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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.

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 Bermuda is principally regulated by the Companies Act 1981 and the Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982, supplemented by a wide body of case law.

Restoring a company to good standing is one avenue by which a creditor may pursue an asset thought to have vanished.

I wanted to write a post on the continuing obligations for BVI funds because if you are thinking of launching a fund in the BVI, knowing what your obligations will be is essential.

To assist global efforts to tackle tax evasion and corruption and to increase transparency, the Cayman Islands government has amended its companies law and has proposed a fundamental overhaul of its confidentiality laws.

The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Law 2014 came into force on 21 May 2014.

In Re Lancelot Investors Fund, KBC Investments Ltd v Varga the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has delivered its judgment on an appeal from the Grand Court concerning the impact of side letters on the constitutional arrangements of Cayman funds.

In a Union where persons and capital are increasingly mobile and free movement forms a basic right, succession laws of the various Member States have not done a good job of keeping apace.

On 4 December 2024, the Official Journal of the European Union published two pivotal legislative updates to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR 3.0)...

The Bill is currently before the Parliamentary Committee of Energy, Commerce and Industry for discussion before the final Bill may be presented in Parliament for voting.

A recent decision the Supreme Court of the State of New York has determined that the beneficial owners of bonds have standing to bring claims against the bond issuer and guarantors.

New legislation has been recently enacted to further refine the trust legislation, especially the use of Private Trust Companies and VISTA trusts, which will help to ensure that BVI remains at the cutting edge of international trust planning and a jurisdiction of choice for high net worth families from around the globe.

Banking secrecy has been under scrutiny during the past few years, with Swiss and Luxembourg banks under pressure to relax banking secrecy rules.

The BVI has passed legislation to implement the Organisation for Economic Co-Operating and Development (OECD) Common Reporting Standard for the exchange of tax information (CRS).