A recent decision of the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Commercial Court has seen The Honourable Justice Jack (Ag) clarify the 'aggrieved person' test for an interloper seeking...

In UVW v XYZ, the BVI Court gave an important judgment in relation to the obligations of a registered agent to provide third party disclosure to assist a foreign judgment creditor trace assets.

On 14 October 2016 the Cyprus Income Tax Law (ITL) was amended, effective as from 1 July 2016, introducing a new IP box regime.

Walkers acts for the respondents to an ex parte order made under the Black Swan jurisdiction, which permits certain preservative orders to be made in support of foreign proceedings.

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court has released new Civil Procedure Rules this week, to take effect from 31 July 2023.

"This is a victory not only for the BVIEC, but for the Territory as a whole," notes Mr. Dennis.

We are pleased to announce that following a meeting of the European Union's Economic and Financial Affairs Council on October 17, 2023, the British Virgin Islands (BVI)...

BVI, Cayman Islands or Bermuda companies listed or with underlying operations in mainland China or Hong Kong

Conyers acted for the successful claimant, Mr Lie, whose unfair prejudice allegations against his fellow shareholder Mr Ng were confirmed by the Court in full.

On 30 March 2015, the Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2015 (the "Amendment") came into force in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI"). This follows similar amendments in respect of partnerships and companies.

BVI offers a number of advantages for the efficient and cost effective set up of both open-ended and closed-ended funds. This webinar walks you through the menu of BVI funds products...

As of 1 December 2015, the Registry of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands is offering an option for Premium Services which will guarantee a four hour turnaround for certain transactions submitted to the Registry.

In the final installment of our webinar series on key developments affecting BVI companies, Partner Anton Goldstein and Counsel Nicholas Kuria provide an overview of the M&A structures available...

The British Virgin Islands Government has initiated a public consultation on its proposed policy for access to the register of beneficial ownership.

In this third edition of our monthly webinar series, BVI Counsel Rachael Pape and Nicholas Kuria provide an overview of Economic Substance for BVI Companies...

The BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnerships (Beneficial Ownership) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (the “Amendment Regulations”) were gazetted and came into effect on 1 July 2025. The Amendment Regulations introduced important changes and additions to the BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnerships (Beneficial Ownership) Regulations, 2024 (the “BO Regulations”) including, amongst other changes.

In the British Virgin Islands ("BVI"), the regulatory landscape for corporate governance has evolved, making it more critical than ever for companies to remain vigilant in ensuring...

Every day, almost everything we come into contact with owes its existence to something that has been mined or extracted out of the earth. Most of the dramatic advances of humankind...

Conyers represented successful Claimants before the BVI Commercial Court in Claim No. BVIHC (COM) 2017/086 King Bun Limited and Others v. Lau Man Sang, James and Others in recently...

The role played by offshore financial centres (OFCs) in shaping global finance is significant and impacts upon private credit transactions in much the same way that it does traditional institutional lending