Re Samson Paper Holdings Ltd[2021] 5 HKLRD 286

The Company convened a meeting of unsecured creditors for considering and approving a proposed scheme (“Scheme”) of arrangement restructuring the Company’s unsecured debt. The statutory majority required by section 674 of the CO was obtained and the Company issued a petition seeking the court’s sanction of the Scheme.

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Excellent Asia (BVI) Ltd v Mas Media Group Ltd[2021] HKCFI 3605

In March 2020, the Petitioner presented a petition to wind up the Respondent company, which is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, on the ground of insolvency.

Failing to state in the Petition how the three core requirements are satisfied, the Petitioner subsequently took out a summons seeking to introduce a re-amendment to assert matters that are capable of satisfying the three core requirements.

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简介

Stanford International Bank Ltd (in liquidation) v HSBC Bank PLC [2021] EWCA Civ 535一案中,英国汇丰银行(「汇丰」)被指违反Quincecare责任及提供不诚实的协助,因而被控疏忽。英国上诉法院(「上诉庭」)一致裁定汇丰胜诉,两项申索均被驳回。

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于2009年倒闭清盘的Stanford International Bank Limited(「原告人」)在2003至2009年期间在汇丰持有多个帐户(「涉案帐户」)。原告人因被用作史上其中一个最大的庞兹骗局而欠债超过50亿美元。原告人的清盘人(「清盘人」)向汇丰提出以下两项申索:

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Introduction

In the case of Stanford International Bank Ltd (in liquidation) v HSBC Bank PLC [2021] EWCA Civ 535, which concerns a negligence claim for breach of Quincecare duty and dishonest assistance against the defendant bank, the English Court of Appeal (“CA”) unanimously found in favour of HSBC Bank plc (“HSBC”) and struck out both claims.

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Stanford International Bank Ltd (in liquidation) v HSBC Bank PLC [2021] EWCA Civ 535一案中,英國匯豐銀行(「匯豐」)被指違反Quincecare責任及提供不誠實的協助,因而被控疏忽。英國上訴法院(「上訴庭」)一致裁定匯豐勝訴,兩項申索均被駁回。

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於2009年倒閉清盤的Stanford International Bank Limited(「原告人」)在2003至2009年期間在匯豐持有多個帳戶(「涉案帳戶」)。原告人因被用作史上其中一個最大的龐茲騙局而欠債超過50億美元。原告人的清盤人(「清盤人」)向匯豐提出以下兩項申索:

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最近在Nuoxi Capital Ltd (In Liquidation in the British Virgin Islands) v Peking University Founder Group Co Ltd [2021] HKCFI 3817一案中,香港法院裁定,儘管香港法院承認維持完好契據(「維好契據」)的提供者在內地所提出的清盤程序並向管理人提供各種協助,但境外債券持有人在維好契據下的權利仍應根據合約的專屬司法管轄權條款在香港裁決。

維持完好安排與釋疑函件類似,都是內地企業支持其附屬公司發行境外債券的常用增強信貸方式。由於維好契據不構成擔保,內地企業集團往往以此規避禁止為境外債務提供抵押的規定。

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最近在Nuoxi Capital Ltd (In Liquidation in the British Virgin Islands) v Peking University Founder Group Co Ltd [2021] HKCFI 3817一案中,香港法院裁定,尽管香港法院承认维持完好契据(「维好契据」)的提供者在内地所提出的清盘程序并向管理人提供各种协助,但境外债券持有人在维好契据下的权利仍应根据合约的专属司法管辖权条款在香港裁决。

维持完好安排与释疑函件类似,都是内地企业支持其附属公司发行境外债券的常用增强信贷方式。由于维好契据不构成担保,内地企业集团往往以此规避禁止为境外债务提供抵押的规定。

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最近在Re Hsin Chong Construction Co., Ltd. [2021] HKCFA 14一案中,終審法院推翻了原訟法庭及上訴法庭(「上訴庭」)的裁決。與上訴庭及原訟法庭的裁決相反,終審法院裁定,於新昌開始清盤後出售其在合營協議項下剩餘權利及權益的交易是無效的。

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新昌營造廠有限公司(「該公司」)及Build King Construction Limited(「Build King」)於2013年11月訂立一份合營協議(「合營協議」),以成立及經營一間合營公司(「合營公司」)。合營公司於2016年6月獲得一項大型政府項目合約,其中該公司佔65% 權益,Build King佔餘下35% 權益。

該公司於2017/2018年度開始面臨財政困難。2018年8月27日,該公司被入稟清盤,導致該公司的銀行帳戶被凍結。

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In the recent case of Re Hsin Chong Construction Co., Ltd. [2021] HKCFA 14, the Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”) overturned the decisions of the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal (“CA”) below. The CFA found, contrary to the CA and Court of First Instance, that the disposition of Hsin Chong’s residual rights and interests under a joint venture agreement after the commencement of winding up was void.

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