17 December 2020
A guide to enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards in the British Virgin Islands: overview (PLC Chapter)
Lawyers from our dispute resolution and litigation practice have drafted these Q&As, which give a structured overview of key practical issues concerning enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards in the British Virgin Islands.
Judgments: procedure for enforcement
- Overview
- Foreign judgments: formal/similified proceedings
- Form of application
Challenging enforcement
- Service
- Final/provisional judgments
- Foreign judgments: jurisdiction
- Exorbitant ground of jurisdiction
- Voluntary acknowledgement
- Foreign judgments: review of judgment
- Foreign judgments: public policy
- Domestic and foreign: other conditions for recognition and enforcement
Judgments: methods of enforcement
Judgments: interim remedies and interest
- Interim remedies
- Interest
- Currency
Arbitral awards: legal framework
- Domestic framework
- International conventions/agreements
- Definitions
Enforceable/excluded types of arbitral award
Enforcement proceedings
- Procedure
- Domestic awards
- Foreign awards
- Form of application
Challenging enforcement
- Service
- Pending challenge proceedings
- Review/opposition
- Public policy
Actual enforcement
Arbitral awards: interim remedies and interest
- Interim remedies
- Interest
- Currency