Judiciary of the British Virgin Islands information
Politics of the British Virgin Islands
Constitution
Law
Monarchy
Sovereign
Charles III
Governor
Daniel Pruce
Deputy Governor
David Archer
Executive
Premier
Natalio Wheatley
Cabinet
Legislative
House of Assembly
Speaker: Corine George-Massicote
Leader of the Opposition: Julian Fraser
Judiciary
Elections
Recent elections
General: 2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
Political parties
Virgin Islands Party (VIP)
National Democratic Party (NDP)
Administrative divisions
Citizenship
Belonger status
British Overseas Territories citizen
Passport
Visa requirements
Foreign relations
Other countries
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The judiciary of British Virgin Islands is based on the judiciary of the United Kingdom. The British Virgin Islands is a member state of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. The courts are organized at four levels, including the provision for final appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.
The British Virgin Islands is a common law jurisdiction, although British Virgin Islands law and procedure differs to a great degree from English law because of local statutes, orders and civil procedure rules. However, in certain instances British Virgin Islands law provides that in default of any local provision, English law or procedure shall apply.[1]
^See for example Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Act (Cap 80), section 11, which provides: "The jurisdiction vested in the High Court in civil proceedings, and in probate, divorce, and matrimonial causes, shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and any other law in operation in the Territory and rules of court, and where no special provision is therein contained such jurisdiction shall be exercised as nearly as may be in conformity with the law and practice administered for the time being in the High Court of Justice in England." (emphasis added)
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