Resistance and reform - British Virgin Islands

Who ultimately owns or controls BVI-registered companies will be discoverable by those with a 'legitimate interest' in combating money laundering and terrorist financing but not, for now at least, by the general public. Keith Nuthallreviews a successful rearguard action fought against the UK government by one Overseas Territory even as London contemplated direct rule.

Who ultimately owns or controls BVI-registered companies will be discoverable by those with a 'legitimate interest' in combating money laundering and terrorist financing but not, for now at least, by the general public. Keith Nuthallreviews a successful rearguard action fought against the UK government by one Overseas Territory even as London contemplated direct rule.