As annual British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Registry fees are now payable for those BVI companies that were incorporated or registered in the second half of the year...

A recent matter which came before a strong Court of Appeal panel demonstrates that the BVI Court will continue to come to the aid of creditors pursuing unpaid debts and that they should not necessarily...

The High Court of England & Wales recently considered the scope of disclosure required to be undertaken by a party in the case of The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v Barclays Bank Plc.

Analyse existing data to categorise entities, assessing tax issues and compliance burdens in the BVI.

The BVI International Tax Authority ("ITA") has confirmed that the British Virgin Islands Financial Account Reporting System ("BVIFARS") has now been reopened following closures due to hurricanes Irma and Maria and is accepting both Common Reporting Standard ("CRS") and US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA") filings

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is currently a tax neutral Category 2 Red Ensign port of British Registry operating under the authority of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2001.

Subsequent to the announcement by ESMA on 19 July 2016, the BVI has published the Securities and Investment Business (AIFMD) Regulations 2016 on 29 September 2016.

As you might expect at a January conference, a lot of time was spent during the breakouts looking at the tea leaves to determine what 2017 might hold for us.

The enactment of the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2005 ("the Act") provides both minority shareholders and joint venture partners with important remedies under BVI law. The provisions apply to all companies incorporated under the Act, and all previous companies are deemed to be automatically re-registered under the Act from 1 January 2007. This effectively means all BVI companies.

During a recent visit to our London office, I had the privilege of attending AIMA's Spotlight and Cocktail reception in London, the highlight of which for me was a keynote speech by Robert Peston.

In early 2016 popular opinion on the utility and function of offshore centres (OFCs) or, to use the more inflammatory term, tax havens, must be close to an all-time low.

On 5 May 2022, James Gaudin, Andrew Weaver and Gemma Whale of our Jersey office advised on the implications of a new UK law, the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022...

Ollie and I just wrapped up a very interesting presentation today to a cross-section of the BVI funds industry.

The BVI continues to be the jurisdiction of choice for token issuers and for token generation activities. This is on the basis that the BVI Virtual Assets Service providers Act...

Segregated Portfolio Companies (SPCs) are well recognised and widely used corporate vehicles, and the BVI is seeing increasing demand for them in the funds context.

In a judgment made public on 24 February 2022, the English High Court has granted what is thought to be the first ever third-party debt order in proceedings arising from cryptocurrency fraud.

The BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) hosted its annual Meet the Regulator (MTR) Forum on 12 December 2024.

The Financial Services Commission Act 2001 was amended by the Financial Services Commission (Amendment) Act 2017 (the Amendment) on 1 May 2017.

Following our client advisory issued on 11 January 2023 and available here, the BVI Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022 will come into force on 1 February 2023.

The Financial Services Commission of the British Virgin Islands announced on 20 March 2017 that it has made an enhancement to its Virtual Integrated Registry and Regulatory General Information Network.