ArticleBVI Offers International Arbitration ForumThe British Virgin Islands is currently a fledgling but promising forum for the arbitration of commercial disputes. British Virgin IslandsLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCarey Olsen
ArticleBritish Virgin Islands Digital Assets - October 2026 UpdateThe British Virgin Islands is advancing its position in the digital assets space through the implementation of CRS 2.0 and progress towards CARF, while single-asset, closed-ended vehicles are gaining traction for tokenised funds and blockchain projects. These regulatory developments and structural innovations are reshaping how crypto assets and real world asset tokenisation projects can be efficiently structured in this jurisdiction. British Virgin IslandsFinance and Banking
ArticleBVI Litigation And Insolvency Client Update - March 2015Welcome to our first BVI litigation and insolvency bulletin, with updates on selected recent cases and developments.British Virgin IslandsInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringCarey Olsen
Article'Chabra' Relief In The BVI – Freezing The Assets Of A Person Who Is Not A Substantive DefendantA Chabra injunction is a powerful weapon which can substantially enhance the scope of assets which a claimant can ring-fence. Here, Carey Olsen's Jeremy Lightfoot, Richard Brown and Catie Wang...British Virgin IslandsWealth ManagementCarey Olsen
ArticleAircraft Repossession: Using A Cayman Islands Trust To Hold The Aircraft During RemarketingMany airlines around the world have been left reeling by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and even once travel restrictions and quarantine requirements ease passenger demand...Cayman IslandsFinance and BankingCarey Olsen
ArticleThe Cayman Islands Restructuring Regime: A New Dawn?The Cayman Islands restructuring regime is poised to undergo a significant development that will allow companies to explore restructurings under the supervision of a Court-appointed company...Cayman IslandsInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringCarey Olsen
ArticleFirewalls And Foreign Courts - A New Judgment From The Grand Court Of The Cayman IslandsIn a judgment published on 7 November 2019, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the Court) has provided helpful new guidance...Cayman IslandsWealth ManagementCarey Olsen
ArticleTypes Of Fund Vehicles Used In GuernseyCompanies are incorporated under the provisions of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the "Companies Law").GuernseyCorporate/Commercial LawCarey Olsen
ArticleDue Capacity And Enforceability Opinions - Avoiding Unnecessary Completion ConfusionIt has become common place in the universe of multi-jurisdictional transactions for parties to seek a legal opinion ("Opinion") on entities domiciled...GuernseyCorporate/Commercial LawCarey Olsen
ArticleTypes Of Fund Vehicles Used In GuernseyGuernsey funds are invariably structured as companies, unit trusts or limited partnerships.GuernseyCorporate/Commercial LawCarey Olsen
ArticleAge Will Matter - In Time. Guernsey's Next Step In Anti-discrimination Law - DELAYED!Phase one introduced five ‘Protected Grounds' (race, disability, carer status, sexual orientation and religion or belief) and prohibited discrimination, harassment and victimisation on the basis of those Protected Grounds...GuernseyEmployment and HRCarey Olsen
ArticleEmployment Law Updater - July 2015The States of Guernsey have approved the introduction of statutory maternity and adoption leave. Legislation will now be prepared to give effect to this decision.GuernseyEmployment and HRCarey Olsen
ArticleEstate Planning Demands During The Global Coronavirus PandemicThe global coronavirus pandemic has, in less than four months, swept the globe, brought economies to a sudden and grinding halt, ...GuernseyFamily and MatrimonialCarey Olsen
ArticleInternational Wills For Non-Guernsey DomicilariesGuernsey and Jersey movable assets can include bank accounts in the Islands, stocks and shares in companies incorporated in, or with their registers based here in the Islands.GuernseyFamily and MatrimonialCarey Olsen
ArticleFund Structuring: Shariah Compliant Funds In GuernseyGuernsey has traditionally been a favoured domicile for Shariah compliant structures.GuernseyFinance and BankingCarey Olsen
ArticleGuernsey Investment Funds - Spring 2025 UpdateOur investment funds team outline the latest developments within the investment funds market in Guernsey, covering the MONEYVAL Report...GuernseyFinance and BankingCarey Olsen
ArticlePension Funds: Hedging Longevity RiskRecent hikes in interest rates have led to huge increases in the funding levels of many UK defined benefit pension schemes (DB Schemes). Now they are in surplus, many DB Schemes...GuernseyFinance and BankingCarey Olsen
ArticleSars And Private Law Actions – The 'Chilling Effect' Of Guernsey's AML Legislation In PracticeOn 10 May 2018, the Royal Court of Guernsey handed down its judgment in Liang v RBC Trustees (Guernsey) Limited.GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCarey Olsen
ArticleGuernsey Funds – Special Considerations For US ManagersGuernsey, located in the English Channel, is one of the world's largest offshore finance centres, with a thriving funds industry. The value of funds under management and administration in Guernsey is US$532bn. GuernseyTaxCarey Olsen
ArticleDe-Registering Security In The British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands ("BVI") companies regularly provide security over their assets (both located within and outside of the BVI) as part of financing transactions.GuernseyWealth ManagementCarey Olsen