When trusts in international financial centres are established, settlors will inevitably require a certain level of comfort by ensuring that certain critical powers are reserved by themselves...

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.

The world economy continues to grow, not only in complexity but in competitiveness.

O'Neal Webster is pleased to announce its participation in the publication of The Legal 500 Private Client Global Guide.

The British Virgin Islands financial services sector has demonstrated remarkable strength in early 2026, with new company incorporations surging 10% year-over-year to reach the highest first-quarter performance in four years. The jurisdiction's expanding ecosystem now encompasses over 362,000 active companies, growing fintech and virtual asset services, and more than 2,000 registered investment funds, signaling sustained global confidence in BVI structures for cross-border transactions.

Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – The BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs has announced a six-month extension of the period for the statutory non-public filing of (i) the register of members...

The recipe for finding your dream property in the British Virgin Islands includes a dash of local knowledge, an adequate measure of adventure, a quantity of trusted counsel, and an appetite for delight!

The Virgin Islands Shipping and Maritime Authority (VISMA) has released an updated list of jurisdictions whose nationals and corporate entities are now eligible to register vessels under the British Virgin Islands (BVI) flag.

Grief, shock and the resulting shift in family and business dynamics could be a catalyst for economic and emotional disruption within a family business.

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...

When section 83 A of the British Virgin Islands' Trustee Act came into effect in 2004 the jurisdiction was regarded as having the most sophisticated and well thought-out ‘firewall' offering available, but, since then,...

O'Neal Webster advised Fredonia Management Limited on the listing of its gold and silver exploration business on the Toronto Venture Exchange by way of a three-cornered BVI statutory merger.

O'Neal Webster is pleased to advise that the Property (Miscellaneous) Provisions Act, 2021 and the Administration of Small Estates (Amendment) Act, 2021 have been passed by the BVI legislature and...

The International Tax Authority (ITA) in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has now released the Rules on Economic Substance (the Rules) which provides guidance on the interpretation

The majority of offshore jurisdictions have long provided for equality in the legal rights and status of legitimate and 'illegitimate' children where trusts, estates and wills are concerned.

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) legislature has made several amendments to the Territory's Trustee Act (the Act). These were made by the Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2024 (the Amendment Act).

"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)...

Financial services providers should be encouraged to identify new solutions to generate income and, at the same time, maintain or grow their general consumer base.

The BVI (British Virgin Islands) Ministry of the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change (the Ministry) adopted new Non-Belonger Landholder Licensing process rules.