Contributing to The Global Legal Post's Fraud and Asset Tracing Guide 2026

• The BVI has seen a significant surge in digital asset cases, reflecting its popularity with cryptocurrency exchanges, token issuers and crypto-funds. The amount of cryptocurrency exchanges registered in the BVI means that there are numerous prime targets for Norwich Pharmacal orders in the asset tracing context. Shareholder disputes relating to crypto companies have also been particularly prevalent in recent months. 

• Increasingly severe sanctions regimes against Russian-related entities have had a significant impact on the ability of sanctioned entities to operate in the BVI and to continue litigation (absent a licence).

• Government agencies have shown themselves to be increasingly collaborative across borders. There have been recent high profile examples of the BVI authorities taking concrete action in conjunction with or alongside authorities in other jurisdictions to combat fraud. 

The BVI chapter was first published in The Global Legal Post's Fraud and Asset Tracing Guide 2026, a new multi-jurisdictional publication covering fraud and asset recovery across key jurisdictions.

Oliver Clifton, Tim Baildam and Harry Oulton from our Insolvency and Dispute Resolution team, examine the BVI’s legal framework for fraud and asset tracing, including disclosure orders, enforcement tools and cross-border recovery remedies. 

Read the full chapter.

This chapter was first published by The Global Legal Post. The original publication can be found here.