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British Virgin Islands Commercial Law, 3rd Edition

British Virgin Islands Commercial Law, 3rd Edition

Author: Colin Riegals; Ian Mann
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong
ISBN: 9789626615294
Published In: January 2015
Format: Hardback , 879 pages
Jurisdiction: British Virgin Islands ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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40% MORE CONTENT – KEEPS YOU UP-TO-DATE ON ONE OF THE WORLD’S FASTEST DEVELOPING JURISDICTIONS

Impact of amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act
Updated for the Arbitration Act 2013 and other new legislation
Review of key judicial decisions on a range of commercial topics
Analysis of FATCA and other new cross-border tax information exchange arrangements
Amendments to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing framework

British Virgin Islands Commercial Law is the only publication that focuses exclusively on the British Virgin Islands. The book provides a deep analytical view of the offshore jurisdiction’s legal landscape as it relates to companies, partnerships, credit and security, mutual funds, insolvency, dispute resolution, taxation, trusts and more.

The third edition will keep you fully up-to-date on one of the world’s fastest developing jurisdictions. This new edition continues to follow and update the major changes which occurred as a result of the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2012 and the accompanying BVI Business Companies Regulations 2012. The examination of these major changes and incorporation of new legal developments makes the third edition a must-have for anyone with interests in BVI law and practice.

Incorporates major developments in 2014 including:

Application and review of the new Arbitration Act 2013
Review of new BVI case law including key decisions such as Alfa v Cukurova (Privy Council); Somers Dublin v Monarch Pointe (Court of Appeal); Ciban Management Corp v Citco (Commercial Court); and In The Matter of C (a bankrupt) (Commercial Court)
Analysis and review of the new multi-lateral tax initiatives including US FATCA regulations and revised bilateral tax information exchange agreements
Amendments to the approved manager regime for investment funds
Reviewing the changes in relation to the powers of private trust companies to act as trustees of VISTA trusts
Duty of confidentiality under BVI law NEW!
Anti-Money Laundering regulations under BVI law NEW!

Chapter 1: Introduction to BVI law and its development
Chapter 2: Company law
Chapter 3: Credit and security
Chapter 4: Law of property
Chapter 5: Financial services law
Chapter 6: Investment funds
Chapter 7: Insolvency law
Chapter 8: Dispute resolution
Chapter 9: Trusts
Chapter 10: Partnership law
Chapter 11: Banking law
Chapter 12: Tax and tax information exchange agreements
Chapter 13: Confidentiality NEW!
Chapter 14: Anti-Money Laundering NEW!

Written by practitioners who know the jurisdiction better than any other
• Harney Westwood & Riegels is the leading international offshore law firm in the British Virgin Islands