BVI companies must file annual returns containing balance sheets and income statements with their registered agents. Companies with a December 31 year-end face a September 30, 2026 deadline, while others must file within nine months of their financial year-end. Conyers offers preparation services starting at $1,500 for simple holding companies and provides secure online filing through their client portal.

On 24-25 October 2023, Justice Wallbank of the BVI Commercial Court presided over a valuation trial in the matter of Soemarli Lie v Ng Min Hong & Success Overseas Finance Limited...

Our British Virgin Islands office's most popular publications provided valuable insights on doing business in the jurisdiction, effective asset recovery tools, strategies for addressing modern legal challenges...

On 11 February 2021, the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (the "Commission") published the Financial Services (Prudential and Statistical Returns) (Amendment) Order 2021...

Conyers BVI litigators Richard Evans and Charles Goldblatt secure the appointment of Provisional Liquidators over All Year Holdings Limited ("AYH") at an urgent hearing before the BVI Commercial Court on 20 December 2021...

BVI Court of Appeal clarifies key principles for recoverability of costs.

In its recent decision in BVIHC(COM) 2022/0169 Qu Haiping v Window of Trade International Limited and Ors, the BVI Court considered...

The English Court of Appeal has confirmed that cases concerning reflective loss are suitable for strike out / summary judgment.

On 25 February, the UK Supreme Court delivered an important judgment in THG Plc v Zedra Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd [2026] UKSC 6, on the application of the English statutory limitation periods (under the Limitation Act) to unfair prejudice petitions under s.994 of the Companies Act 2006

In its seminal decision in Broad Idea International v Convoy Collateral [2021] UKPC 24 ("Convoy"), a case which had its genesis in the BVI Commercial Court, the Privy Council delivered...

The British Virgin Islands has reported its strongest first quarter for new company incorporations since 2022, with 7,671 new entities formed in Q1 2026. This represents a 10% increase year-over-year and brings the total number of active companies to 362,165, while the investment funds sector maintains 2,242 registered funds.

On 1 January 2026, the Cayman Islands Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 (the "Amending Act") came into effect, introducing welcome amendments to the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands (As Revised) (the "Companies Act").

In November 2020, following an industry consultation process, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority issued a Regulatory Procedure on the deregistration of controlled subsidiaries registered pursuant to ...

Cayman Islands law permits the registration of segregated portfolio companies ("SPC").

It has been two years since the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) introduced its Rule on Corporate Governance for Regulated Entities (the "Corporate Governance Rule"), and a year and a half since it came into force.

The Cayman Islands Government has taken a significant step in the regulation of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) with the commencement of the licensing regime under the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act.

As the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands is set to close for 2024, we reflect on some of the large-scale cross-border insolvency and restructuring proceedings and complex commercial disputes dealt with in the jurisdiction during 2024.

While there was lots to read about from a Cayman Islands perspective this past year, our most popular articles came from our Regulatory & Risk Advisory...

The PRC Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration have issued a groundbreaking announcement imposing individual income tax on offshore trusts with Chinese connections, treating them as tax transparent structures. This regime creates tax triggers throughout the trust lifecycle and includes a critical 90-day transitional filing window for existing structures. Affected individuals with offshore trusts connected to PRC residents or assets must urgently assess their compliance obligations under this

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