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Many BVI companies have only one director/shareholder.

The Privy Council has upheld changes to a BVI company's Articles of Association, despite these changes being motivated by a desire to exclude a minority shareholder.

The case arose out of the liquidation of Fairfield Sentry ("Fairfield"), a BVI feeder fund of the collapsed Madoff fund.

The BVI Court of Appeal recently handed down an important decision in relation to the power of the Court to grant injunctive relief in support ...

In doing so, the Court of Appeal clarified two important points of BVI law and practice which will be of widespread application...

The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal ("the Court of Appeal") has clarified the application of the Duomatic Principle and the need for director and shareholder approval for dispositions...

In the recent case of Kathryn Ma Wai Fong v Incredible Power and Ors (BVIHC 52 of 2016), Carey Olsen

Initially established in the English House of Lords decision in Norwich Pharmacal v Commissioners of Customs and Excise, a Norwich Pharmacal Order is a form of injunctive relief which compels an...

A recent decision from the English High Court has highlighted the importance of disclosing details of assets when seeking to resist orders for security for costs against a non-resident claimant.

There have been a series of costs decisions in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") that had created a degree of uncertainty about the recovery of foreign lawyers' fees.

A discussion on a number of recent BVI case notes.

Since opening its doors for business 15 years ago, the BVI Commercial Court has played a central part in the continued growth and development of the BVI as an international financial centre.

Shining a light on the courts of British Virgin Islands' approach to granting the appointment of receivers, and the state of the law in respect of this powerful interim remedy.

Estate litigation continues to be on the rise across both the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands (BVI), with an increasing number of proceedings involving some form of claim to assets...

The BVI Commercial Court has confirmed that it has jurisdiction to order third parties to provide disclosure on Norwich Pharmacal principles in order to assist with the enforcement of judgments.

Historically receiverships were viewed as a draconian remedy of last resort. Today, however, receivers are appointed to address a wide range of legal circumstances.

The 2023 amendments to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules included changes to Part 7, which sets out the rules for service out of the jurisdiction.

The Privy Council decision Ciban Management v Citco (BVI) Ltd (the "Appeal") brings the doctrine of ostensible authority into sharp focus and highlights the extent of the duty of care owed by...