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...

Ogier has acted as British Virgin Islands counsel on the upsized Initial Public Offering on NASDAQ of East Stone Acquisition Corp., which closed 24 February 24 2020.

On 25 May 2021 the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court set aside ex-parte orders which had been obtained by Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) against the Islamic Republic of Pakistan...

This week the BVI Court issued important guidance as to how shares should be valued following a squeeze-out, merger or dissent from other restructuring provisions.

Unfair prejudice claims are commonplace in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) following the introduction of bespoke provisions in the BVI Business Companies Act 2004...

Investors considering the takeover (take private) of a BVI incorporated listed company enjoy the benefit of different potential structuring options under BVI law.

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...

In addition to being the world's leading international finance centre in which to set up companies, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is now regarded as one of the world's premier trust jurisdictions.

An amendment to the existing BVI CRS legislation has been published which introduces new requirements to the existing CRS regime.

Can a party who is only (at best) beneficially interested in shares in a BVI company maintain an action for unfair prejudice?

Harneys is pleased to report the appointments of Justice Sher QC and Justice Wallbank to the BVI Commercial Court, as Commercial Court Judges, commencing in May.

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 first quarter of 2007 has been a very good one for the BVI. On the back of a continued golden period for much of the global economy, the BVI continues to boom. The Financial Times Special Report on the BVI, which was published on 9 March, paid a glowing tribute to the way in which the BVI has continued to develop and position itself.

The British Virgin Islands has long been hailed as a leading offshore jurisdiction for wealth management and asset protection amongst Latin American high net worth families and individuals.

This article considers why private trust companies are currently so popular, various structuring issues which those setting up private trust companies should take into consideration.

Information maintained on the Database will not be made available for public inspection. Only designated persons at the BVI Financial Investigation Agency will have access to the Database...

For decades, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been a leading international financial centre that continues to play a unique and neutral role in global finance.

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

As one of the anti-money laundering measures adopted in accordance with international standards, the government of the British Virgin Islands plans to create a public register of beneficial owners of companies registered there by 2023.