The British Virgin Islands (BVI) court has committed a Chinese resident to prison indefinitely.
The contemnor litigant was sentenced for her failure to withdraw or discontinue Chinese proceedings (the committal order), which are the subject of a BVI anti-suit injunction, offshore fiduciary services group Maples Group uncovered.
In a judgment published on 1 September 2021, Mr Justice Jack drew a distinction between the criminal sanction for contempt of court in the UK, whic...
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