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Carey Olsen presents this unofficial consolidation of the BVI Insolvency Act 2003 (the "Act") and the Insolvency Rules 2005 (the "Rules").

The BVI Commercial Court has recently provided guidance on the interpretation of the new statutory jurisdiction to grant free-standing interim relief in support of foreign proceedings.

The Court of Appeal has held that a misinterpretation of the law and a miscalculation of statutory time limits does not justify a relief from sanction.

The BVI Court of Appeal has recently given further guidance on the application of the established principles of forum non conveniens in the context of a claim brought in tort against certain BVI incorporated companies.

The November 2022 European Court of Justice judgment rejecting the wholesale implementation of public registers of beneficial ownership in the EU has caused quite a stir globally, including within offshore financial centres such as the British Virgin Islands.

One question has drawn significant attention: how can individuals fairly judge an attorney's previous representations and activities if that attorney later sets out for a judicial seat or a political role?...

A claimant who has issued proceedings may commit an abuse of process where it does not have an intention to progress the claim, even temporarily (known as 'warehousing' the claim).

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.

In a recent decision of Wycliffe Baird v David Goldgar and another, the Court of Appeal of Saint Christopher and Nevis has confirmed the position that an appeal can be struck out or dismissed...

The liquidation of Titan Group Investment Limited was one of the most substantial and complex of recent years in the British Virgin Islands.

Given the reputation of the BVI as a premium offshore jurisdiction, its corporate structures have long been popular with individuals from across the globe.

The Covid-19 pandemic is the single most globally impactful event for decades.

In Halliwel Asset Inc and Panikos Symeou and Marigold Trust Company Limited-v-Hornbeam Corporation, Vadim Shulam (Respondent) Claim No BVIHCMAP 2015/0001, a "non-party" Mr Shulman was a resident of Monaco.

On 11 November 2022 the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (the Court of Appeal) delivered an important – and in the context of the looming recession...

Prior to the impact of COVID-19, effect of service of a claim form or other document on a BVI Business Company...

After the decision of the Privy Council in April 2014, the long running Fairfield Sentry case continued today with the new judgment of Leon J. concerning the status of the related US Bankruptcy Court proceedings.

In the recent decision of Garkusha v Yegiazaryan and Ors the Court of Appeal created some doubt as to the recoverability and legality of foreign lawyers working on matters being litigated before the Courts in the BVI.

Disclosure orders constitute a very powerful weapon for the tracking down and recovery of assets.