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Two significant recent judgments delivered by the BVI court, Abdul Kadir Al Muhaidib & Sons Company v Dr Moamena Kamel & Others BVIHC(COM)2024/0213 (29 January 2026)...

The Government of the Virgin Islands has amended the Commercial Recreational Vessels Licensing Act, 1992 (the CRVL), the Cruise and Home Port Permit Act, 2001...

Walkers has secured a further victory for its client, Ms. Zhao Long, in a complex dispute regarding the ownership of shares in a significant PRC pharmaceutical company in a further judgment of the British Virgin Islands...

This briefing discusses the Decision, how it squares up against the position in other offshore jurisdictions, and takeaways for investors and issuers alike.

The British Virgin Islands government entered into two contracts with Global Water Associates Ltd for a water reclamation treatment plant, one to design and build it, and the other to manage...

The Russian Defendants did not enter an appearance and the 8th defendant raised a jurisdictional challenge in the BVI.

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

英属处女群岛("BVI")法院在有关一家中国大型制药公司股份所有权的长期争议的一项判决中，显示BVI法院对于涉及中国资产和涉及广泛性的 BVI及中国Ė

The BVI Commercial Court has followed the English Court of Appeal decision in Servis-Terminal LLC v Drelle [2025] EWCA Civ 62, holding that an unrecognised foreign court judgment cannot found insolvency proceedings.

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.

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

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 Commercial Court has just provided guidance on wasted costs principles and their application to the duties of an applicant's legal practitioner on an ex parte application.

In this article, Shaun Reardon-John provides a bird's-eye view on how BVI regulation of the financial service sector has improved within the BVI over the past 20 years. He also shares how this has impacted BVI shareholder disputes

On 12 November 2025, the BVI's Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court delivered a significant judgment in a complex inter-family dispute concerning valuable shares (the APIC Shares)...

We are pleased to announce the enactment of the new Limited Partnership Act. The LPA represents the culmination of the efforts of fourteen lawyers from eight British Virgin Islands law firms to create a state of the art limited partnership act.

Corporate applications ('CAs') are formal proceedings (such as winding-up petitions and unfair prejudice claims) filed pursuant to specific legislation in order to resolve corporate disputes or compel action involving or relating to a company.

For the last 10 years it was assumed that the British Virgin Islands' Commercial Court had the power to grant such orders as a matter of common law.