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    Guide To BVI Closed-Ended Investment Funds

    While the Cayman Islands has forged a deserved reputation as the leading offshore jurisdiction for investment funds, in recent years the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has gained increasing popularity...
    British Virgin IslandsFinance and Banking
    Maples Group
    Maples Group
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    Eastern Caribbean Court Of Appeal Delivers Key Ruling Concerning Directors' Duties And Creditor Protection In The British Virgin Islands

    In the recent decision of Byers & Richardson v Chen Ningning (BVIHCMAP2024/0009) ("Byers"), the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal ("COA") considered the scope of the director's duty to creditors when a company...
    British Virgin IslandsInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring
Carey Olsen
Carey Olsen
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    'Chabra' Relief In The BVI – Freezing The Assets Of A Person Who Is Not A Substantive Defendant

    A Chabra injunction is a powerful weapon which can substantially enhance the scope of assets which a claimant can ring-fence. Here, Carey Olsen's Jeremy Lightfoot, Richard Brown and Catie Wang...
    British Virgin IslandsWealth Management
    Carey Olsen
    Carey Olsen
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    The Reverse Takeover: A BVI Perspective

    A reverse takeover (RTO) is a transaction by which a publicly traded company acquires all the shares of a target company that has an operating business, but whose shares are privately held.
    British Virgin IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    O'Neal Webster
    O'Neal Webster
  • Article

    The New BVI Private Investment Funds Regime

    The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has introduced a new regulatory regime for the recognition of private investment funds.
    British Virgin IslandsFinance and Banking
    Conyers
    Conyers
  • Article

    Abuse Of Process And The Court Of Appeal's Approach To Appeals From Without Notice Decisions In The BVI

    In this article David Harby and Dave Marshall outline the findings of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court's (the "Court") Court of Appeal in Greater Sail Limited v Nam Tai Property Inc,...
    British Virgin IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    Collas Crill
    Collas Crill
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    Additional Amendments To BVI's Trustee Act Including Re-Introduction Of The ‘Old Rule In HASTINGS-BASS'

    In addition to the ground-breaking reforms relating to the variation of trusts, reserved powers and the ‘firewall' provisions in the Trustee Act, each of which are covered elsewhere...
    British Virgin IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    O'Neal Webster
    O'Neal Webster
  • Article

    BVI Economic Substance: Takeaways From The First Economic Substance Reporting Period

    For many companies incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), the first deadline for reporting on economic substance (ES) compliance was 29 December 2020
    British Virgin IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    Carey Olsen
    Carey Olsen
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    Segregated Portfolio Companies In The BVI – 03/09/2018

    BVI entity can be either incorporated as a segregated portfolio company or if already incorporated, registered as such by the Registrar.
    British Virgin IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    Ogier
    Ogier
  • Article

    Update On BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act And BVI Business Companies And Limited Partnerships (Beneficial Ownership) Regulations

    The Amendments incorporate a number of significant changes to the BVI Business Companies Act (as revised)(BCA), including introducing requirements on BVI companies...
    British Virgin IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    Appleby
    Appleby
  • Article

    Liquidator Strikes Gold As BVI Mining Company Returns To Solvency

    A British Virgin Islands court has sanctioned a liquidator's application for a blended fee remuneration, including a percentage of revenue from assets sold...
    British Virgin IslandsInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring
    KRYS Global
    KRYS Global
  • Article

    Offshore Companies Holding Residential Property In The UK — A BVI Perspective

    A summary of possible BVI legal issues for various planning options, following the UK government announcement relating to the removal of residential property from corporate structures.
    British Virgin IslandsWealth Management
    Forbes Hare
    Forbes Hare
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    BVI Incubator And Approved Funds – When And How To Convert

    The new fund categories have proved popular with many new managers and, thanks to their growing asset bases, many of these managers are now reaching the threshold limits for conversion.
    British Virgin IslandsFinance and Banking
    Ogier
    Ogier
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    Respecting Annulments, Pursuing Assets: Two BVI Decisions On Arbitral Award Enforcement

    They demonstrate the BVI is a jurisdiction that is both respectful of the limits of its enforcement powers and robust in its willingness to give effect to valid New York Convention Awards.
    British Virgin IslandsLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Conyers
    Conyers
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    Respecting Annulments, Pursuing Assets: Two BVI Decisions On Arbitral Award Enforcement

    Two significant recent judgments delivered by the BVI court, Abdul Kadir Al Muhaidib & Sons Company v Dr Moamena Kamel & Others BVIHC(COM)2024/0213 (29 January 2026)...
    British Virgin IslandsLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    McLeish Orlando LLP
    McLeish Orlando LLP
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    Amendments To The BVI Business Companies Act

    On 1 January 2023, the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 was amended by the: (1) BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2022; and (2) the BVI Business Companies...
    British Virgin IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    Carey Olsen
    Carey Olsen
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    Amendments To The BVI Business Companies Act

    On 2 January 2025, the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 and the BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnership (Beneficial Ownership) Regulations, 2024 (the "Amendments")...
    British Virgin IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    Carey Olsen
    Carey Olsen
  • Article

    BVI Companies: Voluntary Liquidations v Strike Offs

    This industry update looks at two options which are available when a solvent, dormant British Virgin Islands ("BVI") company is no longer needed: a formal members' voluntary...
    British Virgin IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    Maples Group
    Maples Group
  • Article

    BVI Government Amends The BVI Charter Acts, In Effect June 1, 2025

    The Government of the Virgin Islands has amended the Commercial Recreational Vessels Licensing Act, 1992 (the CRVL), the Cruise and Home Port Permit Act, 2001...
    British Virgin IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    O'Neal Webster
    O'Neal Webster
  • Article

    BVI Introduces New Reserved Power Trust Legislation

    Many prospective settlors, especially those from jurisdictions or family backgrounds in which trusts do not feature, the establishment of a lifetime trust can involve a rather significant leap in the dark.
    British Virgin IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    O'Neal Webster
    O'Neal Webster
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