British Virgin Islands Commercial Law

Name: British Virgin Islands Commercial Law
Brand: Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong
SKU: 9789626614624
Price: 3686.00 HKD
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Author: Colin Riegels; Ian Mann
ISBN: 9789626614624

Edited by Colin Riegels · Ian Mann

Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong December 2011

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9789626614624
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong
Publication: December 2011
Format: Hardback , 800 pages
Jurisdiction: British Virgin Islands ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

British Virgin Islands Commercial Law is the first and 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, credit and security, mutual funds, insolvency, dispute resolution, taxation, trusts and more.

THE FIRST AND ONLY PUBLICATION TO FOCUS EXCLUSIVELY ON BVI LAW AND PRACTICE

This book is the one and only resource that Practitioners, In-House Counsel, Companies and anyone with interests in BVI Law and Practice will turn to for the ins- and-outs of establishing a company structure in the BVI.

AUTHORITATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE

The text is the authoritative reference for lawyers and other professionals who work frequently with corporate structures and transactions in which there is a BVI element, but it is also intended as an introductory primer for those seeking a comprehensive overview of the jurisdiction and its laws.

WRITTEN BY PRACTITIONERS WHO KNOW THE JURISDICTION BETTER THAN ANY OTHER

Harney Westwood & Riegels is the leading international offshore law firm in the BVI Islands.

"Considered the first port of call by many…this firm maintains its position at the top of the BVI market. People think of Harneys when they think BVI and the firm (continually) lives up to its reputation." - Chambers Global

"Harneys is the oldest and largest firm in the BVI, with a reputation for housing some of the best corporate and funds lawyers in the region.” - IFLR 1000

Content includes:

Company Law
Credit and Security
Law of Property
Financial Services Law
Mutual Funds and other collective investments schemes
Litigation
Insolvency Law
Dispute Resolution/Litigation
Trusts Law

About the Author

Colin Riegels, Partner - Banking & Finance, Harney Westwood & Riegels

Colin Riegels is head of the firm’s Banking & Finance group in the British Virgin Islands. Colin joined the firm in 1999 and was made a partner in 2006. His practice relates to all aspects of offshore financing including loan finance, structured debt, derivatives, asset finance, project finance, balance sheet lending, insolvency, workouts and credit and security issues. Colin also advises regularly on offshore financial structuring, and has written a number of articles on the subject.

Before he joined Harneys Colin practised as a barrister from the Temple, London. He has also worked as a judicial assistant (clerk) to Lord Woolf MR in the English Court of Appeal, and taught law at Oxford University. Colin is a Notary Public in the British Virgin Islands.

Ian Mann, Partner - Litigation & Insolvency, Harney Westwood & Riegels

Ian is Head of the Asia Litigation and Restructuring desk servicing Asia based clients involved in BVI and Cayman matters. He joined Harneys in 2009 and became a partner in 2011.

Ian specialises in insolvency, restructuring, shareholders' disputes and contentious trusts (Ian is also a TEP). He is recommended in Chambers and Partners for his work on BVI Schemes of Arrangement. Ian is an experienced advocate who has a number of reported cases in the High Court and Court of Appeal in England. He continues to appear regularly as advocate in the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.

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