Leading British Virgin Islands law firm O’Neal Webster announced the return of former managing partner and King’s Counsel Paul Anthony Webster following his distinguished tenure as a judge on the Court of Appeal and the Commercial Court of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court for the past 9 years.
Webster rejoins the firm’s litigation practice as a consultant, working alongside King’s Counsel Paul Dennis, Nadine Whyte-Laing and Asha Johnson-Willins.
Welcoming Webster back to the firm, Managing Partner Vanessa King stated, “Paul Webster KC is one of the great legal minds of our time and among the most experienced litigation lawyers in the BVI. We are thrilled to have him rejoin our practice, and I have no doubt he will continue to make significant contributions as he resumes his exemplary, decades-long legal career in private practice.”
Webster co-founded O’Neal Webster with Colin O’Neal in 1990. They were later joined by Barbara O’Neal, establishing the firm as a trusted provider of legal services in litigation, corporate banking and finance, real estate, and trust law. Over his 45-year career, he has earned widespread recognition from peers, clients, and prestigious legal directories.
As lead counsel in many of the BVI’s most significant commercial cases, Webster was appointed King’s Counsel in 2003. His standing as an advocate led to several temporary judicial appointments with the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, including in the High Court, before his full-time appointment to the Court of Appeal.
A respected figure in the BVI legal community, Webster has served as president of the BVI Bar Association, chairman of the BVI Social Security Board, and a founding member of the BVI legal aid system. He has also been a long-standing member of the BVI Law Reform Commission and the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals. In September 2019, he was appointed co-chair of the Eastern Caribbean Rules Review Committee. The Committee carried out a complete revision of the Civil Procedure Rules 2000, resulting in the passage of the Civil Procedure Rules (Revised Edition) 2023.
On rejoining the firm, Webster said, “I am delighted to be back at O’Neal Webster, and I am pleased to be able to assist in the firm’s continued development as a leading law firm in the BVI.”
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