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We are pleased to announce that Peter Burgess has been appointed to the Legal Services Panel for the Government of the British Virgin Islands following a public procurement exercise.
The role of the Legal Services Panel is to advise and represent the Government of the British Virgin Islands in a wide range of civil and commercial legal matters.
Peter was admitted to the BVI Bar in 2023 and has a significant offshore and international practice. He acted as sole counsel for the successful bondholders in the BVI Commercial Division and the ECSC Court of Appeal in Re Haimen Zhongnan, the leading BVI case on bondholder standing.
Further details of Peter’s practice are available here.
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