Practice Expertise

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Areas of Practice

  • Banking and Finance Litigation
  • Civil and Family Disputes
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Disputes
  • Dispute Resolution and Litigation
  • Fraud and Asset Tracing
  • Insurance and Personal Injury
  • Intellectual Property
  • Regulatory
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Trust Litigation
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Profile

Alex Hall Taylor is a barrister, King's Counsel, partner and head of Carey Olsen’s BVI Dispute Resolution and Litigation team.



Alex has over 20 years' court experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution across a broad range of commercial, company, shareholder, trusts, insolvency, restructuring, civil fraud, asset tracing, security enforcement, tax, professional liability and fiduciary claims, arbitrations and mediations. He has extensive case management, interlocutory, trial and appellate advocacy experience including before the Privy Council. His practice is principally contentious, involving advocacy, tactical advice and strategic expertise in high value, complex, document heavy matters that are frequently multi-jurisdictional in nature. He is a CEDR-accredited mediator.



Alex is ranked as a leading individual in BVI dispute resolution in the most recent editions of both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners Global, where he is said to stand out for 'his knowledge, experience and responsiveness' and is described by market sources as 'an exceptionally bright, sensible litigator',  'fantastic' and a 'real delight to work with'.



Alex regularly acts and advises on trusts and shareholder disputes including unfair prejudice claims, alleged breaches of trust or of shareholder agreements, rectification actions, minority squeeze-outs and just and equitable winding up applications as well as on fraud and asset tracing claims and regulatory, corporate investigation, anti-corruption and money-laundering assignments. Alex is often involved in seeking or defeating interim remedies such as injunctions, the appointment of receivers and Norwich Pharmacal relief, often on an urgent basis. He has acted as an expert witness on BVI law, practice and procedure in foreign proceedings.


Areas of Practice

  • Banking and Finance Litigation
  • Civil and Family Disputes
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Disputes
  • Dispute Resolution and Litigation
  • Fraud and Asset Tracing
  • Insurance and Personal Injury
  • Intellectual Property
  • Regulatory
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Trust Litigation

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Recent Experience British Virgin Islands Restructuring & Insolvency chapter 2023 (Lexology/GTDT)Five restructuring and insolvency guides authored for Lexology Getting the Deal Through 2023Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery 2023 - British Virgin Islands (Commercial Dispute Resolution, CDR)BVI company law: Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal provides further clarity on the application of the Duomatic principleFive chapters authored for Commercial Dispute Resolution (CDR) Fraud Asset Tracing and Recovery 2023BVI litigation briefing: Significant changes to court rules governing service out of the jurisdiction come into effect from 31 July 2023Carey Olsen associate is called to the British Virgin Islands' Bar20 lawyers from Carey Olsen's Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands offices ranked in Chambers Global 2023Carey Olsen appoints new managing partners in Guernsey and BVICarey Olsen sponsors Trust and Estates Litigation Forum 202322 Carey Olsen lawyers recognised in 2024 edition of The Legal 500 CaribbeanCarey Olsen achieves top 30 ranking in GRR 100 for Global Restructuring and InsolvencyCarey Olsen sponsors INSOL San Diego British Virgin Islands Litigation Guide 2024 (Chambers) Five litigation guides authored for Chambers Global Practice Guides 2024



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