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From time to time economic or legislative changes within a jurisdiction may cause the directors of a company to re-assess whether the company's domicile should not be changed.

Creating a Last Will and Testament if you reside in the BVI is both good for you and your loved ones

Where there is a strong case of fraud, a claimant will often be concerned that the fraudsters will dissipate their assets quickly if they know that the claimant has identified the BVI company as involved.

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?

The British Virgin Islands (the "BVI") is one of the leading offshore funds jurisdictions, attracting investment managers and investors worldwide.

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.

The British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands have entered into agreements with the UK for automatic disclosure of information in respect of interests in financial accounts held by UK residents.

On 14 October 2016, Cyprus enacted the Market Abuse Law No. 102(I)/2016 (the Law) implementing the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2016 (MAR) and abolishing the previous legislation.

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") is one of the leading offshore funds domiciles, attracting both investment funds and investment managers.

The object of this memorandum is to provide clients of Walkers with general information on the approval process under the Mutual Funds Act, 1996 (the "Act") in relation to an application for a restricted manager's license to provide management or administration services to a mutual fund.

On 18 December 2015, the Cayman Islands published a bill for the creation of a new law to permit the formation of a new type of vehicle in the Cayman Islands, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (LLC).

The topic of corporate transparency through the creation of a central registry of company beneficial ownership information has been extensively debated in recent years and came to the political fore at the Lough Erne...

With the development of legislation in a number of offshore jurisdictions to allow for non-charitable purpose trusts, the Caymans Islands introduced the Special Trusts Law 1997, to allow for the establishment of STAR Trusts.

John F Kennedy was fond of saying that the "best time to mend a roof is when the sun is shining". This is good advice to follow in most parts of your life. Why put off until tomorrow things that you can do today.

It has been almost 3 years since the substantial change to BVI law, brought about by the Black Swan case.

Who would want to be a start-up hedge fund manager? Simon Schilder, partner at Ogier in Jersey, and TEAM BVI UK member with BVI Finance, examines the challenges facing the next generation…