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For many years, the entitlement of litigants with disputes before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (the BVI Court)...

A recent judgment handed down by Mithani J in the Commercial Division of the High Court, in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in ATH v UGX, THA & Ors provides...

The BVI Arbitration Act came into force on 1 October 2014 and epitomises the BVI's support for arbitral proceedings both within the jurisdiction and abroad.

A judgment, regarding issues of res judicata and the enforcement of a foreign oral will over BVI shares, and of particular importance to contentious private wealth practitioners...

The Court of Appeal in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court recently handed down its Judgment in relation to an application for a global anti-suit injunction.

In a judgment handed down on 15 April 2025, Stevanovich v Matthew Richardson and another (as Joint Liquidators of Barrington Capital Group Ltd (in Liquidation) [2025] UKPC 18...

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has recently handed down its heavily anticipated Judgment in the conjoined BVI appeals of Broad Idea...

The relevant part of the arbitration clause in question read: "If a dispute cannot be settled within twenty (20) business days through negotiation, any Party may submit the dispute to binding arbitration" (our emphasis).

On 29 April 2016, the Honourable Justice Barry Leon, the Commercial Court Judge in the BVI, handed down a detailed Judgment on the assessment of costs in the Commercial Division.

The case involved a minority shareholder, Gavin Mayhew, who was forcibly redeemed pursuant to Section 176 of the Act.

Walkers is often asked to advise on the extent to which section 43 of the BVI Business Companies Act 2004 ("BCA") can be relied on to determine disputes concerning legal title to shares.

A recent decision of the BVI Court in an application to set aside an order for rectification of the register of a BVI company has wider implications for the recognition of foreign judgments in the BVI and the...

Whilst the wishes of the majority of creditors (whether in number or by value) is an important factor in many decisions made within insolvency processes...

When is a former director liable for post-liquidation fiduciary breaches? The UK Supreme Court's decision in Mitchell and another (Joint Liquidators of MBI International & Partners Inc (in Liquidation)) v Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber (No 2) UKSC/2024/0076 answers that question.

"An anti-suit injunction is an extreme remedy that is rarely granted and the discretion to grant such an order must be based on the facts of the case and be exercised with caution."

Maples and Calder, the Maples Group's law firm, welcomes a recent judgment from the BVI Commercial Court in Durant International Corp (in Liquidation) v Flavio Maluf, which brings clarification to important issues ...

Walkers has successfully acted for its client, Successful Trend Investments Corporation ("STIC"), a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (the "BVI") which is part of a conglomerate of

Like a reliable and familiar friend, BVI litigators have been accustomed to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Rules ("the CPR") for a considerable period.