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 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

In this 4th session of our ongoing webinar series, BVI Counsel Rachael Pape discusses the use of BVI entities in cross-border finance transactions, including registration of security, guarantees, conditions precedent and other key considerations applicable to BVI entities.

The BVI was amongst those moved to the EU's list of fully cooperative tax jurisdictions on 18 February.

From the increasing sophistication of cross-border disputes to the growing specialisation within the BVI legal community, Mark and Richard delve into the critical matters that continue...

In 2023, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and other Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Member States implemented significant revisions to the Civil Procedure Rules.

CIMA issued a notice advising that for funds that have been in LUL or LUT for more than six months, CIMA will contact the fund via its Registered or Principal Office in order to collect any outstanding documents or fees.

On 23 April 2018, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority ("CIMA") released a public advisory on virtual currencies to warn of the risks associated with investments in initial coin offerings and virtual currencies ...

Chapter 14 of the Rules now allows for a greater degree of flexibility with respect to companies that do not have a two year audited financial statements ‘track record' and the prior requirement...

The DITC has extended the reporting deadline for US FATCA and CRS to 31 August 2017.

Cayman Islands financial institutions that are affected by the CRS should be actively preparing for CRS compliance noting that the new account opening procedures should be in place for 1 January 2016.

The Mutual Funds (Annual Returns) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 came into effect on 17 March 2020 to further strengthen anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism measures in the Cayman Islands.

In a judgment handed down on 22 November 2022, the European Court, sitting as the Grand Chamber, held an anti-money-laundering directive to be invalid which required Member States...

The Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority (the "TIA") has confirmed that notifications may be submitted on or before 21 May 2015 and that returns may be reported on or before 12 June 2015.

The Cayman Special Economic Zone (SEZ) recently created the Cayman Aviation Services Park to sit alongside the existing Cayman Maritime Services Park established in 2015

Royal Caribbean International is to homeport a cruise ship in Bermuda in the summer of 2021, which marks the first time the jurisdiction has been homeport for a major cruise line.

In a judgment handed down by the British Virgin Islands High Court on 25 July 2019, Renaissance Ventures Ltd and another were awarded rectification of the share register of a billion dollar corporate group, Comodo Holdings Ltd.

Effective December 1, 2015, the British Virgin Islands Registry of Corporate Affairs will be offering premium services.

Further to our recent Alert in respect of the upcoming deadline for filing Fund Annual Return Forms ("FAR"), please note that the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA)...

Jennifer Panchaud, Director and Head of Conyers' Bermuda Regulatory and Risk Advisory Team, and Associate Jacari Brimmer-Landy recently spoke at the Bermuda Captive Network's 2026 Captive Education Summit on The Beneficial Ownership Act 2025 (the "Act") and Bermuda's new Beneficial Ownership Regime.