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

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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

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Chambers Global 2025: An Introduction to British Virgin Islands Corporate & Finance Including Investment Funds

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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...more

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BVI Court of Appeal Upholds Directors' Right to Inspect Company Documents, Including Litigation Funding Details

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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...more

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New filing requirements for BVI companies - frequently asked questions

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As a result of the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 and the BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnership (Beneficial Ownership) Regulations, 2024, all companies incorporated or registered in the British Virgin...more

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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst: Wealth planning for mental incapacity

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It’s always wise to hope for the best but plan for the worst, and, with global rates of dementia on the increase, planning for incapacity should be part of everyone's wealth and succession strategy. Where the assets held...more

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Sunrise Radio Considered – Is a Debt-for-equity Swap Carried Out at an Undervalue Unfairly Prejudicial?

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On 27 March 2025, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, sitting in the Territory of the Virgin Islands, handed down its decision in BVIHCMAP2024/0002 Amstel Investment Holdings Limited and others v AMS Holdings Limited and...more

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Why Set Up a Tokenised Investment Fund with an Approved Manager in the BVI?

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Setting up a tokenized investment fund with an approved manager in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) offers many strategic advantages by combining the innovative benefits of blockchain technology with cost-effectiveness and...more

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Shareholders' relief for unfair prejudice in the BVI and the Cayman Islands

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The BVI and the Cayman Islands both have regimes in place to address unfair prejudice suffered by shareholders, although each jurisdiction approaches the issue differently. The threshold for successfully bringing an...more

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BVI Corporate Review – Q4 2024

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Welcome to the final edition of our Quarterly Corporate Update for 2024 covering recent developments in the British Virgin Islands. The fourth quarter of 2024 saw continued strong activity in the BVI office. Our corporate...more

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A Specialist Court for a Global Hub: Celebrating 15 Years of BVI Commercial Court

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Feb 2025 Following the success of the 1984 international Business Companies Act, the BVI’s financial services industry continued a trajectory of rapid development. As part and parcel of that development, commercial disputes...more

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African Mining Looks Offshore

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The African mining industry is an attractive destination for many global mining companies, but structuring deals on the continent is not always straightforward for foreign investors in the sector. That backdrop means many...more

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Hong Kong Court Grants Recognition and Assistance to Official Liquidators Appointed in the British Virgin Islands

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On 23 October 2024, Deputy High Court Judge Le Pichon of the Court of First Instance in the High Court of the Hong Kong SAR granted recognition and assistance to Chan Ho Yin (also known as Michael Chan) (“Mr Chan“) of Kroll...more

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Amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act

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On 2 January 2025, the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 and the BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnership (Beneficial Ownership) Regulations, 2024 (the “Amendments”) came into effect. The Amendments impact...more

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Top 5 British Virgin Islands Publications of 2024

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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

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Top 5 Bermuda Publications of 2024

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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

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Brief Overview of the Data Protection Regime in Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands

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Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and the Cayman Islands have each introduced data protection regimes in recent years which align with global data protection standards. It is therefore increasingly important for...more

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British Virgin Islands: Special Purpose Vehicles for Luxury Assets

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For family offices, high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) and ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) considering the purchase of luxury assets (in particular yachts, artworks and aircraft) there are multiple factors to...more

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BVI Corporate Review - Q3 2024

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Welcome to the Conyers BVI Corporate Review for Q3 2024. In this edition we cover the upcoming annual return filing deadlines for BVI companies, recent headline transactions, recent publications and British Virgin Islands...more

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英領ヴァージン諸島(BVI)籍投資ファンドとBVI承認マネージャー

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本文書では、BVIにおいてファンドが活用できる各種オプションの概要をご紹介いたします。 BVI投資ファンドは、会社、リミテッドパートナーシップまたはユニットトラストのいずれかの形態で組成することができます。BVI会社型ファンドは、オープンエンド型ファンドを設立する際に最も一般的な形態です。クローズドエンド型ファンドは、リミテッドパートナーシップの形態で設立されることが多いです。...more

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BVI Investment Funds and BVI Approved Managers – What Makes Them a Sensible Choice

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The Cayman Islands remains the most popular jurisdiction for offshore investment fund set-ups. However the British Virgin Islands (BVI) offers a range of fund products worth considering. In addition, the BVI provides a...more

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Companies Re-domiciling to (and from) Bermuda, Cayman and BVI

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Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are among the most prominent offshore jurisdictions. All three enjoy a strong global reputation, with modern, business friendly corporate laws and effective...more

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IPOs – Themes and Trends 2024

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When I last reviewed the themes and trends we are seeing for IPOs of Bermuda and Cayman companies from our office in Hong Kong in mid-2022, it was very much a tale of two cities. Two years later, there is little to indicate...more

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BVI Commercial Court Dismisses Judgment Debtors’ Attempt to Set Aside US$97 Million Judgment

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In a recent decision of the BVI Commercial Court, the Honourable Mr Justice Wallbank dismissed an application by the Defendants in King Bun Limited & Ors v Lau Man Sang James & Ors to set aside a previous order granting...more

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Why BVI?

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The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) are home to 361,491 active companies as of 31 December 2023. This article considers the reasons for the BVI’s popularity as a jurisdiction to structure international transactions....more

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BVI Quarterly Corporate Update Q1 2024

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Welcome to the first edition of our Quarterly Corporate Update for 2024 covering recent developments in the British Virgin Islands. The first quarter of 2024 saw continued strong activity in the BVI office. Our corporate...more

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