British Virgin Islands: White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

The British Virgin Islands has emerged as a leading jurisdiction for fraud litigation and asset recovery, offering sophisticated legal frameworks and powerful remedies for international disputes. This comprehensive guide examines the BVI's evolving approach to cross-border fraud cases, from injunctive relief and insolvency proceedings to cutting-edge challenges involving cryptocurrency assets and multi-jurisdictional enforcement.

Written by Associate Nia Statham and Partner Shaun Reardon-John, this guide shares the legal asset recovery tools available for victims of cryptoasset fraud in the British Virgin Islands.

It is unsurprising that modern wrongdoing often hides behind anonymity. In an offshore context, such “wrongdoing” may involve a sophisticated digital asset or cryptocurrency fraud...

Conyers represented successful Claimants before the BVI Commercial Court in Claim No. BVIHC (COM) 2017/086 King Bun Limited and Others v. Lau Man Sang, James and Others in recently...

Norwich Pharmacal orders have long been a powerful tool employed in the BVI in aiding foreign proceedings.

Authorised Push Payment ("APP") fraud, where victims are tricked into authorising payments to fraudsters, resulted in losses...

The United States champions itself as a nation policing the rest of the world, preventing money laundering, tax evasion and foreign corrupt practices.

My law firm seeks to recover assets stolen by international fraud and grand corruption.

The BVI and Cayman Courts are usually the work horses of the Caribbean international financial centres. 2016 proved to be no different.