In an age of increasing transparency, it is vital that you use the incubation period to start preparing for a time when you will need to meet institutional-style demands in terms of your operations.

Conyers BVI litigators Richard Evans and Charles Goldblatt secure the appointment of Provisional Liquidators over All Year Holdings Limited ("AYH") at an urgent hearing before the BVI Commercial Court on 20 December 2021...

The English Court of Appeal has confirmed that cases concerning reflective loss are suitable for strike out / summary judgment.

On 25 February, the UK Supreme Court delivered an important judgment in THG Plc v Zedra Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd [2026] UKSC 6, on the application of the English statutory limitation periods (under the Limitation Act) to unfair prejudice petitions under s.994 of the Companies Act 2006

The British Virgin Islands International Tax Authority (ITA) published the Rules on Economic Substance in the British Virgin Islands (Rules) on 9 October 2019.

The UK Government's recent consultation on tax reforms in respect of non-domiciled individuals, whether resident or not, has resulted in a shake-up of company law.

In a first for the territory, the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Commercial Court has granted a worldwide freezing order against persons unknown, being those allegedly responsible for cybercrime...

In its seminal decision in Broad Idea International v Convoy Collateral [2021] UKPC 24 ("Convoy"), a case which had its genesis in the BVI Commercial Court, the Privy Council delivered...

The continued fall-out of the high-profile collapse of the Three Arrows crypto fund has seen another development, with the BVI Court permitting alternative service by Twitter after the collapsed fund's directors failed to appear for examination before the BVI Court.

The British Virgin Islands will implement its new beneficial ownership reporting regime on July 1, 2017, by virtue of the recently passed BOSSs Act, 2017, (BOSSs), which comes into force on June 30, 2017.

A trust is a legal relationship created when a person (the settlor) places assets under the control of another person (the trustee) for the benefit of specified persons (the beneficiaries) or for specified purposes.

With many entities approaching their fiscal year-end, entities incorporated in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") that are at or are nearing the end of their life cycle should consider a voluntary liquidation.

Jeremy Lightfoot and Catie Wang discuss the recent case in which the BVI Commercial Court has confirmed that the Court has the jurisdiction to appoint the company's registered agent...

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is home to more than 416,000 active companies. This article considers the benefits of using a BVI company in financing transactions.

The most-read publications out of our British Virgin Islands office in 2025 reflect readers' continued interest in the evolving legal, regulatory and commercial landscape of the jurisdiction.

On 1 January 2016 (the Effective Date), the [BVI] Anti-money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (the Amendment Regulations) came into effect, amending the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations 2008.

The Privy Council has rendered a notable decision on optional arbitration clauses, advising (regarding an arbitration clause which provided that 'any party may submit the dispute to binding arbitration') that an actual arbitration need not be commenced for a stay of proceedings to be granted in favour of arbitration.

The present COVID-19 pandemic is requiring more of us than ever to work remotely.

This article covers the most commonly-asked questions regarding the use of BVI companies in transactions.

On 25 April 2024, the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court delivered a significant judgment, which is likely to be widely welcomed as reinforcing...