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The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, including the BVI, is conducting its most wide-ranging review of its Civil Procedure Rules in 20 years.

In a recent opinion, the Privy Council has given definitive guidance on the operation of the statutory scheme in the British Virgin Islands for the rectification of share registers.

In two recent decisions from the BVI, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal has provided useful clarity on the application and scope of the Duomatic principle.

There has been more heat than light in the area of freezing injunctions in the British Virgin Islands (the "BVI"), in particular in recent years so it comes as a welcome relief that the Privy Council...

On 14 May 2024, the Privy Council delivered its judgment in Chhina v Nazir and Another [2024] UKPC 10, an appeal from the British Virgin Islands ("BVI").

A recent judgment handed down by the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court has potentially undermined the ability of lawyers to work on matters before the BVI courts and recover their fees for such work.

‘Forum shopping' can lead to some fierce jurisdictional battles particularly in insolvency where the choice can be stark between debtor and creditor friendly procedures

Can a company that has been voluntarily wound up be restored to good standing on an application by a former shareholder, liquidator, or director, who has a change of heart as regards the company's liquidation?

What are the repercussions, if any, of a respondent's failure to challenge a statutory demand in respect to its ability to oppose a subsequent winding up petition?

The BVI Commercial Court (the "Court") has recently granted summary judgment in favour of Access Bank plc (the "Bank") against Dr Ambrosie Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako...

The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal recently handed down its latest decision in the Sergey Taruta v VTB Bank litigation...

In the BVI, one of the world's leading offshore incorporation jurisdictions, Norwich Pharmacal orders have become essential tools in unveiling the ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) behind corporate structures.

Given that the BVI is an international business and financial centre, disputes usually have a cross-jurisdictional element to them.

In relation to submission to jurisdiction, the BVI Commercial Court has signaled that in cases of ambiguity, conduct trumps words and substance triumphs over form.

On 22 January 2020, the Court handed down judgment in the matter of Pacific Fertility Institutes Holding Company Limited v Pacific Fertility Institutes (HK) Holding Company Limited.

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) Court tightens up on creditors raising spurious disputes and relying on arbitration clauses to avoid insolvency

A freezing order (sometimes referred to as a freezing injunction) is an interim measure granted by a court to prevent a person from being able to dispose of or deal with their assets before a judgment has been enforced.

The Black Swan theory is a philosophical metaphor for a major and unexpected event, which in turn depends upon an ancient assumption that the Black Swan does not exist.