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The BVI Government has enacted a measure which exempts various categories of people from the need to obtain work permits.

Philip Graham, partner and head of the investment funds and regulatory team, Harneys (BVI), explains why the British Virgin Islands is a domicile of choice for many fund managers.

After the decision of the Privy Council in April 2014, the long running Fairfield Sentry case continued today with the new judgment of Leon J. concerning the status of the related US Bankruptcy Court proceedings.

This guide contains a summary of the current sanctions regime imposed on Ukraine by the European Union in March 2014.

On 29 February 2024, the BVI Commercial Court handed down its much-anticipated decision in Joint Stock Company "Alfa-Bank" v Kipford Ventures Limited...

Harneys continues to provide a regular roundup of recent case notes from the British Virgin Islands Commercial Court.

Quite unexpectedly, the Panama Papers was raised at a recent society event I attended in Zimbabwe, and while the popular press has permeated even to the most unexpected areas – often without an...

Along with provisions addressing certain powers and the appointment and discharge of trustees, the Amendment Law introduced a number of retrospective provisions with the objective...

This inclusion means that the Cayman Islands recognise Cyprus as a jurisdiction with AML legislation which is equivalent to that of the Cayman Islands.

Once your fund is registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) it will need to comply with various ongoing obligations under the Mutual Funds Law.

Following industry consultation in early 2016, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has published an updated policy on exemptions from the annual audit requirement for regulated Cayman Islands investment funds (the Policy).

The Trade Marks Law 2016, the Patents and Trade Marks (Amendment) Law 2016 and the Design Rights Registration Law 2016 came into force on 1 August 2017, introducing a new intellectual property regime in the Cayman Islands.

There was an arbitration agreement between the parties that provided for arbitration of "any and all disputes…arising in connection" with issues regarding disclosure of the late settlor's...

The recent decision of Kawaley J of In the Matter of s.5 of the Foreign Arbitral Awards Enforcement Act (the Judgment) serves as both a practical guide to the regime...

One of the questions we receive regularly from our clients (existing and potential) is whether they can set up an LLC in Cayman.

On 22 March 2018, the new double tax treaty between Cyprus and the United Kingdom was signed (the New Treaty).

On 10 December 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities, consisting of the EBA, EIOPA, and ESMA (the ESAs) introduced joint guidelines (the Guidelines) to standardise the regulatory classification.