Litigation in the British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands is an Overseas Territory of the UK, but is not ‘part’ of the UK. Each Overseas Territory is its own jurisdiction but is not a sovereign state. The BVI court system is very similar to the UK system.  The BVI is part of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) – which acts as the court for nine English Common Law jurisdictions and territories in the Eastern Caribbean.  Each of the nine has its own High Court registry with in the ECSC, and appeals go to the ECSC of Appeal – which sits in the BVI three times a year (and more often if required). There is a final appeal to the Privy Council in London – the Privy Council comprises members of the UK final court of appeal.