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A Reminder That a 9019 Motion Is Not a Slam Dunk: Bankruptcy Court Denies 9019 Motion After Determining That Approving Certain Findings Required By Settlement Would Amount to Inappropriate Advisory Opinion

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Bankruptcy
No Setoff Here: Third Circuit Resolves Triangular Setoff Debate Once and for All

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Tenth Circuit BAP Decision Authorizes Claim for Postpetition Interest Under 506(b): Read the Fine Print!

In a recent decision, Twiford Enters. v. Rolling Hills Bank & Trust (In re Twiford Enters.), 2020 Bankr. LEXIS 2964, 2020 WL 6075691 (10th Cir. BAP 2020), the Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the lower court’s decision awarding postpetition interest pursuant to section 506(b). The disputed issue was whether a reference in the variable rate promissory notes to an internal rate index maintained by the bank was sufficiently clear and specific to support a claim for postpetition interest. The court held that it was.

USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
European restructuring watch alert premier oil schemes - Scottish sanction judgment

On Wednesday 29 April the Outer House of the Court of Session in Edinburgh issued an opinion sanctioning two schemes of arrangement proposed by Premier Oil Plc and Premier Oil UK Limited (together, Premier Oil) (the Schemes). The Court addressed multiple grounds of challenge and did so without hearing live evidence, despite disputes of fact between the parties.

European Union, United Kingdom, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP