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The renowned BVI Business Companies Act which came into effect 2005 and modernised the BVI corporate law regime promulgated under the earlier International Business Companies Act of 1984...

The Partnership Act, 1996 and the Mutual Legal Assistance Amendment Act 2003 set out a number of on-going administrative and record-keeping obligations with which all partnerships incorporated in the British Virgin Islands must comply.

Whether one is an avid follower of the financial news or just simply the average individual who skims the printed media, it has been hard to ignore the rhetoric surrounding the global push for tax transparency.

Shares in a British Virgin islands (BVI) company, held personally or via a nominee arrangement, will be effectively frozen on the passing away of the individual shareholders.

HedgeNews Africa sits down with Patrick Colegrave of interna¬tional offshore law firm Harney Westwood & Riegels to discuss the offshore landscape for South African hedge fund managers.

Owners of British Virgin Islands ("BVI") companies that hold UK residential property (together with other interested parties such as settlors of trusts) will have been following closely the changes made over the last three years to the taxation of UK residential property held by companies.

Companies that have been incorporated in other jurisdictions may be permitted to change their jurisdiction of incorporation to the British Virgin Islands ("BVI")...

A discussion on the possibility to establish a Private Trust Company in BVI, which may act as trustee of trusts without the need to obtain a BVI trust licence as long as certain conditions are satisfied.

The BVI International Arbitration Centre opened on 16 November 2016 and the BVI IAC Rules came into force on the same date giving full force to the Arbitration Act 2013 effective as of 1 October 2014 in the British Virgin Islands.

Interim injunctive relief is a powerful tool and the ability to freeze a defendant's assets to prevent dissipation before a matter reaches trial can be an important protective step.

The BVI is the world's largest off shore domicile for companies with over half a million active companies currently on its companies registry.

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") remains one of the largest offshore domiciles in the world.

For further information and for a copy of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004, please contact us.

British Virgin Island and Cayman Islands companies have been a popular choice of investment vehicle for Hong Kong and Chinese companies and individuals.

One of the tired narratives that you regularly hear when discussing sport is why people who throw/kick/catch a ball for a living deserve to be paid such ridiculous sums of money.

An assessment of the projected impact of the AIFMD in the British Virgin Islands.