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COVID-19: German Act to Mitigate the Consequences of the Pandemic

On March 25, 2020, the German Bundestag passed the “Act on Mitigation of the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Civil, Insolvency and Criminal Proceedings” (“Act”) as part of the so-called “Corona Package.” The Act passed the German Federal States’ Assembly (“Bundesrat”) in a special session on March 27, 2020, and came into force on the same day.

Germany, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, K&L Gates LLP, Coronavirus
Court Places Assets in the Freezer

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has recently made a freezing order in the matter of Trans Global Projects Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) (TGP) v Duro Felguera Australia Pty Ltd (Duro) [2018] WASC 136.

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Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, K&L Gates LLP, Arbitration award, Asset freezing
Victorian Court of Appeal in Façade Treatment Case was "Plainly Wrong"

What you need to know in light of Seymour Whyte Constructions Pty Ltd v Ostwald Bros Pty Ltd (in liq)

The NSW Supreme Court recently handed down its decision in the matter of Seymour Whyte Constructions Pty Ltd v Ostwald Bros Pty Ltd (in liq); Ostwald Bros Pty Ltd (in liq) v Seymour Whyte Constructions Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 412, in which K&L Gates represented Seymour Whyte. The decision sheds light on numerous issues, including:

Australia, New South Wales, Construction, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, K&L Gates LLP, New South Wales Supreme Court