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
In a decision likely to affect thousands of Madoff investors, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 16, 2011 unanimously upheld the method used by the liquidating trustee for Bernard L.
USA, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, White Collar Crime, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, Security (finance), Fraud, Standard of review, Liquidation, Broker-dealer, Investment funds, Market value, Pro rata, Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Trustee, Second Circuit, United States bankruptcy court