"Alex Hall-Taylor KC is a true Rolls-Royce of the BVI litigation scene. Fiercely intelligent, utterly charming, and fearless in making even the most difficult of arguments. A rare example of a barrister who is every bit as good a leader as he is a lawyer."

Legal 500 Caribbean 2024

"Alex is multidisciplinary. He has a very good grasp of pure commercial points in addition to international elements. He's a legal polymath."

Chambers Global 2024

"Alex is unquestionably the best litigation lawyer in the BVI, at both first instance and appellate levels. Clients feel comfortable with him and he can be relied on to deliver the best outcome."

Chambers Global 2025

"Alex is a first-rate advocate."

Chambers Global 2025

"Alex is well aware of the possible outcomes of any piece of litigation and the best ways of achieving a good result for the client."

Chambers Global 2025

About

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D: +1 284 394 4033

C: +1 284 346 4000

E: alex.halltaylor@careyolsen.com

Laws Practised:

British Virgin Islands

Location:

British Virgin Islands

执业法律

英属维尔京群岛

办公室

英属维尔京群岛

Alex Hall Taylor is a barrister, King's Counsel, partner and head of Carey Olsen’s BVI Dispute Resolution and Litigation team.

Alex has over 20 years' court experience in 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. His practice is principally contentious, involving advocacy, tactical advice and strategic expertise in high value, complex, document heavy matters that are frequently multi-jurisdictional in nature. He is a CEDR-accredited mediator.

Alex is ranked as a leading individual in BVI dispute resolution in the most recent editions of both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners Global, where he is said to stand out for 'his knowledge, experience and responsiveness' and is described by market sources as 'an exceptionally bright, sensible litigator', 'fantastic' and a 'real delight to work with'.

Alex regularly acts and advises on trusts and shareholder disputes including unfair prejudice claims, alleged breaches of trust or of shareholder agreements, rectification actions, minority squeeze-outs and just and equitable winding up applications as well as on fraud and asset tracing claims and regulatory, corporate investigation, anti-corruption and money-laundering assignments. Alex is often involved in seeking or defeating interim remedies such as injunctions, the appointment of receivers and Norwich Pharmacal relief, often on an urgent basis. He has acted as an expert witness on BVI law, practice and procedure in foreign proceedings.

Alex Hall Taylor 是一位出庭律师、御用大律师（King's Counsel），现任凯瑞奥信（Carey Olsen）英属维尔京群岛（BVI）争议解决和诉讼团队的合伙人及负责人。

Alex 在商业诉讼与争议解决领域拥有超过 20 年的出庭经验，业务范围广泛，涵盖商业、公司、股东、信托、破产、重组、民事欺诈、资产追踪、担保执行、税务、专业责任和信义义务索赔、仲裁及调解等诸多领域。他拥有丰富的案件管理、中间程序、庭审和上诉辩护经验，曾多次在英国枢密院（Privy Council）出庭。Alex的业务以争议性案件为主，他擅长为高价值、复杂、文件繁多且常涉及多个司法管辖区的案件提供辩护、策略性建议和战略性指导。他是英国有效争议解决中心 (CEDR) 的认证调解员。

在最新一期的《法律 500 强》加勒比地区榜单（Legal 500）和《钱伯斯全球法律指南》（Chambers and Partners Global）中，Alex 均被列为BVI 争议解决领域的领军人物，榜单评价其“知识渊博、经验丰富且响应迅速”，市场称赞他为“一位极其聪明、理智的诉讼律师”、“非常出色”且“与其合作非常愉快”。

Alex 常年代理信托和股东争议案件，并提供法律咨询服务，包括不公平损害索赔、涉嫌违反信托或股东协议、更正诉讼、少数股东强制收购和公正与合理清盘申请，同时也代理欺诈和资产追踪索赔案件以及监管、公司调查、反腐败和反洗钱业务。Alex 经常参与临时救济申请或抗辩（常为紧急案件），例如禁制令、接管人委任及第三方披露令救济措施。他曾在涉外诉讼中，作为专家证人，就BVI法律、实践和程序提供专业意见。

Career

Alex was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1996 (not currently practising there) and was appointed Queen's Counsel (now King's Counsel) in England and Wales in 2020. He was admitted as a barrister of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in 2018.

Alex joined Carey Olsen in 2020 from the BVI office of Maples and Calder, where he jointly led the litigation, insolvency and restructuring team as a partner for over 2 years. Prior to moving to the BVI in 2018, Alex was a barrister at leading London Chambers 4 New Square where he spent 17 years, after 4 years training and practising at another leading Lincoln’s Inn set of chambers. At the English bar he was consistently ranked by Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners in commercial chancery (particularly offshore), banking and financial services, civil fraud and professional liability work. Alex has also been listed in the Who's Who Legal: Investigations 2024 report.

He is a member of the BVI Bar Association, the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (RISA), the Chancery Bar Association, the Financial Services Law Association, the London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association, the Professional Negligence Bar Association and the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple where he is a Governing Bencher.

职业

Alex 于 1996 年获得英格兰及威尔士律师资格（目前不在当地执业），并于 2020 年被委任为英格兰与威尔士的御用大律师。2018 年，他获得东加勒比最高法院出庭律师资格。

Alex 于2020 年加入凯瑞奥信。此前，他曾是迈普达律师事务所BVI办公室的合伙人，联合领导其诉讼、破产和重组团队逾两年。在 2018 年迁居BVI之前，Alex 在伦敦知名律师事务所 Chambers 4 New Square 担任出庭律师达 17 年之久。此前，他还在林肯律师学院的顶尖律师事务所接受培训并执业四年。在英国执业期间，他持续入选《法律 500 强》和《钱伯斯全球法律指南》榜单，被评为商事衡平法（尤其是离岸业务）、银行与金融服务、民事欺诈和专业责任领域的顶尖律师。Alex 还入选了 2024 年《法律名人录》“调查领域”榜单。

Alex 是BVI律师协会、追偿与破产专家协会 (RISA)、衡平法律师协会（Chancery Bar Association）、金融服务法律协会（Financial Services Law Association）、伦敦普通法与商业律师协会（London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association）、专业过失律师协会（Professional Negligence Bar Association ）和内殿律师学院（Honourable Society of the Inner Temple）的成员，同时也是内殿律师学院的管理委员。

Advises on

业务领域

Relevant experience

Enforcement of arbitration award in the Unitel/Vidatel Angolan telecommunications dispute
Obtaining discharge of an interim injunction obtained in support of Swiss arbitration proceedings in the medical imaging industry
Acting for lead secured creditors in the billion $ restructuring of the Brazilian Constellation offshore drilling group, including first ever appointment of ‘light touch’ joint provisional liquidators in support of foreign restructuring

Resisting unreasonable interference by BVI Receivers of BVI company in a Japanese listed subsidiary
Liquidations and related applications and claims in connection with frauds by a former Sao Paolo mayor, including obtaining first reported BVI judgment on pooling related liquidations
Advising trustees of long-established family trusts on allegations of breach of duty and potential application for removal by warring beneficiaries

Awards and accolades

奖项和荣誉

Alex is recognised as a Leading Individual in Legal 500 Caribbean and is also ranked by Chambers and Partners. He has also been listed in the Who's Who Legal: Investigations 2024 report.

Alex 被《法律 500 强》加勒比地区榜单誉为“领军人物”，并入选了《钱伯斯全球法律指南》榜单。他还曾入选 2024 年《法律名人录》榜单。