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Beneficial Ownership Information in the British Virgin Islands, Including Legitimate Interest Access

April 6, 2026

Background The issue of beneficial ownership information for legal entities, and particularly whether such information should be publicly available and freely accessible has been a major issue for many countries around the world. Offshore financial centers, like the BVI, have…

New Annual Financial Return Filing for BVI Companies Commences 2024

November 21, 2023

Amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004, and BVI Business Companies Regulations, which took effect on January 1, 2023, require BVI companies to file an annual financial return (AFR) containing specified financial information. The filing must be made with…

How to Save Your BVI Company From Insolvency

October 27, 2023

The world has witnessed the failure of several banks over the past months, starting with Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the United States, followed by the collapse of the 167-year-old global firm Credit Suisse. These bank failures can…

The Importance of BVI Legal Opinions – A Practical Perspective

March 10, 2022

Over the last few weeks, I have issued legal opinions to leading banks in Hong Kong; one of the largest banks in the United States; the HM Land Registry in the United Kingdom; the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office…

BVI FSC Recognises Fusang Exchange as its First Digital Securities and Asset Exchange

February 16, 2022

The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC) has recently recognised Asia-based Fusang Exchange Ltd as its first digital securities and asset exchange. The Exchange was recognised by way of an amendment to the British Virgin Islands Regulatory Code (Recognised…

Redomiciling to the BVI: A wise choice for many companies in the COVID-19 era

May 21, 2020

Companies often consider “what if” they could transfer to another jurisdiction based on what is currently happening in their jurisdiction, or simply to take advantage of the regime and benefits offered by another jurisdiction. This era of COVID-19 is unprecedented…

O’Neal Webster Advises on JPY 3.8 Billion British Virgin Islands Plan of Arrangement

May 5, 2020

O’Neal Webster has advised on a JPY 3.8 billion British Virgin Islands plan of arrangement which was recently approved by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands) on April 6, 2020. Articles of arrangement were subsequently filed with the…

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Adopts Measures for Alternative Effect Of Service On BVI Business Companies

April 13, 2020

Prior to the impact of COVID-19, effect of service of a claim form or other document on a BVI Business Company was attained by the physical delivery of service at the company’s registered office or registered agent’s office. On 23…

MITIGATING BVI BUSINESS COMPANY DISRUPTION

December 3, 2019

Structure your BVI company shareholding to eliminate or reduce delays associated with probate Ease of operation and flexibility are two of the most attractive features of a BVI business company (BVIBC). However, the death of a shareholder can cause disruption…

BVI Economic Substance Act Roll-Out

July 9, 2019

The BVI Economic Substance (Companies and Partnerships) Act, 2018 (the ESA) roll-out continues with a target date of October 1, 2019. At that time, various changes to the BVI’s Beneficial Ownership Secure Search System Act come into force. These amendments…

BVI Business Company

Beneficial Ownership Information in the British Virgin Islands, Including Legitimate Interest Access

New Annual Financial Return Filing for BVI Companies Commences 2024

How to Save Your BVI Company From Insolvency

The Importance of BVI Legal Opinions – A Practical Perspective

BVI FSC Recognises Fusang Exchange as its First Digital Securities and Asset Exchange

Redomiciling to the BVI: A wise choice for many companies in the COVID-19 era

O’Neal Webster Advises on JPY 3.8 Billion British Virgin Islands Plan of Arrangement

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Adopts Measures for Alternative Effect Of Service On BVI Business Companies

MITIGATING BVI BUSINESS COMPANY DISRUPTION

BVI Economic Substance Act Roll-Out

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2 John Street London WC1N 2ES

+44 (0) 749 891 5528