Briefings
Navigating the tension between private dispute resolution and insolvency class actions, March 2018
In Lasmos Limited v. Southwest Pacific Bauxite (HK) Limited1, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance dismissed a winding-up petition based on an unsatisfied statutory demand.
In The Joint Provisional Liquidators of BJB Career Education Company Limited (In Provisional Liquidation) v Xu Zhendong1, the Court of First Instance considered the Hong Kong courts' common law powers to recognise and assist foreign courts and insolvency practitioners overseeing non-Hong Kong insolvency proceedings.
The questions considered by the court were:
Hong Kong, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, HFW, Court of First Instance (Hong Kong)