Partners

Kerry AndersonPartner

Paul B. Dennis, Q.C.Partner, Head of Litigation Department

Vanessa KingManaging Partner

---

Christopher McKenziePartner

Willa TavernierPartner

---

Associates

Jamealya FahieAssociate

Nadine WhyteSenior Associate

---

Of Counsel

Christopher SimpsonCounsel

---

Other

Michelle AaronParalegal

Feroza KartickParalegal

Benefits of a BVI Trademark: Classification of Goods and Services in Protecting Particular Brands in the British Virgin Islands
O'Neal Webster, January 2020

As we enter into a new decade, we cannot over emphasize the importance of protecting your brands. In this digital age, trademarks are becoming more vulnerable to infringement. Mass production and counterfeit products are swamping the market. Additionally, the stark reality is this: If you don’t register your trademark, someone else can! BVI Boasts a Highly Protective Trademark Regime Registration of your trademark puts others on notice of the validity and exclusive ownership of the mark for the goods and services covered under the registration...

Revisiting and Resisting Freezing Orders in the BVI
O'Neal Webster, January 2020

Freezing orders are one of the most important weapons inacourt’s arsenal to prevent parties from disposing of or dissipating assetsto ensure they will be available to satisfy a potential future money judgment. In the British Virgin Islands, the court is empowered to grant a freezing order under the provisions of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and the Civil Procedure Rules.This includes the so-called“Black Swan”jurisdiction—the power to grant freezing orders against a respondent domiciled in the Virgin Islands in support of litigation taking place in another forum.Freezing orders are particularly useful in claims of fraud...

All articles submitted by O'Neal Webster

O’Neal Webster Expands Litigation Department with the Addition of Well-Known Litigator Dan Wise
O'Neal Webster, February 2019

O’Neal Webster announces the expansion of its litigation team with the addition of Dan Wise, formerly Head of Litigation at Martin Kenney & Company, who joins as a partner in the firm’s Tortola office. Mr. Wise specializes in complex, cross border commercial litigation and is admitted to practice in England and Wales, the British Virgin Islands, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. “Our group is extremely pleased that Dan is joining us at this very exciting period of expansion and as we explore new markets,” says O’Neal Webster Managing Partner Vanessa King...

O'Neal Webster Appoints Firm-Wide Chief Operating Officer
O'Neal Webster, January 2019

TORTOLA, January 17, 2019 – British Virgin Islands-based law firm O’Neal Webster has appointed Naiyada Henry-Callwood to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Reporting to Managing Partner Vanessa King, Ms. Henry-Callwood will be responsible for the oversight of the group’s operations and strategy across its three offices in Road Town, London, and New York. “Naiyada has been a tremendous asset as our Financial Controller during the past four years,” says Ms. King...

All press submitted by O'Neal Webster