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This is a short guide to solvent voluntary liquidations of companies incorporated in the British Virgin Islands.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council delivered its latest Judgment only weeks after the US Second Circuit decided that it lacked jurisdiction to enforce an ICC arbitration award.

The British Virgin Islands is a well respected and sophisticated jurisdiction for the establishment of trusts.

We are reminded that shareholders of BVI holding companies may well have to look to the BVI Court to resolve unfair prejudice claims in seeking a buy-out order or other relief.

An overview of the disposition of assets by a BVI company under section 175 of the BVI Business Companies Act.

My law firm seeks to recover assets stolen by international fraud and grand corruption.

The British Virgin Islands is the most popular offshore jurisdiction, with favourable business regulations, a prosperous economy and a stable political situation.

The BVI's VISTA legislation has been amended so that co-trusteeship of VISTA trusts is now permitted.

When a solvent BVI company's purpose comes to an end, the directors or members of the company will often seek to dissolve the company.

International financial records recently stolen from two offshore services firms and 19 corporate registries maintained by governments were leaked to journalists ...

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.

Since the Global Forum on Taxation introduced its model agreement on the exchange of information on tax matters in 2002, the world’s leading Offshore Financial Centres ("OFCs") have embraced this mechanism to allow a degree of transparency and access to information.

A discussion on a number of recent BVI case notes.

In an era where investment managers have increasing choice between potential jurisdictions to domicile their hedge fund vehicles and the distinguishing features between those jurisdictions.

Corporate guarantees are perhaps more common in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") than in other jurisdictions given the accommodating nature of the statutory environment in which BVI companies operate.

A Brief Summary of the Remedies Available in the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands.

This briefing provides an overview of the British Virgin Islands restricted purposes company, a vehicle specifically designed for securitizations and other transactions where an insolvency-remote vehicle is required.