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Stay denied: BVI Court of Appeal reaffirms threshold for a stay in US$40 million shareholder dispute

Published 06 Mar 2026 | By Partner Jeremy Child, Senior Associate Jhneil Stewart, and Associate Gerrard Tin

In a previous blog post, we discussed the first instance judgment in the Phoenix BVI litigation, where Justice Mangatal considered the formalities for becoming a shareholder under s49 of the BVI Business Companies Act, Revised Edition 2020 (BCA). That judgment has now been appealed, with an accompanying application for a stay of execution.

Tags: Courts | Insolvency | Liquidation | Shareholders | Winding up