BVI cross-border litigation: The current state of cost recovery
The Legal Profession Act 2015 (as amended) (LPA) introduced significant changes to regulation of the legal profession in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), including restrictions aimed at preventing persons not admitted in the BVI from recovering fees. This article reviews the leading cases on recoverability of fees of non-admitted persons since enactment of the LPA, highlighting uncertainties addressed by the courts and issues that require regulatory intervention.