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Stephen has served as an officer on the committee for several years and will, in the period 2025 -2027, co-chair the committee with Kate McMahon, founding partner of Edmonds Marshall McMahon.  

BVI Business Companies Act 2024 Amendments The amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act 2004 (as amended), aimed at enhancing the BVI’s regulatory landscape, officially came into effect on 2 January 2025 (the “Effective Date”). These amendments were first introduced in the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 (the “Amendment Act“), which was published in the BVI Gazette on September 26, 2024. With the Amendment Act now in force, it brings significant updates to the jurisdiction’s corporate legislative framework. This article highlights the key changes under the Amendment Act.

Cayman Islands Partner Jennifer Colegate, restructuring and insolvency specialist and co-chair of IWIRC Cayman Islands, has been admitted to the bar of the British Virgin Islands.

Baker and Partners (BVI), acting on behalf of Angela Barkhouse and Toni Shukla (Kroll) as Liquidators of a BVI company, successfully obtained an unprecedented ruling allowing the restoration of a dissolved British Virgin Islands (BVI) company to the Register of Companies despite the expiration of the statutory limitation period prescribed under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (the “BCA”).

Leading offshore law firm Baker & Partners has welcomed Fleur O’Driscoll as Partner.  This appointment comes at a time when the firm is increasingly supporting clients in Asia with disputes involving significant offshore jurisprudence. 

Baker & Partners in conjunction with Baker Regulatory Services Limited have successfully negotiated Jersey’s first deferred prosecution agreement following the introduction of the Criminal Justice Deferred Prosecution Agreements (Jersey) Law 2023 that came into force on the 3rd of March 2023.

Leading offshore law firm Baker & Partners has welcomed Jennifer Colegate as Partner in the Cayman Islands.

Baker & Partners are delighted to have received a Mondaq award for the ‘Contributor With Most Popular Articles in Jersey’. Mondaq is one of the largest and most comprehensive independent online resources for professional legal, financial and regulatory information. The award is allocated based on detailed analysis of which articles are read the most across 70 countries, taking data from the Mondaq global website, newsletters and wider distribution network.

 has been ranked as a Tier 1 legal firm for Dispute Resolution in the leading guide to law firms in the UK, The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2017. The annual guide recommends law firms and lawyers across the UK based on location and strengths in practice areas. Baker & Partners was recommended as a Tier 1 firm for Dispute Resolution and a Tier 4 firm for Private Client, Trusts Tax. To achieve top tier status, the Baker & Partners team had to demonstrate a high level of expertise across the spectrum of Dispute Resolution, covering areas such as trust litigation, civil fraud and asset tracing.

Baker & Partners has launched Litigating Trust Disputes in Jersey: Law, Procedure & Remedies. This substantial new book is Jersey’s first practitioner text dedicated exclusively to trust litigation in Jersey’s courts.

Baker & Partners is seeking a candidate to begin a 12-month pupillage in 2017 further to being granted ongoing Approved Training Organisation (ATO) status by the Bar Standards Board.

Baker & Partners has been recognised as an expert in offshore dispute resolution having achieved a second-tier ranking in Chambers UK 2017, a legal directory by Chambers and Partners which ranks law practices and lawyers operating within the UK.