John Rogers : Advisory

09 August 2023

Practical overview of offshore legal opinions in financing transactions

Introduction It is standard practice for lenders in financing transactions to request legal opinion...

18 May 2023

Update on CIMA regulatory measures

After industry consultation and feedback process in 2022, the following updated regulatory ...

12 April 2023

BVI update to the Economic Substance rules

The Economic Substance (Companies and Limited Partnerships) Act, as amended (the "ESA"), requir...

17 February 2023

Virtual asset services in the British Virgin Islands

The BVI Virtual Asset Service Providers Act (VASP Act) came into force on 1 February, providing clar...

15 February 2023

The British Virgin Islands and the EU List of Non-Cooperative Tax Jurisdictions

The EU has announced it is has added the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to its list of non-cooperative...

08 February 2023

Data Protection in the British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Data Protection Act, 2021 ("DPA") came into force on 9 July 2021....

18 October 2022

BVI Beneficial Ownership - Economic Substance Reporting Regime

The Beneficial Ownership Secure Search System (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 2021 (“Amendment Act”) was...

18 October 2022

BVI ITA and Ministry of Finance requires entities to establish and maintain adequate systems and controls including a compliance manual

The following BVI legislative supplements to the Mutual Legal Assistance (Tax Matters) Act (“MLA A...

14 September 2022

BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2022 - Summary of Key Changes

BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act revisions effective 1 January 2023 The BVI Business Companies...

28 July 2022

Bermuda Insights: Trends and Opportunities 2022

As part of our five year anniversary celebrations of our law firm opening in Bermuda, we put togethe...