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Beneficial Interest Insufficient To Bring Unfair Prejudice Proceedings
Can a party who is only (at best) beneficially interested in shares in a BVI company maintain an action for unfair prejudice?
British Virgin IslandsLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
Conyers
Article
Case Alert: Court Of Appeal Reaffirms Dissenting Shareholder Valuation Mechanism Under BVI Law
Last week the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by Olive Group in a welcome underlining of when a Court can interfere in the appraisal mechanism and its role in determining minority discount.
British Virgin IslandsLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
Conyers

Divided Loyalties – The Issue Of Directors' Duties In Joint Ventures

Every company lawyer is taught from an early stage that a director owes their duties to the company, and not to the shareholders or any individual shareholder.

British Virgin IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law

Pakistan International Airlines Secures Discharge Of Receivers In $6bn Dispute

On 25 May 2021 the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court set aside ex-parte orders which had been obtained by Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) against the Islamic Republic of Pakistan...

British Virgin IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law

BVI Asset Tracing: Looking Forward And Backward

If a wrongdoer spends his ill-gotten gains, is the claimant effectively limited to recovering a maximum sum from a subject bank account?

British Virgin IslandsCriminal Law

BVI Recognition Of Foreign Oral Will

On 2 October 2020, the High Court of Justice in the Virgin Islands delivered a decision in respect of the BVI Estate of a member of the Qatari Royal family regarding the validity of an oral will.

British Virgin IslandsFamily and Matrimonial

Supreme Court Construes The Meaning Of Section 423 Of The English Insolvency Act 1986

On 19 February 2025, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in El-Husseiny v Invest Bank PSC.

British Virgin IslandsInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring

Amend Your Notice Or Be Confined To Your Application

This week, the BVI Commercial Court has handed down judgment in Briefline Assets Ltd v Nikolay Falin and Anor, where the Honourable Mr Justice Jack has clarified how the Court will interpret Civil Procedure Rule 11.7 ...

British Virgin IslandsLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration

BVI Commercial Court Appoints Two New Judges

Harneys is pleased to report the appointments of Justice Sher QC and Justice Wallbank to the BVI Commercial Court, as Commercial Court Judges, commencing in May.

British Virgin IslandsLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration

BVI Court Orders Indefinite Committal Of Extra-Territorial Contemnor

In a judgment published on 1 September 2021, the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") court has committed a contemnor litigant (and resident of the People's Republic of China) to...

British Virgin IslandsLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Mitchell And Another (Joint Liquidators Of MBI International & Partners Inc (In Liquidation)) v Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber; Mitchell And Another (Joint Liquidators Of MBI International & Partners Inc (In Liquidation)) v Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber (No 2) [2025] UKSC 43

This decision of the UK Supreme Court on fiduciary duties and equitable compensation is of relevance across a range of common law jurisdictions.

British Virgin IslandsLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments And Arbitral Awards

Enforcement of foreign money judgments is relatively straightforward and will follow one of two procedures, depending upon the country where the original judgment was obtained.

British Virgin IslandsLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration

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Splitting The Costs: The BVI Court Retains A Discretion To Order Costs At The End Of The Liability Phase Of A Split Trial (Podcast)

On 17 January 2024, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Lau Man Sang, James et al v King Bun Limited et al affirming the lower courtâs discretionary...

British Virgin IslandsLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Update From The BVI Court: Free-Standing Freezing Orders And Foreign Defendants

In a decision handed down on 17 April 2019, the BVI Commercial Court has given guidance on the scope of its jurisdiction to grant freezing orders in support of foreign proceedings

British Virgin IslandsLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Walkers Triumphs In Privy Council "Black Swan" Appeal

The Privy Council has today handed down its judgment in Convoy Collateral Ltd v Broad Idea International Limited and Cho Kwai Chee, the so-called "Black Swan" Appeal and a related appeal, ...

British Virgin IslandsLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration

BVI Commercial Court Appoints The Honourable Mr Justice Davis-White QC

Harneys is pleased to report the appointment of Malcom Davis-White QC as a Commercial Court Judge for the Michaelmas Term 2016. He is a leading silk with wide ranging commercial experience...

British Virgin IslandsWealth Management

LATAM Focus: Litigating Trusts Disputes In The BVI

The British Virgin Islands has long been hailed as a leading offshore jurisdiction for wealth management and asset protection amongst Latin American high net worth families and individuals.

British Virgin IslandsWealth Management

Service Not Included

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules 2000 (as amended) (the "CPR") manifest a clear intention to create a comprehensive regime to ensure that there is at all times an address...

GlobalLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration

The Effect Of Non-Disclosure In Unfair Prejudice Claims

A successful party to a buy-out order made in the course of unfair prejudice proceedings can find themselves in a difficult position, at the hands of an uncooperative respondent.

British Virgin IslandsLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration

When Can A Director Of A BVI Company Appear In-person Before The BVI Commercial Court?

From time to time the BVI Commercial Court is asked to consider whether or not to permit a director of a BVI company to appear in person on behalf of that company.

British Virgin IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law

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