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As we near the end of the year and the introduction of new legislation it's a timely reminder to ensure that, firstly, your company has paid its latest annual BVI Corporate Registry fees (if due)...

Further to our update earlier this year we are now able to advise how the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (the Act) will change from 1 January 2023.

During the past year we have seen that the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Financial Services Commission (the "Commission") has become increasingly strict with payment and filing deadline contraventions...

Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and regulators worldwide...

It is anticipated that the International Tax Authority (the "ITA") of the British Virgin Islands will soon issue its Economic Substance Code (the "Code").

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

This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Fintech laws and regulations applicable in the British Virgin Islands (BVI).

In a sign of what may be to come, a number of recent judgments have been handed down in the BVI, the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong dealing with the ability of ultimate beneficial noteholders to petition...

It was unfortunate that such a fundamental change to the regulatory regime of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) was largely overshadowed due to the twin challenges of the economic substance regime...

The British Virgin Islands is not a signatory (or party by extension from the UK) to the Rome Convention, the Geneva Convention, the Chicago Convention or the Cape Town Convention.

The Exempted Limited Partnership Law (the ELP Law) governs the formation of exempted limited partnerships (ELPs) in the Cayman Islands.

Few areas of finance are developing faster than crypto-assets, a category that includes cryptocurrencies, securities tokens and utility tokens, whose common feature is use of distributed ledger technology (DLT).

This article outlines the annual filing requirements and continuing obligations for Approved Managers operating under the British Virgin Islands' streamlined regulatory regime. It examines the scope of permitted business activities, mandatory compliance deadlines, and the consequences of failing to meet regulatory thresholds or reporting requirements.

This guidance note has been prepared in relation to: (1) the Economic Substance (Companies and Limited Partnerships) Act, 2018; (2) the Economic Substance...

The BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) is the regulatory authority responsible for financial services business in the British Virgin Islands (BVI).

In line with the recommendations arising from the BVI Mutual Evaluation Report and FATF (2024) Recommendation 24, the BVI Financial Services Commission has published...

The BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 (the Amendment Act), published in the BVI Gazette in September 2024, came into force on January 2, 2025.