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Supreme Court Holds That a Non-Debtor Retaining a Debtor’s Property Does Not Exercise Control Over the Property in Violation of the Automatic Stay

In January 2020, we analyzed a split among the Circuit Courts regarding whether a non-debtor holding a debtor’s property on the petition date has an affirmative obligation under section 362(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code to return that property to the debtor immediately following the filing of the bankruptcy petition.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Liquidation of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and exchange of promissory notes

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Act and Appointment of Special Liquidators

In the early hours of 7 February 2013, the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Act 2013 (the “IBRC Act”) was passed. The IBRC Act provides for the Minister for Finance to make a “Special Liquidation Order”  (“SLO”) winding up IBRC. As a result of the SLO:

Ireland, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Arthur Cox LLP, Liability (financial accounting), Liquidation, Central Bank of Ireland, Minister for Finance (Ireland)