Our latest guides for NYSE and Nasdaq take-private deals offer useful insights and legal frameworks....more
It is standard practice for lenders in financing transactions to request legal opinions from counsel in each jurisdiction in which a transaction entity is established or under which law transaction documents are governed. Set...more
The BVI Business Companies Act (as amended) (the "Act") introduced the requirement for BVI companies to file an annual return (otherwise known as a financial return) with its registered agent, with effect from 1 January 2023....more
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government has succeeded in its request for a supplementary review to more accurately reflect its current legislative status following the EU's decision last month to add the BVI to its list...more
The EU has announced it is has added the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. The BVI Government has since issued a statement highlighting that it has already introduced...more
As widely expected, the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") is shortly bringing into force new legislation to implement the Financial Action Task Force's standards on virtual assets and virtual asset service providers (known as...more
The following BVI legislative supplements to the Mutual Legal Assistance (Tax Matters) Act (“MLA Act”) and the International Tax Authority Act (“ITA Act”) were gazetted on 13 June 2022:
The Mutual Legal Assistance (Tax...more
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The Beneficial Ownership Secure Search System (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 2021 (“Amendment Act”) was gazetted in the BVI on 31 December 2021 and came into force on 1 January 2022. The Amendment Act amends the BVI’s Beneficial...more
The full strength of the economic headwinds facing the UK economy is not yet clear, but a helpful recent report by insolvency and restructuring adviser Begbies Traynor provided some useful numbers around the attitudes of...more
BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act revisions effective 1 January 2023 -
The BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2022 (“BCA Amendment Act”) which amends the BVI Business Companies Act, as amended (the “BCA”) was...more
BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act revisions effective 1 January 2023 -
The BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2022 (“BCA Amendment Act”) which amends the BVI Business Companies Act, as amended (the “BCA”) was...more