List of presidents of the British Virgin Islands

The following persons served as presidents of the Council in the British Virgin Islands. However, the real power in the Territory was exercised through the governors of the Leeward Islands.

Timothy Fancourt

Sir Timothy Fancourt, officially styled Mr Justice Fancourt, is a judge of the English High Court

Arbitration Act 1950

The Arbitration Act 1950 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and amended arbitration law in England and Wales

Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978

The Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Barry Leon

Barry Leon is a former Commercial Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court based in the British Virgin Islands. He was appointed in 2015 to succeed Edward Bannister, QC upon his retirement. He was the first ever Canadian to hold the post. Prior

Arbitration Act 1697

The Arbitration Act 1697 was an Act of the Parliament of England of 1697

Borden (UK) Ltd v Scottish Timber Products Ltd

Borden (UK) Ltd v Scottish Timber Products Ltd [1981] Ch 25 is a judicial decision of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales relating to retention of title clauses, and the extent to which the vendor of raw material can seek to assert title to good into

Re Peachdart Ltd

Re Peachdart Ltd [1984] Ch 131 is a judicial decision relating to retention of title clauses, and the extent to which the vendor of raw material can seek to assert title to good into which those raw materials are subsequently worked. The court held that

Re Yagerphone Ltd

Re Yagerphone Ltd [1935] 1 Ch 392 was a United Kingdom insolvency law decision relating to unfair preferences and the proceeds of any claims by a liquidator for unfair preferences, and in particular determining the priority of claims between the general

2017 in the British Virgin Islands

Events from the year 2017 in the British Virgin Islands

Jakub Landovský

Jakub Landovský, is a Czech politician, lawyer, and university pedagogue, who is currently an ambassador to NATO since 5 August 2019. He had served as the Deputy Minister of Defense from 2015 to 2019