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The records of bankruptcies in a Central Insolvency Register

As from 1 April 2017, Bankruptcy files will be held and followed up entirely electronically in the Central Insolvency Register.

Any bankruptcy that will be declared open as from 1 April 2017, has to be registered and kept in the Central Insolvency Register instead of the Commercial Courts Registry.

The Central Insolvency Register, hereinafter referred to as "the Register", is the computerized database in which bankruptcy files are registered and retained (www.regsol.be).

Belgium, Insolvency & Restructuring, Andersen, Bankruptcy
UK Supreme Court confirms the validity of the 'flip' clause

In its ruling on Wednesday 27 July in the matter of Belmont Park Investments PTY Ltd v BNY Corporate Trustee Services Lte & Anor [2011] UKSC 38 the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has dismissed the appeal by Lehman Brothers Special Finance Inc. ("LSF") relating to the validity of an alleged anti-deprivation provision known as a 'flip' provision which, has the effect of altering the payment priority order as a result of a bankruptcy of the relevant swap counterparty, in this case Lehman Brothers.

USA, Derivatives, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Contractual term, Bankruptcy, Breach of contract, Swap (finance), Good faith, Default (finance), Lehman Brothers, Credit rating agency, Supreme Court of the United States, UK Supreme Court