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Further to the update we sent in late October regarding the enhancement of the anti-money laundering regime in the British Virgin Islands...

The new section 118B of the BVI BCA requires that a copy of a company's ROD be filed with the Registrar.

A frequent part of Walkers' practice in the Finance Group involves reviewing the register of directors ("ROD") of BVI companies to verify who can authorise those companies to participate in various transactions.

A new "regulation light" fund manager regime for the BVI is one step closer to launch with the publication on 1 November of the final form of the Investment Business (Approved Manager) Regulations, 2012 ("Regulations").

In addition to the Commission's increasing scrutiny and oversight of Regulated Entities, it is anticipated that the Commission will be implementing a new filing process in the near future whereby all applications, notifications and fees submitted ..

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") has a long established reputation for providing cost effective corporate structures for raising finance and for acting as efficient gateways for collective investments.

After the decision of the Privy Council in April 2014, the long running Fairfield Sentry case continued today with the new judgment of Leon J. concerning the status of the related US Bankruptcy Court proceedings.

The British Virgin Islands has gazetted the Virgin Islands Insurance (Amendment) Act 2015 and the Insurance Amendment Regulations 2015.

This guide contains a summary of the current sanctions regime imposed on Ukraine by the European Union in March 2014.

In the recent decision of Garkusha v Yegiazaryan and Ors the Court of Appeal created some doubt as to the recoverability and legality of foreign lawyers working on matters being litigated before the Courts in the BVI.

Disclosure orders constitute a very powerful weapon for the tracking down and recovery of assets.

The British Virgin Islands Government recently announced the extension of the 2017 deadlines for notification and reporting obligations under the Common Reporting Standard, or CRS.

Harneys continues to provide a regular roundup of recent case notes from the British Virgin Islands Commercial Court.

The British Virgin Islands International Tax Authority ("ITA") released guidance notes for the Common Reporting Standard ("CRS").

Quite unexpectedly, the Panama Papers was raised at a recent society event I attended in Zimbabwe, and while the popular press has permeated even to the most unexpected areas – often without an...

The British Virgin Islands’ Government has introduced, in its new corporate legislation, innovative new rules addressing conflicts of interest issues for directors in joint ventures.

The Receiver represents arguably the most powerful weapon in the armoury available for asset tracing into the BVI.