In our capacity as Liquidators of BVI companies, we frequently discover that the company holds/held accounts at banks in Switzerland. These banks often refuse
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Grant Thornton (British Virgin Islands) Limited is part of one of the world’s largest and most technically skilled professional services firms
Managing Director/Partner
John Skelton
"I lead our British Virgin Islands (BVI) business and take insolvency appointments in the BVI. Our practice focuses on complex cross border insolvencies, dispute resolution and forensic accountancy."
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How we deal with un-cooperative Swiss banks at Grant Thornton
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Successfully reducing Government Stamp Duty valuation of $25m down to $7m
We were able to recently appeal a stamp duty assessment of EC$2.5m based on what we believed to be an inflated valuation of a property of EC$25m. The eventual
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The Power of US discovery in a BVI liquidation
Section 1782 of Title 28 of the United States Code (“1782 Discovery”) is an extremely powerful discovery tool available to Liquidators in the BVI to obtain
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GT BVI appointed as Receivers under the BVI Arbitration Act – a first for BVI
BVI Court utilises provisions of BVI Arbitration Act for the first time to appoint Receivers from Grant Thornton over a BVI company
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Overcoming difficulties faced overseas by Liquidators appointed by shareholders’ resolution
BVI Court Confirms Liquidators were Duly Appointed by Shareholders Resolution
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Who has standing to challenge decisions of BVI Liquidators and in what circumstances?
Court of Appeal reaffirms principles applying to challenges to Liquidators’ Actions
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