The Attorney General’s Chambers

The Office of the Attorney General is constituted by section 56 of the Cayman Islands Constitution Order (2009). By Order in Council, the Attorney General is appointed as an Official Member of the Cabinet of the Government of the Cayman Islands, the Legislative Assembly and the National Security Council. The Attorney General is the principal legal advisor to the Government.

Role and Function

Many of the responsibilities of the Office have been assumed by practice and convention, and have become part of the common law of the Cayman Islands. In addition to his constitutional authority and other customary responsibilities, specific statutes also give particular powers to the Attorney General. However, briefly stated, the Attorney General’s role and function entails the following:

• Ex-officio member of the Legislative Assembly and Cabinet;
• Ex-officio head of the legal profession and legal advisor to all departments of Government;
• Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Steering Group which is a statutory agency charged with responsibility of the oversight of government’s anti-money laundering policies;
• Ex-officio member of the National Security Council;
• Member of the Grand Court Rules Committee, Insolvency Rules Committee and the Legal Advisory Council;
• Overall responsibility for Law Reform, Law Revision and Legislative Drafting.

Departments

• The Attorney General’s Chambers
  • Attorney General
• The Office of the Solicitor General
• Law Reform Commission
  • The Law Reform Process
• Law Revision
  • Current Status of the Law Revision
• Legislative Drafting Department
• Cayman Islands Law School
• Financial Reporting Authority