The Supreme Court, in Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC,¹ issued an unanimous opinion last week, ruling that the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit correctly denied the ability of creditor Ritzen Group Inc.

In Heince Tombak Simanjuntak & Ors v Paulus Tannos & Ors (2019), the Singapore High Court granted recognition of Indonesian bankruptcy orders made against the four respondents, each of whom is an Indonesian citizen. This allows the applicants to administer the respondents’ property in Singapore. The case provides banks with the assurance that bankruptcy orders obtained in Indonesia may be enforced in Singapore.