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KNOWLEDGE & INSIGHTS

Expert perspectives on the latest developments across our sectors and services.
Briefing
Orders in aid of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings: BVI expands access to part XIX regime
The BVI Insolvency Act 2003 permits offices holders in specified foreign jurisdictions to seek assistance and relief from the BVI Court …
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Briefing
Mainland China Adopts Apostilling As Method Of Authenticating Documents
Mainland China has adopted the Hague 1961 Apostille Convention, simplifying l…
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Briefing
BVI removed from the EU ‘blacklist’
On 17 October 2023, the BVI was removed from the EU's 'blacklist' of non-coop…
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Briefing
Duties Owed By Directors Of BVI Companies In Liquidation
In Greig William Alexander Mitchell & Ors v Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber …
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Briefing
Comprehensively Yachts – HFW Yachting Industry Briefing, May 2023
As we enter another Mediterranean yacht season, with yachts and crews engagin…
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Guide
Client Guide: Obtaining Information on BVI Companies
In general, the books and records of a BVI company are confidential. It is therefore important to know what information is available …
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Market Insight
HFW Launches in the BVI
We're pleased to announce we have launched in the British Virgin Islands, following the acquisition of Lennox Paton's BVI office.
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Briefing
Directors duties – The Privy Council overturns concurrent findings of fact of its lower courts
The Privy Council has recently handed down its decision in the case of Byers …
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