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On 22 April 2008 the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Alfa Telecom Turkey Limited v Cukurova Finance International Limited, reversing the original decision of the British Virgin Islands High Court.

The BVI is recognised globally as a leading funds jurisdiction. It has built up this reputation over the course of many successful decades, based upon the essential building blocks of being tax neutral...

Third party costs order: Does the Court have power to permit service of application out of the jurisdiction?

The recent amendments to the British Virgin Islands Trustee Act (the Act) has rightly resurrected an old rule commonly known as the rule in Hastings-Bass which is restricted by the decision...

The BVI Government has announced the conclusion of negotiations with the US on a Model 1 Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) under FATCA.

The British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands have entered into agreements with the UK for automatic disclosure of information in respect of interests in financial accounts held by UK residents.

On 5 May 2009 the Privy Council in London handed down its decision in Alfa Telecom Turkey Limited v Cukurova Finance International Limited [2009] UKPC 19, drawing a definitive end to the vexed preliminary issue under British Virgin Islands law.

One of the many flexible features of the BVI Business Companies Act 2004 (the BC Act) is the ability both to continue a foreign company as a BVI company under the BC Act...

The British Virgin Islands’ Mutual Legal Assistance (Tax Matters) Act, 2003 as amended in 2005 (the "Act") has given effect in the BVI to EC Directive 2003/48 on the taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (the "Directive") for the last six tax years.

The legacies of the global financial crisis continue to permeate the global landscape.

Some of the many attractions of the British Virgin Islands are the relatively sophisticated legal system, low operating costs and creditor friendly insolvency regime.

The plaintiff was a shareholder of a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the Company).

The Cayman Islands Government is set to grant the CIMA new enforcement powers under an amendment to the Monetary Authority Law currently before the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly.

On 12 April 2024, the European Commission issued a set of much needed FAQs regarding reporting on outgoing transfers related to Article 5r under EU Council Regulation 833/2014.

On 17 February 2024, the Digital Services Act (DSA) came into effect, applying to all online intermediaries operating within the EU.

Insolvency law in Mauritius is principally regulated by the Insolvency Act 2009, and it is supplemented by some provisions of the Companies Act 2001...

The link between terrorism and the erosion of privity of contract in Bermuda is not immediately discernible.

The link between terrorism and the erosion of privity of contract in Bermuda is not immediately discernible.