BVI Commercial Court Appoints New Justices

The BVI Commercial Court has appointed Justice Samuel Sher, QC and Justice Gerhard Wallbank, QC as Commercial Court Judges to commence during the month of May.

Justice Sher is a distinguished counsel and arbitrator. He was the Deputy High Court Judge in the Chancery Division and the Commercial Court in English for over 40 years. He has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in international commercial and business law matters. Justice Sher will be the first rotating judge, and is expected to sit for the duration of two months.

No stranger to the BVI judicial system, Justice Wallbank has acted High Court Judge of the BVI Commercial Court and High Court on numerous matters. He is fluent in English and Dutch, and also speaks French and German. A member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Justice Wallbank’s appointment is for six months.

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s Commercial Division of the British Virgin Islands (BVI Commercial Court) was established in May 2009. The Commercial Court may hear cases from any of the nine member jurisdictions of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and specializes in cross-border and high value commercial, company, trusts and insolvency law matters. The Court has dealt with numerous cases since its inception and continues to play an important role in the BVI’s development of its financial services sector.

For more information on the Commercial Court, please contact them through commercialdivisionvi@gov.vg