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The past quarter has seen a spate of cases on range of administration issues. Here we take a canter through some of the more topical ones.

High Court allows appeal on rent as an expense of the administration

 

The recent JJB Sports administration highlighted another potential consideration for landlords – namely, the wisdom of company voluntary arrangements (CVAs). JJB went through two failed CVAs prior to going into administration in September.

The purpose of an anti-suit injunction is to restrain respondents from commencing or continuing proceedings in another jurisdiction. Anti-suit injunctions are an important, and frequently required, judicial tool within the BVI. The growing number of international companies registered in the BVI has resulted in a corresponding increase in the number of BVI matters involving multiple jurisdictions. The recent BVI Court of Appeal decision in (1) Kenneth M.