Nov 6, 2020 | Legal Guide, Legal Updates, News, News & Analysis
Introduction The BVI is scheduled to reopen to international visitors on 1 December 2020. With just under a month to go, business owners getting ready to reopen should check they have all necessary licences and permissions in place to allow them to operate. This is...
Jul 31, 2020 | Legal Guide, News & Analysis
Introduction The Stamp (Amendment) Act 2020 (the Act) is now in force, having been granted assent by the Governor on 23 July 2020 and is anticipated to have a positive impact on the number of property transactions taking place in the British Virgin Islands. Download a...
Jun 26, 2020 | Legal Guide, News & Analysis
The Financial Services (Continuity of Business) Act, 2020 (the Act) came into force on 28 March 2020. It was enacted to provide for special measures to support the continuity of financial services business either from within or temporarily outside the Virgin Islands...
Jun 9, 2020 | Legal Guide, News & Analysis
Introduction to Private Investment Funds Download a PDF of this article The British Virgin Islands (BVI) Securities and Investment Business Act, 2010 (the Act) was amended to introduce a new private investment fund (PIF) regime for previously unregulated closed-ended...
Mar 19, 2020 | Legal Guide
Download the PDF of our guide to employers’ obligations in relation to the coronavirus outbreak As of 16 March 2020, there were no confirmed cases of coronavirus (officially known as Covid-19) within the British Virgin Islands. As more coronavirus cases are...
