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Restoration applications are nothing new in the BVI. With hundreds of thousands of active companies and many more struck off due to administrative oversight...

A resulting trust will generally arise by operation of law whenever a person directs property which has been acquired from his or her own resources to be placed in the name of another.

The BVI Commercial Court has confirmed that it has jurisdiction to order third parties to provide disclosure on Norwich Pharmacal principles in order to assist with the enforcement of judgments.

It has become increasingly common for shareholders to agree that disputes concerning the ownership or management of a company should be referred to arbitration.

A reference to the "perfect arbitration clause" is always likely to be a little controversial.

Recent changes to company law in the BVI have introduced significant changes in substantive law in a number of areas, including that of shareholders’ rights and remedies.

The decision of the Privy Council draws a curtain on the practice of using the summary process of rectification proceedings to determine disputes concerning the beneficial ownership of BVI shares.

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

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

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

In a recent opinion, the Privy Council has given definitive guidance on the operation of the statutory scheme in the British Virgin Islands for the rectification of share registers.

With commercial property companies' debt burdens reaching pre-2008 levels and warnings being issued this month by the European Central Bank....

The BVI is an increasingly popular arbitral seat supported by a modern pro-arbitration legal framework, modern arbitration facilities, and a world-class arbitration institution of its own in the...

‘Forum shopping' can lead to some fierce jurisdictional battles particularly in insolvency where the choice can be stark between debtor and creditor friendly procedures

The enforceability of digital contracts and electronic signatures (e-signatures) in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is presently governed by the Electronic Transactions Act 2001 (the Act).

The BVI Commercial Court (the "Court") has recently granted summary judgment in favour of Access Bank plc (the "Bank") against Dr Ambrosie Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako...

In the BVI, one of the world's leading offshore incorporation jurisdictions, Norwich Pharmacal orders have become essential tools in unveiling the ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) behind corporate structures.

In relation to submission to jurisdiction, the BVI Commercial Court has signaled that in cases of ambiguity, conduct trumps words and substance triumphs over form.