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Like most other developed offshore jurisdictions, the British Virgin Islands promotes a type of company which seeks to compartmentalise the assets and liabilities of various "portfolios" away from other portfolios and the company’s general assets.

Now that the United Kingdom has served notice to leave the European Union under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, managers of offshore funds have a clearer timetable for when Brexit will happen, with the UK scheduled to leave the EU in March 2019.

The Cayman Islands' Ministry for Financial Services and Commerce (FSC) has announced that the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) (Amendment) Bill...

The Cyprus legal system has been subject to recent reforms to modernise its processes and offer efficient recourse to the courts in the dispute resolution process.

The US Department of Treasury has announced that Cyprus and the US have reached agreement in substance as regards the Inter-Governmental Agreement for FATCA.

On 29 November 2024, the European Commission published on its official gazette the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2984 which outlines regulatory...

A spotlight has been shone in recent years on the wellbeing and mental health of legal professionals, and rightfully so. Being a legal professional is a stressful job that is often a delicate...

This case, decided in March 2017, represents a fundamental protection for those who invest in or hold interests in the BVI.

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Government signed an agreement ("UK/BVI IGA") with the United Kingdom providing for automatic exchange of financial information relating to UK tax payers who hold accounts with BVI financial institutions, in November 2013.

This is a short guide to solvent voluntary liquidations of companies incorporated in the British Virgin Islands.

The BVI has implemented changes to its beneficial ownership framework as relevant to companies and limited partnership, with key changes effective from 2 January 2025.

On 27 November, the Council of the European Union (the Council) took a significant step towards making the European Union a global leader in the data-driven economy...

The British Virgin Islands introduced a ‘regulation light’ regime for investment managers on 10 December 2012 when the Investment Business (Approved Manager) Regulations 2012 (Old Regulations) came into force

Insolvency law in the British Virgin Islands is almost entirely codified in the Insolvency Act 2003 and supplemented by the Insolvency Rule 2005.

Legislative proposals in the BVI intend to institute the BVI International Tax Authority as a fully-fledged independent government institution in the BVI with its own legal personality . . .

In what proved to be a late Christmas present for the board of International Investments Enterprises Ltd (IIEL), Harneys Bermuda successfully invoked the now seldom relied upon quia timet, "because he fears" jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Bermuda.

The Virgin Islands have enacted the Financial Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act, 2024, an essential piece of legislation aimed at strengthening financial integrity and combating illicit financial activities.