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The recent English case of Grosskopf v Grosskopf concerned an application by trustees for a stay of claims brought against them by a beneficiary. The beneficiary alleged misconduct...

In the recent decision of CF v DLG, the BVI Commercial Court held that a two-step process is to be preferred over the use of âwrap up ordersâ in Norwich Pharmacal proceedings.

After more than 15 months in the wilderness, with goodness knows what to keep him entertained during his recovery from multiple back surgeries, Tiger finally came back to the PGA Tour this weekend...

The BVI offers two lightly regulated open-ended fund products, the incubator fund and the approved fund...

Like most other developed offshore jurisdictions, the British Virgin Islands promotes a type of company which seeks to compartmentalise the assets and liabilities of various "portfolios" away from other portfolios and the company’s general assets.

The Cayman Islands' Ministry for Financial Services and Commerce (FSC) has announced that the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) (Amendment) Bill...

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority ("CIMA") has recently released a draft Statement of Guidance: Outsourcing All Regulated Entities (Excluding Regulated Mutual Funds) ("SOG") and Consultation Paper ("Paper").

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a practical guide (Guide) which provides an overview of the national rules of each Member State for the major holdings...

On 20 February 2024, the EU Council removed the Bahamas, Belize, Seychelles, and Turks and Caicos Islands from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions...

The Anguillan government has published a bill for a new Insolvency Act for public review and consultation.

The VISTA regime was introduced as a solution to what is commonly referred to as 'the prudent investor problem'.

In an age of increasing transparency, it is vital that you use the incubation period to start preparing for a time when you will need to meet institutional-style demands in terms of your operations.

It is nearly three years since the BVI launched its Approved Manager Regime.

Deficiencies in anti-money laundering compliance in Belize and Guyana have been highlighted by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) and the British Virgin Islands (BVI) regulator.

More than two months after the United Kingdom's decision to leave the EU, predictions about what the UK's exit will look like are still speculative.

Philip Graham comments on Thalius Hecksher's recent guest blog and explains why he thinks the British Virgin Islands is like a Mustang GT.

A summary of recent legislative and industry news from the Cayman Islands.

The Companies Law (Amendment) Law, 2011 (the "Amendment Law") was brought into force in the Cayman Islands on April 27th, 2011.