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O'Neal Webster - Barristers & Solicitors

SIMMONDS BUILDINGS, 30 DE CASTRO STREET, P.O. BOX 961, RED TOWN, TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Tel:
Work +1 284 494 5808
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Fax +1 284 494 5811
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www.onealwebster.com
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in British Virgin Islands

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial , O'Neal Webster - Barristers & Solicitors is a third tier firm,

O'Neal Webster - Barristers & Solicitors acted as BVI counsel to Mercantil Colpatria in connection with its acquisition from General Electric Capital Corporation of a 49.77% stake in Banco Colpatria, one of Colombia's leading banks. Vanessa King heads the commercial department; managing partner Kerry Anderson advises on a range of fund, regulatory, commercial and real estate matters; and counsel Christopher Simpson, who joined from Harney Westwood & Riegels in 2010, focuses primarily on banking and finance, and corporate and commercial law.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution , O'Neal Webster - Barristers & Solicitors is a third tier firm,

O'Neal Webster - Barristers & Solicitors's senior partner Paul Webster QC is recommended for corporate insolvency and commercial litigation. The practice successfully acted for defendants in a Madoff-related case brought by Fairfield Sentry.

Legal market overview

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International offshore law practices Harney Westwood & Riegels and Ogier are the largest and second largest firms in the BVI respectively. Conyers Dill & Pearman, Maples and Calder, Walkers and Appleby are the other major international law firms present. Local BVI firms, including Forbes Hare and O'Neal Webster - Barristers & Solicitors, merit mention.

Trusts/private client

Within Trusts/private client, tier 4

O'Neal Webster - Barristers & Solicitors advises trustees and beneficiaries alike on issues such as wealth protection, probate planning, trust creation, administration and termination. The practice also acts in trust disputes. Vanessa King is the principal contact.

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O'Neal Webster - Barristers & Solicitors

  • CONTINUATION OF A FOREIGN COMPANY INTO THE BVI

    Companies often consider “what if” they could transfer to another jurisdiction based on what is currently happening in their current jurisdiction or simply to take advantage of developments within another jurisdiction.
    - O'Neal Webster - Barristers & Solicitors

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  • A Brief guide to... British Virgin Islands

    So far as tourism is concerned, the British Virgin Islands (the BVI) is described as "Nature's Little Secrets"; in the financial services industry this could not be further from the truth.
    - Bedell Cristin

  • Eastern Caribbean Court of Appral considers enforcement issues in Alfa v Cukurova

    On 20 July 2011 the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal (“ECCA”) handed down the latest decision in the long running case of Alfa Telecom Turkey Limited v Cukurova Finance International Limited and Cukurova Holdings AS.
    - Harney Westwood & Riegels

  • Changes to the EU Savings Tax Regime in the British Virgin Islands

    The British Virgin Islands’ Mutual Legal Assistance (Tax Matters) Act, 2003 as amended in 2005 (the “Act”) has given effect in the BVI to EC Directive 2003/48 on the taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (the “Directive”) for the last six tax years. 
    - Harney Westwood & Riegels

  • CONTINUATION OF A FOREIGN COMPANY INTO THE BVI

    Companies often consider “what if” they could transfer to another jurisdiction based on what is currently happening in their current jurisdiction or simply to take advantage of developments within another jurisdiction.
    - O'Neal Webster - Barristers & Solicitors

  • DIRECTORS DUTIES – A BVI PERSPECTIVE

    Directors of British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) companies have certain fiduciary duties which arise both at common law and under statute. These fiduciary duties ultimately seek to protect companies and their shareholders whose destiny lie primarily in the hands of the directors in charge.the hands of the directors in charge.
    - O'Neal Webster - Barristers & Solicitors

  • Top marks for Harneys in Chambers 2011 global directory

    International law firm Harneys has once again earned stellar recognition from Chambers and Partners as one of the leading firms in the British Virgin Islands, with its practices in the Cayman Islands and Cyprus and recent expansion into Latin America also receiving positive reviews.
    - Harney Westwood & Riegels

  • BVI Companies and their Advantage in Corporate Structures

    Over 800,000 companies have been incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) since 1984, and whilst many of those companies are purely used as holding vehicles for assets, increasing cross border investments has played a significant role in the increased use of BVI companies globally. Some of the key advantages of BVI companies include:
    - O'Neal Webster - Barristers & Solicitors

  • Sales and Acquisitions of BVI Business Companies

    With the increasing popularity of British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) companies as a business entity worldwide, it is inevitable that these companies will become the subject matter of substantial sales and acquisitions. The briefing seeks to identify some of the structuring options for such a transaction, and the preparatory steps and other issues that may be of relevance.
    - Ogier

  • Managing BVI Companies

    British Virgin Island (“BVI”) companies are owned by their shareholders. The directors act as the shareholders’ agents in being responsible for the day to day running of the company and and having the powers necessary to undertake this role.
    - Ogier

  • Solvent Voluntary Liquidation of BVI Companies

    This briefing is intended to give a brief guide to the steps involved in the solvent liquidation of a business company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”). The liquidation process described (where a company has no liabilities or is able to pay its debts as they fall due) is carried out in accordance with Part XII of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (the “Act”)
    - Ogier
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