Legal Guide

FSECA BVI Business Person in a suit

Legal update – British Virgin Islands – Peer Review of the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information 2022

23 November 2022 | by Jermaine Case

In this legal update we examine the Global Forum’s peer review of the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information 2022

Legal Update – Foreign Based Commercial Recreational Vessels – No Trade Licence Required

14 November 2022 | by Paul Mellor

This legal guide examines changes to the requirement for foreign based commercial recreational vessels to require a trade licence.

Legal Guide – The Stamps (Amendment) Act 2022 – Stamp Duty Exemption for First Time Belonger Buyers

12 April 2022 | by Paul Mellor

This legal guide examines the effect of the Stamps (Amendment) Act 2022 and how first time Belonger property owners in the BVI can benefit from a stamp duty exemption.

Legal Guide – Labour Tribunal Decisions – Unfair Dismissal

05 October 2021 | by Jermaine Case

This legal guide examines recent awards made by the Labour Tribunal in relation to unfair dismissals in the context of summary dismissals and redundancies.

FSECA BVI Business Person in a suit

Legal update – Amendments to the Economic Substance regime in the British Virgin Islands

20 July 2021 | by Jermaine Case

In this legal update we examine the changes to the economic substance regime introduced by the Economic Substance (Companies and Limited Partnerships) (Amendment) Act, 2021.

Legal update – Probates (Resealing) Act, 2021

24 June 2021 | by Paul Mellor

In this legal update we examine the introduction of the Probates (Resealing) Act, 2021.