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At the start of 2023, as we welcomed changes into our lives, the BVI also welcomed changes to the BVI Business Companies Act (BCA) with its amendments which came into force on 1st January 2023.

British Virgin Island law sets out clear procedures for striking off, dissolution, and restoration of BVI companies. Governed by the BVI Business Companies Act and the Insolvency Act...

The British Virgin Islands is an ideal home jurisdiction for establishing joint ventures because of the variety of structures available under its laws.

Hedge funds and private equity funds were traditionally considered to be two completely different alternative investment classes.

Security over the shares of a BVI company will typically be either by way of mortgage (which may be legal, although usually equitable) or charge.

A company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (the "BVI") can be placed into insolvent liquidation either by: a shareholders' qualifying resolution; or a court order, following an application to the court...

The recent Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal decision in Trade and Commerce Bank v. Island Point Properties S.A. has important implications for insolvency law within the British Virgin Islands, as well as for other jurisdictions which share a similar statutory framework to the BVI’s Insolvency Act 2003 (the "Act").

In the recent British Virgin Islands ("BVI") appeal of Fang v Green Elite ("Green Elite"), the Privy Council reaffirmed the principle in Duomatic

Microbusinesses are a growing, vibrant, and profitable economic segment throughout the world. Such enterprises provide flexibility for individuals to operate on their terms ...

Companies incorporated in the BVI are, by most measures, the most popular offshore holding structure in the world

For shares in a BVI company held personally or via a nominee arrangement, such shares will be effectively frozen upon the passing away of individual shareholders.

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?

Companies are incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (the Act) by the filing of Memorandum and Articles of Association ...

One of the reasons why the Cayman Islands is a leading offshore jurisdiction is the flexibility of Cayman Islands companies. The main legislation regulating the formation and operation...

The British Virgin Islands is currently a fledgling but promising forum for the arbitration of commercial disputes.

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") is home to over 416,000 active companies. This article considers the benefits of using a BVI company in financing transactions.

When the BVI Business Companies Act (the "BCA") was enacted in 2004, it contemplated that Companies Regulations would subsequently be made "generally for giving effect to this Act and specifically in respect of anything required or permitted to be prescribed by this Act".