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The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a leading offshore financial centre, providing robust yet flexible corporate structures within a politically safe and low cost jurisdiction.

A trust is a legal relationship created when a person places assets under the control of another person for the benefit of beneficiaries or a specific purpose.

All BVI companies are currently required to maintain financial records and to maintain such records for a minimum period of five years.

Security over the shares in a BVI company may be granted either by way of a mortgage or charge pursuant to the provisions of the BVI Business Companies Act (the "Act").

The purpose of this briefing is to describe the types of security which can be taken over shares in BVI companies and various issues in relation to the granting, perfection and enforcement of such security.

A question that often arises in practice is how to obtain documents and information about companies based in the British Virgin Isles (BVI). Contrary to popular belief, it is much easier to obtain information...

On 4 October 2021, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council delivered its much anticipated decision in Broad Idea International Limited v. Convoy Collateral...

The object of this memorandum is to provide clients of Walkers with information on the formation and operation of an international limited partnership in the British Virgin Islands.

With onshore M&A procedures often cumbersome and time consuming, the British Virgin Islands continue to offer a range of flexible yet familiar structuring options to facilitate takeover transactions.

On 16 November 2007 the British Virgin Islands court handed down its much anticipated judgment in Alfa Telecom Turkey Limited v Cukurova Finance International Limited on the English remedy of & appropriation & under the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No 2) Regulations 2003 (the & Regulations&) as applied to shares in British Virgin Islands companies which are subject to an English law share mortgage.

Given the sheer volume of British Virgin Islands Business Companies (BCs) in existence, there is at any given time in some part of the world a transaction involving a BC.

In Antow Holdings Limited v. Best Nation Investments Limited, a case concerning a challenge to the transfer of shares, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal ...

The reason given by WKY and WKC for the Conversion was, among other things, that it was required for financing purposes.

This concise guide discusses the BVI Business Companies Act as it relates to the registration of security interests granted by a BVI Business Company. Where a Company creates a security interest over its own assets.

When the television series Star Trek debuted in 1966, it astounded audiences by presenting a never-before-seen world of wireless communication, video conferencing and physical teleportation.

We have created this guide to cover frequently asked questions on how claims and the claims process works here in the British Virgin Islands.

The BVI’s April 2026 update to its CRS Guidance Notes advances the implementation of CRS 2.0, expanding the scope of reportable accounts and introducing new compliance and reporting obligations ahead of the first reporting deadline on 31 May 2027.

The trust has always been regarded as one of the best succession vehicles, but its use to cater for the succession of shares in companies has historically been impeded by a rule of English trust law (the prudent man of business rule) which is designed to help preserve the value of trust investments.