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New Beneficial Ownership Requirements In The British Virgin Islands: A Trust-worthy Perspective

Following the Caribbean Financial Task Force's Mutual Evaluation Report, a number of changes to the British Virgin Islands' (BVI) trust and corporate legislation have been made with a view to ensuring that (a) trustees retain...

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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O'Neal Webster

Twenty Tips And Tricks For BVI Trustees And Registered Agents – Part Three

Only rarely would it be advisable to include a reference to the settlor's letter or memorandum of wishes in a trust instrument.

British Virgin Islands Family

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O'Neal Webster

British Virgin Islands Trusts

BVI trusts are established to achieve a variety of estate, personal, financial, tax or other business planning objectives. These objectives often include one or more of the following:

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Twenty Tips And Tricks For BVI Trustees And Registered Agents – Part Two

A resulting trust will generally arise by operation of law whenever a person directs property which has been acquired from his or her own resources to be placed in the name of another.

British Virgin Islands Family

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O'Neal Webster

Twenty Tips And Tricks For BVI Trustees And Registered Agents – Part One

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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O'Neal Webster

British Virgin Island Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2024 Highlights

British Virgin Islands Finance

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O'Neal Webster

Alternativas De Planificación Patrimonial Para Compañías De BVI Y Activos En El Extranjero

British Virgin Islands Family

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Icaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman

Estate Planning Alternatives For BVI Companies And Offshore Assets

British Virgin Islands Family

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Icaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman

BVI Wills And The Impact Of Non-BVI Laws

British Virgin Islands Family

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O'Neal Webster

Encouraging Successful Succession: Estate Planning Options For Shareholders Of BVI Companies

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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O'Neal Webster

Beddoe Applications For Offshore Trustees

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Harneys

Private Client Guide 2024 - British Virgin Islands (Legal 500)

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Shares In BVI Business Companies – Avoiding A Succession Problem

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Illusory Trusts In The British Virgin Islands And Section 86 Of The BVI's Trustee Act

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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O'Neal Webster

Judicial Recognition Of Partial Awards: The BVI Court's Ruling In Global/Gerald v CNG

Worldwide Litigation

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Jincheng Tongda & Neal

Restructuring & Insolvency Comparative Guide

British Virgin Islands Insolvency

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Carey Olsen

Starting Up A Hedge Fund In Hong Kong? Should I Use A Hong Kong, BVI, Or Cayman Islands Structure?

Worldwide Finance

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Carey Olsen

Chambers Global 2025: An Introduction To British Virgin Islands Corporate & Finance Including Investment Funds

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Corporate M&A 2025

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Walkers

British Virgin Islands Private Trust Companies

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").

British Virgin Islands Family

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Conyers

Firewall Legislation In The BVI

Traditionally, establishing trusts in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") by those from jurisdictions which do not recognise trusts or which have forced heirship rights...

British Virgin Islands Family

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Bedell Cristin

Private Client Guide 2023 - British Virgin Islands (Legal 500)

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...

British Virgin Islands Tax

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Carey Olsen

Virgin Territory | BVI Trusts & Estates

The British Virgin Islands has recently introduced a substantial number of reforms in relation to trusts and estates.

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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O'Neal Webster

BVI Introduces New Reserved Power Trust Legislation

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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O'Neal Webster

BVI Introduces New Reserved Power Trust Legislation

British Virgin Islands Wealth Mgt

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O'Neal Webster

BVI Strengthens Firewall Provisions In Trustee Act

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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O'Neal Webster

Groundbreaking New Provisions In Variation Of BVI Trusts

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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O'Neal Webster

Where There's Smoke There's A Fire(Wall)

European Union Commercial

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Collas Crill

Making A Success Of Succession Planning: Structuring The Holding Of Assets Using British Virgin Islands (BVI) Companies

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

BVI Trusts: The Inherent Jurisdiction Of The Court To Remove And Replace A Trustee

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

Seeing Benefits Of Estates Law BVI Reform & New Role As Crypto Hub

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Private Client Guide 2022 - BVI

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Private Client Guide - British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands Tax

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Carey Olsen

BVI Trusts: The Inherent Jurisdiction Of The Court To Remove And Replace A Trustee

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...

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

Seeing Benefits Of Estates Law BVI Reform & New Role As Crypto Hub

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.

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Private Client Guide 2022 - BVI

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, ...

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Private Client Guide - British Virgin Islands

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.

British Virgin Islands Tax

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Carey Olsen

Resealing Foreign Grants Of Probate In The BVI – New Act Brings Welcome Clarity

British Virgin Islands Family

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Collas Crill

Major Amendments To BVI's Trusts Laws

The Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2021 came into force on 9 July 2021 introducing a range of important new and updated provisions into the BVI's Trustee Act...

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Walkers

Trust Disputes And The BVI Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2021

Whilst offshore trusts have become the default structure adopted by Asian families for intergenerational transmission of wealth and succession of businesses...

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Appleby

BVI Trusts And Private Client Legislative Updates

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") have now passed, and brought into effect, significant and welcome changes to its trusts and probate legislation.

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

The British Virgin Islands Modernises Its Trustee Act And Welcomes Changes To Its Probate Legislation

The Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2021, recently gazetted and expected to be enacted in the BVI shortly, seeks to implement a number of important, cutting-edge changes to the Trustee Act that will further enhance the BVI's reputation ...

British Virgin Islands Family

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Appleby

Upcoming Amendments To BVI Trust And Estate Laws

British Virgin Islands Family

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Ogier

BVI Extending Ability To Reseal Foreign Grants Of Probate And Administration

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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O'Neal Webster

BVI Strengthens Firewall Provisions In Trustee Act

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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O'Neal Webster

Groundbreaking New Provisions In Variation Of BVI Trusts

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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O'Neal Webster

Additional Amendments To BVI's Trustee Act Including Re-Introduction Of The ‘Old Rule In HASTINGS-BASS'

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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O'Neal Webster

BVI Introduces New Reserved Power Trust Legislation

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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O'Neal Webster

Trusts And Private Wealth 2021 - British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands Tax

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Carey Olsen

Guide To Trust Law & Trustees Services In The BVI

British Virgin Islands Finance

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O'Neal Webster

Overview Of BVI Trusts

British Virgin Islands Wealth Mgt

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Ogier

Securitisation And The Use Of Orphan Special Purpose Vehicles

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Ogier

Privy Council Upholds Court Of Appeal Ruling In Long-Running Trusts Dispute

British Virgin Islands Wealth Mgt

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Ogier

Foreign Lawyers' Fees Remain Recoverable If Incurred Prior To The Legal Profession Act 2015

British Virgin Islands Wealth Mgt

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Ogier

Dealing With The Death Of A Sole Director/Shareholder Of A BVI Company In The Context Of Pending Proceedings

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Conyers

New Probate Rules For BVI Company Owners

British Virgin Islands Wealth Mgt

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Ogier

Establishing A Business In The British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Conyers

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