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Transferring Personally Identifiable Information in Bankruptcy M&A

With data privacy issues constantly in the news, what do businesses need to know about handling personal information when they’re considering bankruptcy, especially if some personal information – like customer records – may be a valuable asset?

Global, USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Personal data, Title 11 of the US Code, GDPR, California Consumer Privacy Act 2018 (USA)
Transferring Personally Identifiable Information in Bankruptcy M&A

With data privacy issues constantly in the news, what do businesses need to know about handling personal information when they’re considering bankruptcy, especially if some personal information – like customer records – may be a valuable asset?

USA, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Personal data, Federal Trade Commission (USA), Title 11 of the US Code
Bond’s Bell group litigation never dies: High Court strikes down WA laws as constitutionally invalid

Bell Group N. V (in liquidation) v Western Australia [2016] HCA 21

Alan Bond passed away last year, but the legal battles over the 1990 collapse of his Bell Group companies may yet continue. The High Court has declared state legislation, which was designed to end the long-running litigation by short-circuiting certain aspects of the Corporations Act 2001 (C’th), constitutionally invalid.

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Australia, Western Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Tax, The Commercial Bar Association of Victoria, Liquidation, Liquidator (law), US Constitution, Corporations Act 2001 (Australia), High Court of Australia