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In a recent decision of the King's Bench Division of England and Wales the Court set aside an order (O2) that extended time for compliance with an earlier disclosure order (O1).

British Virgin Islands companies are generally free to dispose of their assets on such terms as the directors think fit, but where the assets being disposed of constitute 50% or more of the company’s total assets, then section 175 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 requires that all shareholders (even shareholders holding non-voting shares) must be formally notified of the proposed disposal, and that the disposal must then be approved by a resolution of the shareholders.

The British Virgin Islands Government has initiated a public consultation on its proposed policy for access to the register of beneficial ownership.

On 16 November 2016, the BVI Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) issued Statutory Instrument 69 of 2016 entitled "The Direction Given by the Financial Investigation Agency (Revocation) Order 2016".

The BVI is expected to undergo its fourth round of mutual evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) in 2018 based on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) international standards on combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation.

The Privy Council ruled in the claims brought by the liquidators of Fairfield, one of the largest feeder funds into Bernard Madoff’s investment company.

The implementation of the FATCA Intergovernmental agreements signed by the BVI with the US and the UK has taken another step forward.

On 12 February 2024, the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued a blog post on the reporting requirements in respect of designated persons under the Russia (Sanctions)...

In a decision made on 15 March 2024, the Dutch Supreme Court denied the reinstatement of a US$116 million Netherlands Arbitration Institute award to Dutch developer Geosolutions...

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").

Managing and resolving hedge fund and private equity disputes continues to be a key area of focus, according to Corporate Disputes.

A new "regulation light" fund manager regime for the BVI came into effect on 10 December 2012.

In the recent decision in Re Klimvest Plc [2022] EWHC 596 (Ch), HHJ Cawson QC, sitting as a Judge of the English High Court, ordered that the respondent company, Klimvest, be wound up on just and equitable grounds ...

Anguilla, or "British Anguilla" is an attractive jurisdiction to North America's private equity market; but what other corporate options does it offer, and how is it different from the BVI?

The BVI funds market sees a huge variety of structures and investment managers from all over the world who seek a domicile that provides stability.

An industry to which most have been largely oblivious for decades, now sits perched in prime position to rival and potentially poised to overtake mainstream lending.

In the recent decision of Kenneth Krys and Joanna Lau (as Joint Liquidators of Fairfield Sentry Limited in Liquidation) and Stichting Shell Pension Funds, HCVAP 2011/036, the ECSC Court of Appeal provided some clarification of its decision in Westford Special Situations Fund Limited v Barfield Nominees Limited et al HCVAP No. 14 of 2010.