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In this guide, we explain what to do when you no longer need a company that has been incorporated or registered in the British Virgin Islands (Company).

When the Legal Practitioners Act, 2015 (the "LPA") came into force in the British Virgin Islands (the "BVI"), it rewrote the rules governing the legal costs that parties to BVI court proceedings can recover...

The flexible corporate legislative framework in the British Virgin Islands makes the BVI an attractive jurisdiction for incorporating public companies.

Company redomiciliation is the process by which a company moves its domicile from one jurisdiction to another by changing the country under whose laws it is registered or incorporated...

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This article by David Harby and Nia Statham provides a useful summary of the rules and procedures that are to be followed and is likely to be of interest to liquidators, creditors and debtors of insolvent BVI companies.

Since its enactment 20 years ago, the BVI’s International Business Companies Act (Cap. 291) (the "IBC Act") has become one of the most widely-used corporate statutes with over six hundred thousand IBCs incorporated under it. Notwithstanding such phenomenal success, practitioners and users have for some time been calling for amendments to the IBC Act as well as for an additional and more flexible range of corporate vehicles, and its twentieth anniversary marked an appropriate occasion f

BVI extending the ability to reseal foreign grants of probate and administration in the territory to numerous other jurisdictions...

BVI extends the ability to reseal foreign grants of probate and administration in the territory to numerous other reseal foreign grants of probate and administration

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has a comprehensive and robust banking system in line with international standards, having adopted the Basel Committee's guidelines for bank regulation and supervisory.

Under the BVI Business Companies Act 2004 ("BVI BC Act"), a company limited by shares may be incorporated or, if it has already been incorporated, be registered by the Registrar as a segregated portfolio company ("SPC") provided that the Financial Services Commission (the "Commission") has given its written approval and provided that the company:

The primary sources of regulation of M&A in the British Virgin Islands are the Business Companies Act, 2004 (the "Companies Act") and common law.

Many of the initial questions US counsel will have for a sponsor looking to launch a new hedge fund will be about the anticipated investor base, as that factor is fundamental in determining the appropriate fund structure.

Important changes have been made to the BVI Business Companies Act, Revised Edition 2020 (the "Companies Act").

This guide to the British Virgin Island's private client sector includes commentary on tax, trusts, foundations and private wealth structures used within the jurisdiction, including charitable...

This guide to BVI's private client sector includes commentary on tax, trusts, foundations and private wealth structures used within the jurisdiction, including charitable or philanthropic structures.

This guide to Jersey's private client sector includes commentary on tax, trusts, foundations and private wealth structures used within the jurisdiction, including charitable or philanthropic structures.

Appleby lawyers, Andrew Willins and Olwyn Barry have authored a broad overview of the legal and court systems in the British Virgin Islands which has been updated to reflect the extensive amendments...