The Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2021, recently gazetted and expected to be enacted in the BVI shortly, seeks to implement a number of important, cutting-edge changes to the Trustee Act that will further enhance the BVI's reputation ...

On 13 June 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been added to its Grey List of jurisdictions "under increased monitoring".

As announced in our earlier eAlert, the Government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) enacted the Economic Substance (Companies and Limited Partnerships) Act, 2018 (the Act) effective 1 January 2019.

CIMA's new rule on corporate governance and rule and statement of guidance on internal controls come into effect on 14 October 2023 and applies to all entities regulated by CIMA, including mutual and private funds.

The energy and natural resource industry is global in scale and wildly diverse, although levels of availability and consumption are major factors whether producing coal or gold or lumber.

Officers and details as to how investors may obtain further information in respect of these officers.

Deadline for submission of 2022 FATCA & CRS reports (including reportable accounts and CRS filing declarations) is 31 July 2023.

Deadline for submission of 2024 FATCA & CRS reports (including reportable accounts and CRS filing declarations) is 31 July 2025.

This week the European Commission published its review of 11 data protection adequacy decisions, finding that all of the jurisdictions, including the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey...

Guernsey has implemented significant reforms to the taxation of share‑based benefit in kind, effective 1 January 2026. These changes alter the taxation point of a share-based benefit...

On 16 July 2024, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) released consultation conclusions on its proposed subsidiary legislation, code and guidelines for implementing an uncertificated securities market (USM) in Hong Kong.

This Restructuring Officer (RO) regime came into force in August 2022 and since then we have seen a handful of petitions for the appointment of ROs come before the Grand Court.

Today the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment on comparability in the case of Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley and others [2019] EWCA Civ 44, which is the UK's largest ever private sector equal pay claim.

This summer, Guernsey launched its public consultation in relation to proposals to introduce a comprehensive equality law from 2021 onwards

The Financial Services Commission of Mauritius (FSC) issued an important communique on the filing and reporting requirements of its licensees in view of the national lockdown which prevailed...

The Court of Civil Appeal (CCA) delivered an interesting judgment on the adequacy of affidavit evidence when making a bankruptcy order. The CCA, acting solely on the basis of affidavit evidence...

On 21 July 2020, the Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development issued the Insolvency (Extension of Time During COVID-19 Period)

GLP is a leading global investment manager and business builder in logistics, real estate, infrastructure, finance and related technologies. It operates across Brazil, China, Europe, India, Japan and the U.S...

Schemes of Arrangement are often used as a successful restructuring tool, whether by way of a scheme promulgated in a company's home jurisdiction or overseas.

On 5 May 2022, James Gaudin, Andrew Weaver and Gemma Whale of our Jersey office advised on the implications of a new UK law, the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022...