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An aggrieved party which has started proceedings in the BVI must seek court permission to serve the claim form out of the jurisdiction on a foreign defendant.

On 9 May 2019, The Honourable Mr Justice Adrian Jack QC (Ag) delivered an oral Judgment in BVI proceedings in the Abyzov/Vekselberg-related litigation.

A recent decision of the BVI Commercial Court highlights the importance of presenting cases fairly and with full and frank disclosure, and the consequences that may follow...

The doctrine of stare decisis, a Latin term meaning 'to stand by things decided', is a fundamental principle of common law legal systems. It ensures consistency and predictability...

Arbitrability is a question of considerable importance – it is the question of whether a particular issue in dispute is capable of being resolved by arbitration as opposed to litigation...

We have created this guide to cover frequently asked questions on how the courts here in the British Virgin Islands operate.

On 10 November 2014 the Privy Council handed down judgment in Singularis Holdings Limited v PricewaterhouseCoopers , which was heard alongside PricewaterhouseCoopers v Saad Investments Company Limited.

Currently, the British Virgin Islands has no legislative framework for regulating third party litigation funding.

On 29 May 2020 the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Court of Appeal handed down a judgment which found that the BVI Court has no jurisdiction to grant free-standing freezing injunctions...

Recent cases before the British Virgin Islands courts include matters dealing with arbitration agreements and awards, and default judgments.

Nevertheless, the nature of cryptocurrency as a matter of law remains an area of some uncertainty.

This article considers the impact of the recent Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal decision in Net International Property Limited v Erez, which confirmed that the BVI courts did have jurisdiction ...

Divergence between England & Wales and the British Virgin Islands in the Treatment of Jurisdiction and Arbitration Clauses in Insolvency Proceedings

Conyers associate Aaron Mayers discusses the impact of Servis-Terminal v Drelle on BVI Law and the questions it has raised.

On January 21, 2025, the Court of Appeal in England in Valeriy Ernestovich Drelle v Servis-Terminal LLC (Drelle) ruled that a debt based on a foreign judgment that has not been recognised in England cannot be used to found an application for a bankruptcy order

In the October 2016 edition of our dispute resolution and insolvency bulletin we will be focusing on six recent cases from the BVI Court of Appeal and BVI Commercial Court.

When a Russian company brings a claim in the BVI against two Russian employees, employed under Russian law service agreements, it is perhaps not surprising that a forum challenge would ensue

Under section 184I(2) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (Act) the Court may, if it considers that it is just and equitable to do so, order relief that it thinks fit...