BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS Law and Practice Contributed by: Alex Hall Taylor KC, Richard Brown, Tim Wright and Simon Hall, Carey Olsen
Carey Olsen has a global BVI dispute resolution and insolvency practice comprising over 25 fee earners and 9 partners, with four partners based in Asia and one in London. The team represents clients across a range of contentious and non-contentious matters and is recognised for its expertise in both internation- al and domestic cases, including investment funds, corporate, commercial and civil disputes, banking, financial services and trusts litigation, restructuring and insolvency, and fraud and asset tracing claims. From mediation to trial advocacy, the firm success-
fully guides its clients through the full range of dis- putes, from multiparty, cross-jurisdictional corporate litigation to domestic claims before the local courts. It has also represented clients before the Privy Coun- cil and many of its cases have established judicial precedents that are referred to in jurisdictions around the world. Carey Olsen advises on Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law across a global network of nine international of- fices.
Authors
Alex Hall Taylor KC is head of Carey Olsen’s BVI dispute resolution and insolvency practice. He lives and works in the BVI, appearing regularly in the Commercial Court. Alex has over 25 years’ court experience in
Richard Brown is a partner at Carey Olsen, based in the BVI. His practice encompasses all aspects of BVI commercial disputes, with a focus on insolvency, fraud and asset recovery, shareholder disputes and arbitration-
commercial litigation and dispute resolution across a broad range of commercial, company, shareholder, trusts, insolvency, restructuring, civil fraud, asset tracing, security enforcement, tax, professional liability and fiduciary claims, arbitrations and mediations. He has extensive case management, interlocutory, trial and appellate advocacy experience, including before the Privy Council. He is a CEDR-accredited mediator. He is a member of the BVI Bar Association, RISA and the Chancery Bar Association.
related matters. Richard has particular experience of obtaining interlocutory applications such as freezing injunctions and Norwich Pharmacal orders, often in support of foreign court proceedings or arbitrations. He is increasingly involved in disputes relating to digital assets, cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystems. Richard is a solicitor advocate and regularly appears in the BVI Commercial Court and Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal. He is a member of the Insolvency Lawyers Association, R3, INSOL, RISA, and the Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association.
Tim Wright is a partner at Carey Olsen, based in London. He advises on a wide range of litigation and insolvency matters drawing on his broad onshore and offshore experience. He is a solicitor advocate
Simon Hall is a partner at Carey Olsen, based in the BVI. His caseload involves shareholder and director disputes, fraud and asset tracing, contentious trust and probate, and insolvency work, including a wide
and barrister and regularly appears in court. His work focuses on cross-border fraud and asset tracing, and all forms of corporate insolvency work. He is regularly instructed on an emergency basis in relation to interim remedies such as freezing injunctions, the appointment of receivers and Norwich Pharmacal relief. Tim is well versed in new litigation trends such as cryptocurrency and digital asset disputes, and cases involving economic sanctions.
array of interlocutory matters including applications for freezing orders, prohibitory injunctions and the appointment of receivers. Simon has conducted litigation before the BVI Commercial Court, ECSC Court of Appeal and the Privy Council. Simon is a member of the BVI Bar Association, the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (RISA), and the Law Society of England and Wales. He also sits on the BVI Commercial Court Users Committee.
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