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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
The small business restructuring process - some thoughts and considerations

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Australia, United Kingdom, USA, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, DLA Piper, Corporate governance
New restructuring process for Australian small businesses when temporary COVID-19 relief measures are lifted on 1 January 2021

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced on 24 September 2020 (view announcement here) the introduction from 1 January 2021 of an innovative new restructuring process for Australian small incorporated businesses with liabilities less than AUD1 million, which adopts key aspects of the US Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, DLA Piper, Coronavirus