British Virgin Islands - A Brief Guide

The British Virgin Islands is a group of about 60 islands and cays located roughly 60 miles east of Puerto Rico. The principal islands are Tortola and Virgin Gorda. Road Town, located on Tortola, is the capital and financial centre of the British Virgin Islands.

The British Virgin Islands is a British Overseas Territory with a long history of political stability. With a similar constitutional status to Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, the Territory’s Government consists of a British appointed Governor, who is the representative of Her Majesty the Queen, and 13 elected members of a Legislative Council.

British Virgin Islands law is based on the British legal system and English common law, supplemented by legislation promulgated by the Legislative Council. The court system forms part of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and is made up of a Magistrates Court, a High Court and a Circuit Court of Appeal with final appeal to the Privy