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From time to time a British Virgin Islands company and its minority member(s) will not agree on certain matters affecting the minority's interests and objectives.

A recent decision of the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal Appeal in WWRT Limited -v- Carosan Trading Limited and Boris Kaufman (BVIHCMAP 2022/0002)...

In a recent judgment, CIF v (1) DLG and (2) GIY (BVIHCM2023/0050) the BVI Commercial Court (the Hon. Justice Gerhard Wallbank)...

In the recent Court of Appeal decision of Steadroy Matthews -v- Garna O'Neal, BVIHCVAP 2015/0019 ("Steadroy Matthews") the Court upheld an award of pre-judgment interest on general damages...

The British Virgin Islands (the BVI) insolvency regime provides for the issuance of statutory demands against BVI companies.

In the latest episode of the global Ablyazov litigation, the BVI Commercial Court's recent judgment in Joint Stock Company "BTA Bank" v Timur Sabyrbaev and ors BVIHCM 2021/0171 provides...

The enforcement toolkit available in the BVI is similar to many other common law jurisdictions. However, the BVI Courts have tailored their approach to meet the challenges...

The argument that the Arbitration Act ousted the court's existing jurisdiction also failed because it did not meet the standard that a provision of a statute seeking to oust the court's jurisdiction must be expressed in clear terms.

The claim in this matter, Zorin Sachak Khan et al v Gany Holdings et al BVI HCMAP 2014/0018, concerns the appropriation of trust property and it sought various trust-related remedies.

The Black Swan injunction, named after the landmark decision, broke new ground by ruling that claimants could seek freestanding freezing injunctions in the BVI in support of foreign proceedings...

In Wang Zhongyong -v- Union Zone Management Ltd [BVIHCMAP 2013/0024] ("Wang"), the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal ("ECCA") has had its first opportunity to review the legal principles...

The Privy Council today (4 October 2021) handed down its much anticipated judgment in Broad Idea.

The BVI Court of Appeal has issued an interesting and timely judgment clarifying the principles applicable on a forum non conveniens challenge, in relation to claims alleging a multi-million dollar fraud purportedly...

On 11 May 2022, a judgment by the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal in JTrust Asia PTE. Ltd. v Mitsuji Konoshita et al and Showa Holdings provided fresh guidance on the circumstances...

In recent years, the Courts of the British Virgin Islands have seen an increase in the number of applications for interim receiverships.

What is the appropriate forum for a shareholder dispute over a shipping joint venture conceived in China and brought to fruition via BVI and Singapore companies?

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council delivered its latest Judgment only weeks after the US Second Circuit decided that it lacked jurisdiction to enforce an ICC arbitration award.