Restoration applications are nothing new in the BVI. With hundreds of thousands of active companies and many more struck off due to administrative oversight, BVI legal practitioners frequently find themselves advising clients on…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
This article is the second of a three-part series analysing the decision of Justice Martin in Glendina Pty Limited & Ors v NKWE Platinum Ltd (2025) SC (Bda) 15 Civ – the first “fair value” appraisal claim under section 106…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
The BVI Corporate team consisting of Partners Robert J.D. Briant, Partner Anton Goldstein, Partner Rachael Pape, Partner Eric Flaye and Counsel Nicholas Kuria were pleased to contribute to the BVI Jurisdictional overview to the…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Taxation
A prenuptial agreement is a contract entered into by prospective spouses before marriage, outlining how their assets, debts, and other financial matters will be handled in the event of divorce. A postnuptial agreement is a…
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/ Family Law, International Law & Trade
In a significant decision from the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of Bermuda, Justice Shade Subair Williams has provided important clarification on the standards applicable when courts are asked to sanction “momentous”…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts
Cross-border marketing of products or services by an overseas company (a body corporate incorporated outside of Bermuda) to customers in Bermuda could be construed as carrying on business in Bermuda and, if so, would be…
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/ Communications & Media Law, International Law & Trade, Privacy
Cross-border marketing of products or services by an overseas company (a body corporate incorporated outside of Bermuda) to customers in Bermuda could be construed as carrying on business in Bermuda and, if so, would be…
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/ Communications & Media Law, International Law & Trade, Privacy
1. Governing Texts
1.1. Legislation
The Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (as amended) (PIPA)
The Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (as amended) (ETA)
The Standard for Electronic Transactions (the ETA…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
In a recent decision, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Courts’ Court of Appeal reaffirmed the statutory rights of directors under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (the “BCA”) to inspect company documents, including unredacted…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, International Law & Trade
We are pleased to present the Conyers Norway Bulletin for 2025. This edition highlights key developments impacting Bermuda-incorporated companies in the Norwegian market over the past year.
The Euronext Oslo Børs demonstrated…
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/ International Law & Trade, Maritime Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
The courts are generally reluctant to interfere with the outcomes of creditors’ meetings at which resolutions are voted on and passed. After all, such resolutions are decided and voted on by the creditors, thereby representing…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
Conyers’ litigation and corporate teams were recently pleased to assist China Medonline Inc. (the “Company“) in relation to the withdrawal of a winding-up petition against the Company in the Cayman Islands Grand Court, and in…
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Welcome to the latest edition of the Conyers Bermuda Insurance Bulletin. It is hard to believe that the second quarter of the year is well underway! The Bermuda (re)insurance sector has had a strong start to 2025 following a…
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/ Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, Insurance
This inaugural edition of the Conyers Investment Funds Report presents a variety of updates and insights relevant to the investment funds space in the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, and Bermuda. The report provides…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
If last year’s first ReConnect conference embodied a successful proof of concept, the second iteration has not only maintained momentum, but leveraged last year’s foundation to propel towards greater success. The total number of…
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