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British Virgin Islands

Our British Virgin Islands legal team, led by Partner Shaun Reardon-John, provides efficient and cost-effective legal disputes and litigation advice to our clients. Services include insolvency, commercial litigation, asset recovery, Web 3 and digital assets disputes and trust disputes.

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Baker & Partners (BVI) Limited
2nd Floor, Charles Court Building,
189 Main Street,
Tortola, British Virgin Islands VG1110.

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BVI Legal Services

Our BVI lawyers can offer you support with a range of dispute resolution and litigation services:  

‘Baker & Partners has been at the forefront of some of the most complex and high-value offshore commercial and trust litigation[...] for many years. Their lawyers have extensive practical experience in the courts of Jersey, England & Wales, Cayman and BVI. Their advice is always sound, practical and client-focused.’

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Baker & Partners in the BVI

We have a core BVI team based in Tortola with in-depth knowledge of BVI law and experience in front of the BVI Commercial and Civil Courts and the Court of Appeal. Our small but robust team of experienced lawyers work to get results for our clients in an efficient and cost-effective manner.  

We also have BVI-admitted lawyers based in Hong Kong, Cayman Islands, Jersey and London ensuring we are able to provide BVI legal advice across timezones. Our lawyers are also admitted in Jamaica and Saint Lucia providing dispute services across the Caribbean having been involved in coordinating litigation in Antigua, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and Anguilla as well as the USA and Canada where they worked closely with local Counsel. 

By not operating an associated trust company, we remain conflict-free and independent.  

Our track record

  • Acting for Liquidators in relation to a $4.5B fraud on the Malaysian Government  to include a $1B claims against service providers (1MDB). 
  • Instructed by Liquidators to coordinate cross-border recovery efforts against Carlos Ghosn, former head of Nissan, in relation to an unsatisfied BVI Judgment (Beauty Yachts PTY Ltd). 
  • Successfully defending Liquidators against removal applications by persons seeking to undermine the Liquidators recovery efforts. 
  • Representing founders of a crypto fund against $1B claim (Three Arrows Capital). 
  • Representing shareholders and directors in relation to disputes regarding ownership of a BVI company. 

Inside and outside of the courtroom, we advise on some of the most high-profile dispute resolution cases with a BVI legal element. 

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Our experience spans many sectors

Our team are at the forefront of litigation and arbitration in the BVI, working daily to find simple solutions to our client’s complex problems. Most recently we secured a first-of-its-kind ruling allowing restoration of a dissolved BVI company beyond the statutory limitation period. 

Our Regulatory Services business ‘Baker Regulatory Services Limited’ works closely with Baker & Partners’ BVI legal teams to offer a broad range of regulatory and compliance services including AML assessments, board and governance assessment, training and consultancy. 

We maintain strong relationships with many leading law firms and are instructed by them and other intermediaries on some of the most complex cross-jurisdictional dispute resolution cases that involve British Virgin Islands law.

  • Governments
  • Digital Assets 
  • Financial services 
  • Funds 
  • High Net Worth Individuals 
  • Corporate disputes 
  • Shipping  
  • Mining   

Looking for a career in the BVI?

Join a team that doesn’t shy away from complex litigation.

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