Dispute Resolution
Global Guide 2024 : British Virgin Islands
Band 2
About
Provided by Appleby
Our team has a wide range of expertise, enabling us to provide clear, sound and timely legal advice on the full spectrum of commercial dispute resolution issues. Members of the team are skilled in the resolution of all types of commercial and civil disputes, whether through litigation or arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Our lawyers include experienced advocates, who have rights of audience, conducting litigation at all levels of the court system, including the Privy Council and the final court of appeal for all eight jurisdictions.
More specifically, our team is best known for their shareholder disputes and insolvency work. We continue to see an increase in fraud and asset tracing work in particular from Russia and the former CIS States. We are also increasingly involved in trusts litigation work.
Another of our key strengths is in the insolvency and restructuring sector and we are regularly instructed by local insolvency practitioners and have been engaged in many of the most challenging insolvency mandates in the market. In recent times examples include Boston Life & Annuity Company, the Unicorn Worldwide Group and Peak Hotels & Resorts.
Alerts to clients on the introduction of new regulations and changes to the law which affect their business are delivered regularly by our team.
Chambers Review
Appleby is well known for its longstanding commercial litigation team in the BVI. It is noted for its in-depth experience in insolvency work and shareholder disputes and also has extensive expertise in asset tracing and white-collar fraud litigation. The firm's additional expertise covers the enforcement of arbitral awards. The BVI lawyers regularly work alongside Appleby colleagues based in Hong Kong.
Work Highlights
- Appleby advised Halimeda International as creditor in a USD250 million debt recovery dispute related to the winding-up procedure against Sian Participation Corp.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are really commercial, pragmatic and technically well versed. They get to the nub of the matter. They are responsive and a standout team."
"They are really commercial, pragmatic and technically well versed. They get to the nub of the matter. They are responsive and a standout team."
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Willins leads Appleby's BVI litigation team and commands great respect within the offshore legal community. His activity spans company disputes, trust disputes and insolvency-related litigation, in addition to assisting with the enforcement of overseas judgments. He is also regularly called upon to act as an expert witness.
"He is a thoughtful, intelligent litigator. He prepares efficiently. He's a go-to lawyer in the BVI. "
"Andrew is a pleasure to work with. He's a good draftsman and advocate. He has good judgement and is a safe pair of hands."
"Andrew is very, very good. He has a good sense of clients' objectives and how best to communicate relatively difficult things to them. He handles that side of the job extremely well."
"He is a very diligent, thorough lawyer with encyclopedic knowledge of local case law. He is very on top of recent developments in law, he puts his hands on case law that is relevant to you, with a canny tactical sense."
Ranked Lawyers at
Appleby
British Virgin Islands
Members
Provided by Appleby
Head of Department
Daniel Mitchell
Laure-Astrid Wigglesworth
Olwyn Barry
Tamara Cameron