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Family wealth management is evolving: Are you keeping up?
In this piece, originally published in ThoughtLeaders4 Private Client magazine, Angela Calnan, Kellyann Ozouf and Sophia...
Insight 06/09/2022- Guernsey
- Jersey
- Cayman
- BVI
- London
New year, new BVI Business Companies Act: What changes from 1 January 2023?
Further to our update earlier this year we are now able to advise how the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (the Act) wil...
Insight 01/09/2022- BVI
BVI Court confirms it has power to order block transfer of an insolvency practitioner's appointments
Collas Crill was successful in obtaining what is believed to be the first published judgment permitting the block transf...
Insight 21/07/2022- BVI
Abuse of process and the Court of Appeal's approach to appeals from without notice decisions in the BVI
This article outlines the findings of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court's (the "Court") Court of Appeal in Greater Sai...
Insight 07/07/2022- BVI
A guide to appointing liquidators over a BVI company
This article by provides a useful summary of the rules and procedures that are to be followed and is likely to be of int...
Guides 30/06/2022- BVI
Useful clarification from the BVI Commercial Court on late amendments to statutory demands and other matters
In BEC Limited v (1) A2 and (2) A1 (BVIHC (COM) 2022/0059) in which judgment was handed down on 2 June 2022, the BVI Com...
Insight 21/06/2022- BVI
Green bonds: For us it's personal
A green bond is a debt finance instrument used to raise funds specifically for a "green" purpose such as a renewable ene...
Insight 10/06/2022- Cayman
- BVI
Where there’s smoke there’s a fire(wall)
We discuss the difficulties of enforcing onshore judgments in offshore jurisdictions in an article published in the late...
Insight 08/06/2022- Guernsey
- Jersey
- Cayman
- BVI
- London
A brief guide to statutory demands and applications to set aside statutory demands in the BVI
This article provide an overview of statutory demands and applications to set them aside. 1. The importance of the stat...
Guides 12/05/2022- BVI
Norwich Pharmacal Orders in the British Virgin Islands
What is a Norwich Pharmacal Order? Initially established in the English House of Lords decision in Norwich Pharmacal v C...
Insight 01/04/2022- BVI
Making a success of succession planning: Structuring the holding of assets using British Virgin Islands (BVI) companies
Many private investors use BVI companies to hold their assets. Complications can arise on death of the investor (D): wh...
Insight 25/03/2022- BVI
Eastern promises: Dr Mathavious - a key progenitor of Sino-BVI relations
On 17 and 18 November of this year, the British Virgin Islands financial services community gathered to give tribute to ...
Insight 23/02/2022- BVI
