A successful party to a buy-out order made in the course of unfair prejudice proceedings can find themselves in a difficult position, at the hands of an uncooperative respondent. Commonly, the Court will try liability and...more
5/14/2024
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British Virgin Islands ,
Buy-Out Agreements ,
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Unfair Prejudice
In its seminal decision in Broad Idea International v Convoy Collateral [2021] UKPC 24 (“Convoy”), a case which had its genesis in the BVI Commercial Court, the Privy Council delivered a ground-breaking exposition of the law...more
12/4/2023
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Asset Freeze ,
Asset Tracing ,
British Virgin Islands ,
BVI Business Companies ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Companies Act ,
Corporate Dissolution ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Fraud ,
Injunctions ,
Insolvency ,
Shareholders ,
UK Privy Council
The UK Supreme Court in a recent decision has clarified the approach to be taken in determining when a matter ought to be referred to arbitration under an arbitration clause, and when such a matter falls outside of an...more