Regulatory & Tax

Ensuring compliance with the ever-changing and increasingly complex global and local regulatory landscape requires expert advice and support. Our team has extensive knowledge of local law and practice and is well placed to help clients deal with regulatory and compliance issues in a timely and cost-efficient manner. We ensure that our clients fully understand their regulatory responsibilities, manage risk and avoid the cost and reputational damage associated with non-compliance.

Our team regularly advises regulated and non-regulated financial institutions across multiple sectors including shipping, hotels and resorts, banking and fiduciary, insurance and reinsurance, investment funds, general investment business, and finance and money services.

We provide advice in connection with obtaining, renewing or modifying trade and other appropriate licences, permits and regulatory approvals to support new and existing businesses.

We also advise on:

Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance
Automatic exchange of information – FATCA and CRS
Tax information exchange requests
Data protection
Financial services regulation
Risk management & compliance
Sanctions
Corporate governance
Taxation and economic substance
Telecommunications regulation
General compliance, including audits and training
Regulatory enforcement

We provide our clients with timely and relevant updates on developments that affect their business and provide advice on modifications to both operational and internal processes, where required. Our suite of regulatory compliance services enables our clients to focus on their day-to-day business activities.

Our Professionals

Johann E Henry

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Jermaine O Case

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Our Other Practice Areas

Employment

We work with employers and employees in a wide range of business sectors and provide comprehensive and commercial labour-related advice in various contexts including contract, tax, pensions and immigration.

Real Estate

We routinely advise on acquisition, development, operation, and disposal of a broad range of real estate asset types including private islands, hotels and resorts, luxury villas, marinas, restaurants, and commercial buildings.

Corporate & Commercial

Our corporate and commercial practice provides astute and timely advice to local and international clients on a wide variety of matters relating to BVI companies including incorporation, structuring, governance, and operation.

Shipping & Aircraft

Our lawyers have an excellent reputation for providing commercially sensible legal advice on all aspects of the acquisition, registration, financing, disposal, and operation of ships in the context of the tax neutral registry of the BVI.

Immigration

We provide comprehensive advice regarding applications for emergency, temporary, periodic, and standard long-term work permits, permission to reside, and for permanent residence and Belongership.

Intellectual Property

We are able to assist with all aspects of BVI intellectual property law including the preparation and submission of applications for the registration of trademarks and patents in the BVI.

Wills & Estates

We advise both local and international clients on succession planning matters to ensure that BVI assets (including BVI real estate and shares in BVI companies) are effectively and efficiently passed on to the next generation.

Banking & Finance

Our domestic banking and finance practice supports our local and international clients with complex commercial transactions and regulatory matters as well as with real estate transactions in the BVI.

We provide advice and support in connection with obtaining, renewing or modifying trade and other appropriate licences and regulatory approvals to support new and existing businesses.

Infrastructure & Energy

Our lawyers advises local and international clients throughout every stage of development, construction, financing, acquisition, ownership and operation of public infrastructure projects, and the acquisition and financing of project companies.

Government & Public Bodies

Government departments and public bodies have a critical influence on the economy. They are market participants in their own right, deliver essential services and help to shape, influence and regulate private sector businesses.

Corporate Services

Our corporate service solutions ensure our clients remain in good standing, avoid the cost and reputational damage associated with non-compliance and allow our clients to focus on their core business.

Dispute Resolution

We help our clients resolve disputes as quickly and effectively as possible with minimal disruption to their businesses