Litigation continues to be the dominant method of dispute resolution in both the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, however arbitration and mediation are increasingly prevalent in both jurisdictions as parties become more familiar with the potential benefits of these alternative methods of dispute resolution.<\/p>\n
Campbells is at the forefront of arbitration and mediation in both jurisdictions. We have a number of attorneys with highly specialised international arbitration and mediation experience gained onshore in major arbitration and mediation centres.<\/p>\n
The enactment of the Arbitration Act, 2012 in the Cayman Islands and Virgin Islands Arbitration Act 2013 in the BVI, both based on the UNCITRAL Model Law, modernised the arbitration framework. The BVI statute established the British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre, which opened in 2016. Both the Cayman Islands and the BVI are pro-arbitration jurisdictions, with a legal framework and Government policies aimed at encouraging arbitration as an alternative to litigation.<\/p>\n
We have experience of arbitration and mediation both as counsel for parties and as qualified and accredited arbitrators and mediators. We also represent clients in connection with the enforcement of arbitral awards in the Cayman Islands and the BVI, both of which are parties to the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards.<\/p>\n
They are very client-focused and come up with workable solutions.<\/blockquote>\r\n\t\t\t\t