Attorney-At-Law, 2018
  • England & Wales, Barrister, 2013 (not currently practicing)
  • Ireland, Barrister, 2006 (not currently practicing)

Awards & Accolades

  • Recognised as a Next Gen Partner in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 Caribbean (Regulatory and Compliance)
  • Recognised as Up and Coming in the 2025 and 2024 edition of the Global Guide by Chambers & Partners (Financial Services: Regulatory
  • Recognised as a Rising Star in the 2024 edition (and generally since the 2023 edition) of The Legal 500 Caribbean (regulatory and compliance)
  • Recognised as Up and Coming in the 2024 edition of the Global Guide by Chambers & Partners (Financial Services: Regulatory)
  • Recognised as a Key Lawyer in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 Caribbean (insurance/reinsurance)
  • Recognised as a Key Lawyer in the 2023 (and since 2019) edition of The Legal 500 Caribbean (dispute resolution)
  • Recognised in the 2020 edition (and 2019) of Global Restructuring Review 100

Associations

  • Bar Council of England and Wales
  • Bar Council Ireland
  • Member of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inns
  • Recovery & Insolvency Specialists’ Association Cayman (RISA)
  • International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (Secretary IWIRC Cayman)
  • Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association (CILPA)
  • INSOL Europe
  • Blockchain Association of the Cayman Islands (BACI)
  • Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)