We predict that in 2022 BVI will continue to be the go to jurisdiction for clients who want a fast and efficient route to market.

In this month's Regulatory 15/15 episode, Chris Capewell, Ayana Hull and Ellen O'Brien focus on recent developments in the regulatory laws of the British Virgin Islands including beneficial ownership, CRS2.0 and FATF greylisting.

Walkers is interested to note that businesses have been increasingly taking advantage of the statutory provisions relating to mergers in the British Virgin Islands.

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a British Overseas Dependent Territory.

Last year's reform of trusts and estates legislation was a clear statement of intent to move the BVI into line with, and in certain instances, ahead of its offshore competitors.

Offshore jurisdictions remain important centres for the establishment and administration of trusts. What should an offshore trustee...

At present only licensed insurers and recognised or registered funds can incorporate or register as an SPC under the BVI BC Act.

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has enacted innovative new trust legislation which includes provisions conferring on the BVI court an additional power to vary BVI trusts.

Richard May and Matthew Gilbert provide an analysis of the laws and regulations of mergers and acquisitions in the British Virgin Islands.

Richard May and Matthew Gilbert provide an analysis of the laws and regulations of mergers and acquisitions in the British Virgin Islands.

BVI business companies, limited partnerships, and other entities subject to the BVI beneficial ownership regime that have failed to file their beneficial ownership information by 31 March 2026 will enter penalty status with the BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs from 1 April 2026

The BVI plans to update its Eligible Introducers Regime to ensure that beneficial ownership information of BVI companies is available to Competent Authorities.

Generally speaking, most of the refinements should be warmly welcomed by the financial services community.

On the 12 February 2023, the EU Council has decided to regulate the handling of assets belonging to the Central Bank of Russia which are immobilised due to EU sanctions.

On 19 March 2014 the Commercial Court handed down its ruling in C v W Inc (BVIHC (Com) 2013/149).

Following the introduction of the Economic Substance (Companies and Limited Partnerships) Act, 2018 (ES Act) and the passing of the deadline for the first filings..

In granting conditional leave to appeal to the Privy Council, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal held that the question raised – whether an arbitration clause between a company and a shareholder can be used...

Tomorrow, 8 March, is International Women's Day and the theme for 2023 is - worldwide, everyone everywhere can step forward to #EmbraceEquity.

The deadline for the first filing of annual returns by companies incorporated or registered in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is this Monday 30 September 2024.

In this first in a series of monthly webinars, Partners Robert Briant, Anton Goldstein and Counsel Rachael Pape provide a practical overview of recent changes to company law in the British Virgin Islands