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British Virgin Islands
Harneys
Offshore jurisdictions remain important centres for the establishment and administration of trusts. What should an offshore trustee...
Carey Olsen
This guide to Jersey's private client sector includes commentary on tax, trusts, foundations and private wealth structures used within the jurisdiction, including charitable or philanthropic structures.
Conyers
British Virgin Islands ("BVI") business companies are often used for private wealth structuring purposes. However, where the shares in a BVI business company are registered...
O'Neal Webster
The principles of English common law and equity form part of British Virgin Islands (BVI) law and would be applied by the BVI's courts, except to the extent that they have been modified by statute.
Conyers
This Publication has been prepared for the assistance of those who are considering the formation of a Private Trust Companies in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI").
Bedell Cristin
Traditionally, establishing trusts in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") by those from jurisdictions which do not recognise trusts or which have forced heirship rights...
Carey Olsen
This guide to the British Virgin Island's private client sector includes commentary on tax, trusts, foundations and private wealth structures used within the jurisdiction, including charitable...
O'Neal Webster
The British Virgin Islands has recently introduced a substantial number of reforms in relation to trusts and estates.
O'Neal Webster
Many prospective settlors, especially those from jurisdictions or family backgrounds in which trusts do not feature, the establishment of a lifetime trust can involve a rather significant leap in the dark.
O'Neal Webster
When trusts in international financial centres are established, settlors will inevitably require a certain level of comfort by ensuring that certain critical powers are reserved by themselves...
O'Neal Webster
When section 83 A of the British Virgin Islands' Trustee Act came into effect in 2004 the jurisdiction was regarded as having the most sophisticated and well thought-out ‘firewall' offering available, but, since then,...
O'Neal Webster
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has enacted innovative new trust legislation which includes provisions conferring on the BVI court an additional power to vary BVI trusts.
Collas Crill
Many private investors use BVI companies to hold their assets. Complications can arise on death of the investor (D)
Maples Group
This week, the BVI Commercial Court (the "Court") has handed down judgment in Briefline Assets Ltd v Nikolay Falin and Anor, where the Honourable Mr Justice Jack has clarified how the Court will interpret...
Walkers
Last year's reform of trusts and estates legislation was a clear statement of intent to move the BVI into line with, and in certain instances, ahead of its offshore competitors.
Walkers
Walkers' BVI chapter from David Pytches and Lucy Diggle covers common issues in private client laws – including pre-entry tax planning, connection factors, taxation issues on inward investment, succession planning, ...
Carey Olsen
This guide to BVI's private client sector includes commentary on tax, trusts, foundations and private wealth structures used within the jurisdiction, including charitable or philanthropic structures.
Collas Crill
The Probates (Resealing) Act, 2021 (the Act) has been in force in the British Virgin Islands (the BVI) since 9 July 2021, repealing The Probates (Resealing) Act (Cap. 60), 1937 (the 1937 Act).
O'Neal Webster
Since the BVI's Financial Services (Exemptions) Regulations, 2007 (as amended, "the PTC Regulations") came into effect, the BVI has become the jurisdiction of choice for private trust companies...
Collas Crill
Trust practitioners will be all too familiar with the fact that, in recent years, there has been a significant increase in judgments issued from onshore jurisdictions that creditors seek to enforce...
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