Judges of Barcelona unify principles on certain points of insolvency law

International case law

European jurisprudence on universal and territorial procedures

Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of April 18, 2024 (AIR BERLIN case)

This article analyses the extent to which dissenting financial creditors are protected under the Indian insolvency regime.

Against the backdrop of recent judicial precedent, this article delves into the need for a group insolvency framework in India, and analyses the report published by the CBIRC in 2021.

Globalisation has led to a significant increase in the number of enterprises which comprise of several closely connected entities that may operate as a single economic unit. As a consequence, difficulties may arise when 1 or more entities in that single economic unit become insolvent as the inability of 1 entity to pay its debts may impact stakeholders in another entity within the group.

This article analyses India’s proposal to adopt the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency.

GoFirst’s insolvency has highlighted issues surrounding the insolvency resolution of commercial airlines. This article analyses the issues facing stakeholders, and the adequacy of extant regulations to address these.

This article was first published on India Business Law Journal on 11 September 2023.

The commercial judges of Madrid publish a guidefor the appointment of an expert on insolvency pre-pack

Public disclosure not required of appointment of expert in restructuring in the context of a pre-insolvency notice

Decision by Pontevedra Commercial Court No 3 on November 16, 2022

In the context of a pre-insolvency notice made on a confidential basis in which the debtor requests appointment of the expert in restructuring, Pontevedra Commercial Court took the view that the appointment does not have to be sent to the Public Insolvency Register to publicly disclose their identity.

No se exige publicidad del nombramiento del experto en reestructuración en el marco de una comunicación de negociaciones de carácter reservado

Auto del Juzgado de lo Mercantil núm. 3 de Pontevedra, de 16 de noviembre de 2022