Not every sale of a unit of production in an insolvency proceeding is free of VAT

Central Economic-Administrative Tribunal decision of March 21, 2018

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English Law Challenges to EU Bank Restructurings Firmly Closed off by U.K. Supreme Court

Summary – Decision of U.K. Supreme Court

It seems as though every one of our much loved high street restaurants are currently having to consider closing restaurants as part of their Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) as restaurants struggle with their finances. But what is a CVA and how can they help the casual dining sector survive the current high-street crisis?

What is a Company Voluntary Agreement or CVA?

Substantial reforms to Regulation (EC) 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings were made under Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (recast) (the “Recast Insolvency Regulation“). The Recast Insolvency Regulation applies to insolvency proceedings commenced on or after 26 June 2017.

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Forderungsanmeldung bei Senior Facilities Agreements mit Parallel Debt Struktur

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Over the Bank holiday weekend, the UK government announced that it intends to introduce new legislation to implement certain measures (detailed below) as soon as parliamentary time permits.

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On March 14, 2018 the European Commission presented the Second Progress Report on the reduction of non-performing loans (“NPLs”). The report comprises a memo and a factsheet, whose versions in English can be obtained on the website of the European Commission, which also distributed a press release (English version).

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An effective and well-equipped insolvency and restructuring regime gives confidence to investors and financiers, enabling credit to flow through to businesses and boost economic activity, growth and innovation.

Obvious issues which come up in a cross-border insolvency context include the jurisdiction / court in which proceedings should be commenced (choice of jurisdiction), which law should be applied to resolve a particular problem (choice of law) whether the judgment of one court will be recognized and enforced in another court (recognition) and how parallel insolvency processes relating to the same debtor should interact (co-operation).

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