EUROPEAN UPDATE: New Rules on DIP Financings in Italian Restructurings (citation: Adam Gallagher and Francesco Lombardo, New Rules on DIP Financings in Italian Restructurings, XXXII ABI Journal 3, 48-49, 102, April 2013) - Adam Gallagher and Francesco Lombardo

NEWS AT 11: U.K. Court’s Impact on Cross-Border Insolvency Landscape (citation: David L. Barrack and Beret L. Flom, U.K. Court’s Impact on Cross-Border Insolvency Landscape, XXXII ABI Journal 3, 52-53, 100, April 2013) - David L. Barrack and Beret L. Flom

THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE: Offshore Jurisdictions Embrace Universalism in Waste2Energy (citation: Wayne P. Weitz and Tally M. Wiener, Offshore Jurisdictions Embrace Universalism in Waste2Energy, XXXII ABI Journal 3, 42, 117-19, April 2013) - Wayne P. Weitz and Tally M. Weiner

The Football League in England, organises and regulates the competition among the 72 Clubs below the Premiership. It also organises the League Cup (Capital One are sponsors).

The reform of German insolvency law for company groups is making progress. A draft reform act to amend the German Insolvency Act (Insolvenzordnung) was presented by the Federal Ministry of Justice in the beginning of 2013.

Sanctioning of LBT Composition Plan Becomes Final: Following a consent solicitation process (unprecedented in the Netherlands) which ended on 25 January 2013, the LBT Composition Plan, as proposed by the debtor LBT in its Dutch bankruptcy, was accepted by an overwhelming majority (of 99 percent in number and 96 percent in amount) at the so-called Claims Admission Meeting (verificatievergadering) (“CAM”) held in the Amsterdam District Court on 7 March 2013.

The highest Czech Court decision defining “known creditor” within Council Regulation (EC) No. 1346/2000 has European wide impact. In order to understand the influence of the decision, it is necessary to briefly describe the Czech law provisions for lodging claims. Winter 2012/2013

Italy has been, untilrecently, one of the fewcountries not disposing of a law concerning the insolvency of individuals and the need for a procedure allowing a person notsubjectto bankruptcy proceedings to discharge its indebtedness through a procedure involving the creditorswasreally needed

Damage Compensation Act and Procedural Administrative Law Amendment Act

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The photovoltaic industry is currently in a crisis and many former flagship companies of the solar industry are in critical shape. What is the background of the ongoing discussion about sense and nonsense of “renewable energies” and especially photovoltaic? How does that fit in the current debate about energy turnaround and the need to ensure the energy supply in the mid and long run in new ways? What are the key factors for success of the energy transition and how to set up a company in order to avert the danger of bankruptcy and its threatening consequences?