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Collas Crill
Once upon a time, half way across the world and well over a decade ago, I gave my first client presentation on the merits of the BVI for cross border structuring to a roomful...
Conyers
The gravity of any arbitration award lies in its successful enforcement.
O'Neal Webster
The BVI statutory merger process is recognized globally and has been used effectively for many years. However, today, more global entities increasingly use BVI statutory mergers in high-value cross-border transactions.
Ogier
In the closing days of last year the British Virgin Islands (BVI) enacted its long-awaited Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2022 (the VASP Act)
Withers LLP
In recent years the world has reeled from various world wars, global depressions, unprecedented political shifts and pandemics.
Carey Olsen
A Chabra injunction is a powerful weapon which can substantially enhance the scope of assets which a claimant can ring-fence. Here, Carey Olsen's Jeremy Lightfoot, Richard Brown and Catie Wang...
Conyers
In the wake of the economic downturn resulting from the global pandemic, a significant increase in fraud cases can unfortunately be expected.
O'Neal Webster
In high-value divorce litigation, certain matrimonial assets held in offshore vehicles and structures are commonly unaccounted for.
Walkers
A recent decision in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI"), BVIHC (Com) 0032 of 2018, is notable as being the first case of which we are aware where the BVI Court
Collas Crill
Succession planning for offshore incorporations, particularly those where companies are controlled by one individual, needs careful consideration.
Campbells
The last few years have seen a steady flow of Chinese businesses choosing to incorporate entities in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), and Chinese lawyers seeking knowledge on the uses
Ogier
New legislation is currently being considered by the BVI Government which is expected to require in-scope entities that carry on particular activities to have economic substance within the BVI.
Maples Group
In line with its commitment to provide flexible and innovative legal structures for cross border trading and investment activity, the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") ...
Conyers
This has been attractive amid the general global trend for increased compliance costs and more onerous regulation.
Maples Group
As part of the British Virgin Islands' ("BVI") ongoing commitment to international tax transparency pursuant to the Common Reporting Standard ("CRS")
O'Neal Webster
The BVI is already the world's leading jurisdiction for company incorporations, home to over 350,000 registered international business companies (IBCs) that carry on businesses as diverse
Ogier
This memorandum has been prepared for the assistance of clients considering creating a trust in the British Virgin Islands. It is intended to provide a summary of the main legal requirements...
Ogier
Securitisation is, in its very basic terms, the process of taking an illiquid asset, or group of assets, and through financial engineering, transforming them into a security ...
Ogier
Shares in a British Virgin islands (BVI) company, held personally or via a nominee arrangement, will be effectively frozen on the passing away of the individual shareholders.
Carey Olsen
Shining a light on the courts of British Virgin Islands' approach to granting the appointment of receivers, and the state of the law in respect of this powerful interim remedy.
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