British Virgin Islands: Corporate and Company Law

The most-read publications out of our British Virgin Islands office in 2025 reflect readers' continued interest in the evolving legal, regulatory and commercial landscape of the jurisdiction.

In practical terms, that right extended here to unredacted engagement letters with legal counsel revealing the identity of a third‑party litigation funder paying the companies' legal bills. "Improper purpose" remains a possible constraint, but it is narrow and must be proved with cogent evidence by the party resisting inspection.

Against this backdrop, the Privy Council's decision in Aquapoint LP (in Official Liquidation) v Xiaohu Fan marks a significant development in the jurisprudence surrounding the 'just and equitable' winding up jurisdiction.

In the BVI, one of the world's leading offshore incorporation jurisdictions, Norwich Pharmacal orders have become essential tools in unveiling the ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) behind corporate structures.

The BVI Court of Appeal in Byers v Chen confirmed that directors owe fiduciary duties to creditors when a company is insolvent or near insolvency...

BVI updates its beneficial ownership regime in 2025, requiring companies and partnerships to file up-to-date ownership information with the Registrar.

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...

The BVI Government issued notices for existing companies and existing limited partnerships regarding the extension of the beneficial ownership filing deadline from 1 July 2025 to 1 January 2026.

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...