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In this guide, we explain how a company that was incorporated or registered in the British Virgin Islands (company) can be restored to the BVI register of companies (register).

The BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (as amended) (BVIBC Act) is the flagship corporate legislation regulating BVI companies.

Whether fuelled by low oil, gas and commodity prices or propelled by the huge potential of the Trump administration's promises of regulatory and tax reform...

Walkers is interested to note that businesses have been increasingly taking advantage of the statutory provisions relating to mergers in the BVI. These provisions are set out in the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (as amended).

In our first article, we noted how the jurisdiction that was vested in the BVI High Court to make charging orders, upon its establishment in 1969, was the same as the jurisdiction that had been vested in the English High Court as at 1 January 1940.

Over the last five years, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has introduced new provisions that will be of particular interest to corporate groups worldwide that contain one or more of the hundreds of thousands of BVI companies in existence.

The phrase "Mergers and Acquisitions" is used as a shorthand for the sale and purchase of businesses around the world. In the US, and some other legal systems, such transactions are typically effected...

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.

In this article, we discuss the information and documents available to the public, to directors and to shareholders in relation to a company (a "BVI Company")...

With over 450,000 active companies, the British Virgin Islands is the world’s most popular offshore corporate domicile.

One of the remedies for an oppressed minority shareholder in the Court of the BVI is the just and equitable winding up jurisdiction.

Their contribution formed part of the 2022 Private Equity guide published by Chambers and Partners in October 2022.

In a recent decision, Chu v Lau [2020] UKPC 24 on appeal from the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands) (the "Court of Appeal")...

One sometimes comes across provisions in trust deeds and other trust documentation which refer to the underlying assets of companies, the shares of which are held by the trustee of the trust. Similarly, on occasions.

The BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) has issued the Regulatory Code (Recognised Exchanges) Notice, 2015 (the Notice) under powers set out in the Regulatory Code, 2009 (the Code). The Notice is effective as of 15 January 2016.

An AML/CFT Return refers to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Return, which is an annual reporting requirement for certain BVI regulated entities...

Companies will be required to confirm the above details to their Registered Agent within 6 months of the end of the first applicable financial period, as above.