A discussion on the new regulation relating to BVI domiciled Approved Managers.

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) came into force on 22 July 2013 and is the outcome of a G20 consensus for closer regulatory oversight of the alternative investment funds sector, including hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate funds.

Two recent decisions of the BVI Commercial Court illustrate some important points in relation to the court's power to stay proceedings in favour of arbitration.

It is common for the developers of resort hotel and condominium developments to seek to control future rentals of condominium apartments within the resort that are to be sold to third party owners.

Judgment of the Court in Joined Cases C-37/20 | Luxembourg Business Registers and C-601/20 | Sovim S.A.

A defendant owns a British Virgin Islands company, which controls a majority stake in a publicly listed Japanese company. A claimant obtains an ex parte interim freezing order and gives the usual cross-undertaking in...

New Trust legislation in the BVI has broadened the range of trust options available to private clients and enhanced BVI trust legislation...

A summary of possible BVI legal issues for various planning options, following the UK government announcement relating to the removal of residential property from corporate structures.

The saga involving the British Virgin Islands High Court's jurisdiction to enforce its judgments by making charging orders against company shares or other personal property has taken another turn.

In our first article, we noted how the jurisdiction that was vested in the BVI High Court to make charging orders, upon its establishment in 1969, was the same as the jurisdiction that had been vested in the English High Court as at 1 January 1940.

The BVI Business Companies Amendment Act, 2022 and the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 (the "Amendment Act" and the "Amendment Regulations"...

On 10 November 2014 the Privy Council handed down judgment in Singularis Holdings Limited v PricewaterhouseCoopers , which was heard alongside PricewaterhouseCoopers v Saad Investments Company Limited.

On 22nd April 2015, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom gave judgment in Jetivia SA v Bilta UK Limited (in liquidation) [2015] UKSC 23.

A recent decision of the BVI Commercial Court highlights the importance of presenting cases fairly and with full and frank disclosure, and the consequences that may follow...

The recoverability of foreign lawyers' fees is an issue which has frequently been considered by the British Virgin Islands Courts in recent years. This has resulted in a significant body of case law on the topic.

Importantly, it was not necessary for the debtor to show that the grounds on which he disputed the debt were substantial ones.

When the Legal Practitioners Act, 2015 (the "LPA") came into force in the British Virgin Islands (the "BVI"), it rewrote the rules governing the legal costs that parties to BVI court proceedings can recover...

"Our thoughts remain with all those who have been affected by Hurricane Irma across the region.

外国律师费的可追讨性是英属维尔京群岛法院近年来经常审理的一个争论点，由此产生了与该争论点相关的大量判例法。

This is a challenging situation for the BVI and its 30,000 residents, and our priority continues to be the well-being of all residents who remain in the BVI and those who are affected by the damage caused by Hurricane Irma.