British Virgin Islands: Corporate and Company Law

BVI companies must file annual returns containing balance sheets and income statements with their registered agents. Companies with a December 31 year-end face a September 30, 2026 deadline, while others must file within nine months of their financial year-end. Conyers offers preparation services starting at $1,500 for simple holding companies and provides secure online filing through their client portal.

They demonstrate the BVI is a jurisdiction that is both respectful of the limits of its enforcement powers and robust in its willingness to give effect to valid New York Convention Awards.

In granting conditional leave to appeal to the Privy Council, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal held that the question raised – whether an arbitration clause between a company and a shareholder can be used...