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The legal guide summarises the scope of directors' duties when a British Virgin Islands company encounters financial difficulties.

Significant actions are being taken by governments and financial institutions around the world in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a leading offshore financial centre, providing robust yet flexible corporate structures within a politically safe and low cost jurisdiction.

All BVI companies are currently required to maintain financial records and to maintain such records for a minimum period of five years.

Security over the shares in a BVI company may be granted either by way of a mortgage or charge pursuant to the provisions of the BVI Business Companies Act (the "Act").

The purpose of this briefing is to describe the types of security which can be taken over shares in BVI companies and various issues in relation to the granting, perfection and enforcement of such security.

A question that often arises in practice is how to obtain documents and information about companies based in the British Virgin Isles (BVI). Contrary to popular belief, it is much easier to obtain information...

The saga involving the British Virgin Islands High Court's jurisdiction to enforce its judgments by making charging orders against company shares or other personal property has taken another turn.

On 4 October 2021, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council delivered its much anticipated decision in Broad Idea International Limited v. Convoy Collateral...

The object of this memorandum is to provide clients of Walkers with information on the formation and operation of an international limited partnership in the British Virgin Islands.

As both a leading and highly responsible international finance centre, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is committed to complying with international standards

With onshore M&A procedures often cumbersome and time consuming, the British Virgin Islands continue to offer a range of flexible yet familiar structuring options to facilitate takeover transactions.

On 16 November 2007 the British Virgin Islands court handed down its much anticipated judgment in Alfa Telecom Turkey Limited v Cukurova Finance International Limited on the English remedy of & appropriation & under the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No 2) Regulations 2003 (the & Regulations&) as applied to shares in British Virgin Islands companies which are subject to an English law share mortgage.

Confidentiality of corporate documents and information is one of the key attractions of incorporating a company in the BVI.

Given the sheer volume of British Virgin Islands Business Companies (BCs) in existence, there is at any given time in some part of the world a transaction involving a BC.

In Antow Holdings Limited v. Best Nation Investments Limited, a case concerning a challenge to the transfer of shares, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal ...

The reason given by WKY and WKC for the Conversion was, among other things, that it was required for financing purposes.

This concise guide discusses the BVI Business Companies Act as it relates to the registration of security interests granted by a BVI Business Company. Where a Company creates a security interest over its own assets.