BVI Companies and M&A
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In a recent decision of the BVI Commercial Court, the Honourable Mr Justice Wallbank dismissed an application by the Defendants in King Bun Limited & Ors v Lau Man Sang James & Ors to set aside a previous order granting...more
In its recent judgment in Tristan Oil Ltd v The Scheme Creditors (BVIHCM 2023/0120) the BVI Commercial Court (the Hon. Justice Paul Webster (Ag.)) has considered the question of when a party not bound by a scheme of...more
The recent decision of the BVI Commercial Court (the "Court") (the Hon. Justice Ingrid Mangatal (Ag.)) in Kenworth Industrial Limited v Xin Gang Power Investments Limited BVIHCOM 2023/0006 has provided clarity on the...more
In a recent judgment, which was heavily critical of the claimant bank, the BVI Commercial Court has set aside an order obtained ex parte permitting service on non-BVI resident defendants of a fraud claim out of the...more
Norwich Pharmacal orders have long been a powerful tool employed in the BVI in aiding foreign proceedings. It is also quite a welcome development that the BVI Commercial Court has confirmed that a Norwich Pharmacal order is...more
In what is believed to be one of the first ever such orders made in the BVI, the BVI Court has granted an urgent anti-suit injunction on American Cyanamid principles to prohibit a Maltese entity ("Malta Co") from pursuing...more
In a dispute involving the issuance and vesting of cryptocurrency tokens our team of experts recently sought and obtained a proprietary injunction restraining the respondent from dealing with or disposing of a number of...more
On 7 July 2023, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal handed down judgment in BVIHCMAP 2021/0034 Lau Man Sang, James and Others v. King Bun Limited and Others. Conyers represented the successful Respondents before the Court...more
On 23 November 2021, the BVI Commercial Court handed down judgment in Soemarli Lie v (1) Ng Min Hong and (2) Success Overseas Finance Limited (the “Company”) following a four-week trial which took place in October 2020....more
British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) companies are widely used as corporate vehicles for joint ventures in Asia, especially at their pre-listing stage. There are over 450,000 active BVI companies set-up by users around the world....more
In its judgment dated 28 July 2021, the BVI Commercial Court, determined both that as matter of jurisdiction, and in the exercise of his discretion he should permit creditors who successfully opposed the making of a...more
From time to time the BVI Commercial Court is asked to consider whether or not to permit a director of a BVI company to appear in person on behalf of that company. The general rule as to the ability of directors to appear on...more
In Sang Cheol Woo v Charles C Spackman, the BVI Commercial Court handed down its first written judgment on the issue of whether the Court has jurisdiction to grant a committal order against a judgment debtor resident and...more