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Conyers represented the successful claimants in Claim No. BVIHCM 2017/086 King Bun Limited and Others v. Lau Man Sang, James and Others,

Lenders of BVI contracting parties are most often concerned with whether the Company they are contracting with has the capacity to enter into the transaction

The BVI Financial Services Commission has as of December 24, 2025 approved an extension of the period during which existing entities formed prior to January 2, 2025...

As the new legal year begins, Conyers is pleased to note that the BVI Commercial Court has confirmed the appointment of the following Judges:

The BVI Commercial Court has announced that it will return to sitting in the BVI from January 2018.

Following the passing of the 2013 Arbitration Act and the subsequent establishment of the International Arbitration Centre, the BVI is committed to both the conduct of arbitrations in the jurisdiction ...

At this time of great uncertainty, we hope it is useful to offer you an update on the operation of the BVI litigation market.

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court has released new Civil Procedure Rules this week, to take effect from 31 July 2023.

"This is a victory not only for the BVIEC, but for the Territory as a whole," notes Mr. Dennis.

We are pleased to announce that following a meeting of the European Union's Economic and Financial Affairs Council on October 17, 2023, the British Virgin Islands (BVI)...

BVI, Cayman Islands or Bermuda companies listed or with underlying operations in mainland China or Hong Kong

Conyers acted for the successful claimant, Mr Lie, whose unfair prejudice allegations against his fellow shareholder Mr Ng were confirmed by the Court in full.

Harneys is pleased to report the appointments of Justice Sher QC and Justice Wallbank to the BVI Commercial Court, as Commercial Court Judges, commencing in May.

From time to time the BVI Commercial Court is asked to consider whether or not to permit a director of a BVI company to appear in person on behalf of that company.

Although pooling orders have previously been made by the BVI Court, until now, there has been no published judgment confirming that this is a form of relief available within the BVI.

A recent judgment from the BVI Commercial Court is a further example of the court's swiftness to exercise its jurisdiction in respect of BVI companies listed on US exchanges.

The background facts were quite complex, but in essence they revolved around an oral agreement which was entered into between Mr Varma on the one hand, and several members of the Mahtani family on the other.

The Bermuda Commercial Court has provided guidance as to the considerations it will take into account when deciding the identity of the JPLs.