News & Analysis as of

BVI Business Companies Corporate Governance Insolvency

Carey Olsen

Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal delivers key ruling concerning directors' duties and creditor protection in the British Virgin...

Carey Olsen on

In the recent decision of Byers & Richardson v Chen Ningning (BVIHCMAP2024/0009) ("Byers"), the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal ("COA") considered the scope of the director’s duty to creditors when a company is insolvent or...more

Conyers

From Dissolution to Liquidation: Creditor-Led Restoration of Dissolved BVI Companies

Conyers on

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...more

Conyers

Top 5 British Virgin Islands Publications of 2024

Conyers on

Our British Virgin Islands office’s most popular publications provided valuable insights on doing business in the jurisdiction, effective asset recovery tools, strategies for addressing modern legal challenges, corporate...more

Conyers

Top 5 Bermuda Publications of 2024

Conyers on

In Bermuda, our most popular posts and publications provided updates from our Corporate practice, particularly regulatory changes and insurance insights, along with reflections on private client matters and litigation....more

Conyers

Cayman Islands Litigation: Reflecting on the Year 2024

Conyers on

As the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands is set to close for 2024, we reflect on some of the large-scale cross-border insolvency and restructuring proceedings and complex commercial disputes dealt with in the jurisdiction...more

Conyers

Cayman Islands Litigation: Reflecting on the Year 2023

Conyers on

As the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands reopens for 2024, we reflect on 2023 and some of the large-scale cross-border insolvency and restructuring proceedings, and complex commercial disputes dealt with in the jurisdiction...more

Conyers

Beyond the Betrayal: Navigating Strategies for Victims of APP Fraud

Conyers on

Authorised Push Payment (“APP”) fraud, where victims are tricked into authorising payments to fraudsters, resulted in losses of £485.2m in 2022 and is reported to have risen by 22% in 2023. With consumer protection laws...more

Conyers

A Clever Shortcut? Thoughts on the China Properties Group Case

Conyers on

In the case of Re China Properties Group Limited (in Liquidation) [2023] HKCFI 2346, the Hong Kong Court has shown its commitment to providing assistance to local liquidators appointed by it by asserting in personam...more

Conyers

Conyers secures US$178 million Judgment for Claimant in long-running BVI shareholder dispute

Conyers on

On 24-25 October 2023, Justice Wallbank of the BVI Commercial Court presided over a valuation trial in the matter of Soemarli Lie v Ng Min Hong & Success Overseas Finance Limited BVIHC(Com) 2020/147 (the “Valuation Trial”). ...more

Conyers

Restoration of BVI Companies Struck Off Before 1 January 2023

Conyers on

BVI companies that were struck off prior to 1 January 2023 were automatically dissolved and ceased to exist after 30 June 2023. Any assets held by such companies have now automatically been vested in the Crown. In order to...more

Conyers

Directors’ Post-Liquidation Duties under BVI Insolvency Law

Conyers on

In the recent decision of Greig William Alexander Mitchell & Ors v Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber & Ors [2023] EWHC 364 (Ch), the English High Court was required to consider the question of what duties (if any) a director...more

Conyers

Under Pressure: Key considerations and practical tips for BVI companies approaching insolvency

Conyers on

Inflationary pressures and increasing interest rates are expected to continue to have a negative impact on the global economy during 2023. In this article we consider restructuring options under BVI law available to companies...more

12 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide