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The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) are home to 361,491 active companies as of 31 December 2023. This article considers the reasons for the BVI’s popularity as a jurisdiction to structure international transactions....more
Welcome to the first edition of our Quarterly Corporate Update for 2024 covering recent developments in the British Virgin Islands. The first quarter of 2024 saw continued strong activity in the BVI office. Our corporate...more
As described in more detail in our recent client bulletin, BVI companies are now required to prepare and file with their registered agent an “annual return” containing a basic balance sheet and income statement. This annual...more
Welcome to the latest edition of our Quarterly Corporate Update covering recent developments in the British Virgin Islands. Q4 of 2023 saw a strong uptick in activity in the BVI office. Our corporate legal team continued...more
Welcome to the latest edition of our Quarterly Corporate Update covering recent developments in the British Virgin Islands. Q3 of 2023 has been a busy quarter for the BVI office. Our corporate team continued to advise on...more
Following a meeting of the Council of the European Union on 17 October 2023, the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) was removed from the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (Annex I), the EU’s so-called...more
Hedge funds and private equity funds were traditionally considered to be two completely different alternative investment classes, but as managers and investors increasingly seek to take advantage of exposure to both asset...more
Welcome to the latest edition of our Quarterly Corporate Update covering recent developments in the British Virgin Islands. The first quarter of 2023 saw a raft of amendments to existing BVI legislation being introduced...more
Requirement to appoint a Money Laundering Reporting Officer (“MLRO”) - Under the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (Revised Edition 2020), as amended by the Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations, 2022, and the...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
There are widely varying opinions on blockchain and cryptocurrency. Corporate and TMT expert Nicholas Kuria recently spoke to Africa Legal about the impacts of the technology on business, nations and lawyers. Originally...more
There have recently been a number of amendments to BVI company law. While many of these amendments are technical and will not have a material impact on clients, there are four key changes of which clients should be aware. All...more