Regional news: British Virgin Islands
Carey Olsen hires new BVI dispute resolution leader
Offshore firm Carey Olsen has hired a new head for its dispute resolution and litigation practice in the British Virgin Islands, from Maples Group.
14 September 2020
Campbells hires new managing partner in Hong Kong
Offshore law firm Campbells has hired Shaun Folpp from Mourant to take over the management of its Hong Kong office.
21 August 2020
BVI court refuses to discharge freezing order against Chinese cinema owner
A British Virgin Islands court has refused to set aside a freezing order against the Chinese owner of insolvent cinema group SMI Holdings, addressing a recent appeal decision on Chabra injunctions.
18 August 2020
COMI not in place of registration by default, English court rules
An English court has issued a winding-up order against a Maltese-registered oil company, after finding its centre of main interests was in the UK rather than its place of registration by default.
17 August 2020
Hong Kong appellate court restates requirements for winding-up foreign companies
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court’s refusal to block the winding-up of a mainland Chinese conglomerate – but overturned its ruling on the requirements for winding-up foreign companies.
07 August 2020
“Light-touch” JPLs appointed over Chinese fertiliser group in three jurisdictions
Courts in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands have appointed “light touch” joint provisional liquidators over Chinese fertiliser company Century Sunshine Group.
05 August 2020
Australian court allows trustee of disqualified tax agent to seek UK recognition
An Australian court has allowed the bankruptcy trustee of a disqualified tax agent to seek recognition of his appointment in the UK, pursuant to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency.
24 July 2020
BVI court favours Hong Kong arbitration over liquidators
A British Virgin Islands court has dismissed an investment fund’s attempts to appoint liquidators over local company Fair Cheerful, finding a dispute between the parties should be arbitrated in Hong Kong.
20 July 2020
Reflective loss rules only apply to shareholders, UK Supreme Court rules in Marex case
The UK Supreme Court has found the reflective loss doctrine only applies to some shareholders, overturning a lower court’s decision to bar an asset-stripping claim brought by UK foreign exchange broker Marex.
16 July 2020
Hong Kong court blocks use of Singapore Mareva order as evidence
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has refused to admit a Singapore court’s Mareva injunction as evidence that an equivalent order should be reinstated in Hong Kong, for the liquidators of Cayman-incorporated China Medical Technologies.
13 July 2020
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