An application to restore a dissolved company to the Register may be made where:

1. The company was struck off the Register and dissolved following the completion or termination of its liquidation (whether voluntary or involuntary);
2. On the date of dissolution, the company was not carrying on business, or in operation;
3. The purpose of restoration is to:
   1. 1. initiate, continue or discontinue legal proceedings in the name of or against the company; or
      2. make an application for the company’s property that has vested in the Crown bona vacantia to be returned to the company; or
4. In any other case, or where an application cannot be made to the Registrar of Corporate Affairs (Registrar), the court considers that it is just and fair to restore the company to the Register.

An application has to be made within five years of the date of the company’s dissolution.

The application is made by way of a fixed date claim form together with an affidavit (by the claimant), exhibit and a draft order. The affidavit should set out, inter alia, the purpose of the restoration, and the claimant’s standing to restore the company.

Examples of those who have standing to make an application include:

1. A creditor, former director, former member or former liquidator;
2. A person who, but for the company’s dissolution, would have been in a contractual relationship with the company;
3. A person with a potential legal claim against the company, or its former directors or former members, or in respect of any assets of the company or issued shares; and
4. Any other person who can establish an interest in having the company restored to the Register.

Where the purpose of the restoration is to make an application for the company’s property that has been vested in the Crown bona vacantia to be returned to the company, such application shall not be made unless it is accompanied by, in writing:

1. Consent of the Crown, signified by the Financial Secretary, that the Crown has no objection to the company’s restoration;
2. Response of the Financial Secretary objecting to the company’s restoration; or
3. A declaration of the applicant that the Financial Secretary has not responded to a request for consent to the company’s restoration within seven days after receipt of the request.

Notice of the application must be served on the Registrar, the Financial Secretary and, where the company was a regulated person, the Financial Services Commission.

Upon an application, the court may exercise its discretion and restore the company. The court may:

1. Make an order to restore the company to the Register subject to:
   1. being satisfied that a licensed person has agreed to act as a registered agent (RA) of the company;
   2. the proposed RA making a declaration that the company’s records have been updated or an undertaking that the company’s records will be updated or procured and maintained within 14 days from the date of restoration of the company;
   3. the company filing, or undertaking to file, within 14 days from the date of restoration, copies of its register of members and register of directors; and
   4. the company paying the restoration fee and any outstanding penalties; and
2. Give such directions or make such orders as it considers necessary.

Evidence from the RA should be included in the exhibit to the affidavit.

The restoration will usually not take effect immediately when the court orders the restoration of the company to the Register (subject to the wording of the order in question). There are usually several steps that need to be taken before this can happen, including:

1. Filing a sealed copy of the order with the Registrar; and
2. Paying all outstanding fees and penalties due and payable to the Registrar.

To avoid any delays or complications in the restoration of a company, it is therefore prudent for the claimant to comply with the terms of the order once it has been made by the court.

The article was first published in Asia Business Law Journal. https://law.asia/bvi-company-restoration-court-process-requirements/ dated 11 Feb 2026. 

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在以下情况下，可以申请恢复已解散公司的注册：

1. 公司在清算完成或终止（无论自愿或非自愿）后被从注册簿中除名并解散；
2. 在解散之日，公司未开展业务或运营；
3. 就以下目的恢复公司：
   1. 1. 以公司名义或针对公司提起、继续或终止法律诉讼；或
      2. 申请将已归于王室无主财产的公司财产返还给公司；或
4. 在任何其他情况下，或无法向公司事务注册官（注册官）提出申请时，法院认为恢复公司注册是公正合理的。

申请必须在公司解散之日起五年内提出。

申请需提交一份指定日期的申请表，并附上申请人的宣誓书、相关证据和一份命令草案。宣誓书应列明恢复公司的目的以及申请人恢复公司的法律资格。

有资格提出申请的人士包括：

1. 债权人、前董事、前成员或前清算人；
2. 若非公司解散，本应与公司存在合同关系的人士；
3. 对公司、其前董事或前成员，或就公司任何资产或已发行股份拥有潜在法律索赔权的人士；以及
4. 任何其他能够证明其对公司恢复注册具有利益的人士。

如恢复注册的目的是申请将已归于英国王室无主财产的公司财产返还给公司，则该申请必须附有以下书面文件：

1. 由财政司司长表示的王室同意，表明王室对公司恢复注册并无异议；
2. 财政司司长反对公司恢复注册的答复；或
3. 申请人声明，财政司司长在收到申请后七日内未对公司恢复经营的同意请求作出答复。

申请通知必须送达注册官、财务秘书，以及（如果该公司是受监管人士）金融服务委员会。

法院可根据申请行使自由裁量权，恢复该公司的注册。法院可以：

1. 下令恢复该公司的注册，但须满足以下条件：
   1. 确信有持牌人士同意担任该公司的注册代理人 (RA)；
   2. 拟任注册代理人声明公司记录已更新，或承诺在公司恢复注册之日起 14 天内更新或获取并维护公司记录；
   3. 公司在恢复注册之日起 14 天内提交或承诺提交其成员名册和董事名册的副本；以及
2. 发出其认为必要的指示或命令。

来自注册代理人的证据应作为宣誓书的附件。

法院下令将公司恢复注册后，通常不会立即生效（具体取决于相关命令的措辞）。在此之前，通常需要完成以下几个步骤：

1. 向注册处提交一份加盖印章的命令副本；以及
2. 向注册处支付所有未缴费用和罚款。

为避免公司恢复过程中出现任何延误或复杂情况，申请人应在法院作出命令后立即遵守命令条款。

本文最初发表于《亚洲商法期刊》。 https://law.asia/bvi-company-restoration-court-process-requirements/.

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