The Virgin Islands will host Attorneys General and Senior Legal Advisors from across the British Overseas Territories, the Crown Dependencies and the United Kingdom for the annual Overseas Territories Attorneys General Conference from 13–17th April 2026.

This year's conference is held under the theme Stronger Together: Common Challenges, Collaborative Solutions and provides a forum for frank discussions on issues of direct relevance to participants. 

From 14-15 April, discussions will centre around issues in constitutional, human rights and maritime law, sanctions implementation, strengthening governance systems, judicial modernisation, criminal justice and cross-border crime. 

Attorney General of the Virgin Islands, Honourable Dawn J. Smith said, " Each Overseas Territory takes turns hosting this important Conference, and we are honoured that the Virgin Islands serves as this year’s host. I look forward to engaging with my colleagues in substantive discussions on the legal challenges confronting our jurisdictions and to exchanging experiences, insights, and best practices.” 

She added, “The theme of this year’s Conference underscores the value of collaboration, reminding us that, through collective effort, we can achieve far more than we can alone.”

Following the discussions, a joint communiqué will be adopted and an action plan agreed upon by the delegates. 

The delegations include United Kingdom, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is committed to strengthening legal cooperation and the rule of law across the British Overseas Territories.