Bar Association Notices

The BVI Bar Association is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 18, 2024. This year's AGM, chaired by President, Scott Tolliss, was one of the best-attended in recent years, with all but two positions on the Council being contested. This high level of participation reflects the growing engagement and commitment of the legal community to the Association and its objectives.Resulting from a well turned out membership vote at the AGM, we are d...

In what has been a busy few months for enactments and legislative amendments, the following were published as supplements to the BVI Extraordinary Gazette throughout the months of March and April

The following Acts, Rules, Proclamations and legislative amendments have been published as supplements to recent editions of the BVI Gazette.

The following were published as supplements to BVI Gazettes throughout November and December, to date.

The following were published as supplements to BVI Extraordinary Gazette Issue No. 125 on Thursday, 19 October.

The Chief Justice has approved the revision of the mediation fee schedule issued on 9th October 2020 in accordance with paragraph 10 of Practice Direction No. 6 of 2020 – Court-Connected Mediation (Re-Issue). The Revised Mediation Fees for the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Re - Issue) and Explanatory Note was published in the BVI Gazette Issue No. 108 on 31st August 2023.

The Chief Justice has extended the deadline for comments from the members of the Eastern Caribbean Bar Associations in respect of the draft Supreme Court Bail Rules, 2023 which are intended to replace Part 58 (Bail Applications) of the Civil Procedure Rules. A copy of the proposed draft rules is attached to this newsletter. Our members are encouraged to submit any comments by email to Stephen.corrington@eccourts.org ahead of the deadline on Friday 18 August, 2023.

The Chief Justice has sought comments from the members of the Eastern Caribbean Bar Associations in respect of the Supreme Court Bail Rules, 2023, which are intended to replace Part 58 (Bail Applications) of the Civil Procedure Rules. Those rules accompany this newsletter in draft form, and any comments may be shared by email to Stephen.corrington@eccourts.