Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court, in Merit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc., Case No. 16-784, ruled that the “securities safe harbor” under section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1532, does not shield transferees from liability simply because a particular transaction was routed through a financial intermediary—so-called “conduit transactions.”
USA, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Supreme Court of the United States, Second Circuit, High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Seventh Circuit
The Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 received Royal Assent on 25 March 2010. The Act modernises the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 1930 by streamlining the procedure by which a third party claimant can recover compensation from the insurer of a defendant.
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, RPC, Bankruptcy, Costs in English law, Legal personality, Debt, Liquidation, Unsecured creditor, Insolvency Act 1986 (UK), Court of Appeal of England & Wales