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Hong Kong court departs from English law in its approach to arbitration clauses in insolvency cases

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Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Reed Smith LLP
Hong Kong Court of Appeal to consider application of arbitration clauses in insolvency cases

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Hong Kong, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Reed Smith LLP, Court of First Instance (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong companies court considers impact of Re Guy Lam on arbitral disputes

In the latest decision of the Hong Kong court to consider the interplay between arbitration clauses and winding-up or bankruptcy petitions, on 22 May 2023, the Hon. Linda Chan J (the Judge) made a winding-up order against Simplicity & Vogue Retailing (HK) Co. Limited (the Company) and rejected the Company’s argument that the dispute over the underlying debt should be referred to arbitration.

Hong Kong, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Reed Smith LLP
Marblegate: what does it mean for European restructurings?

In a highly-anticipated decision on a long-running bondholder dispute, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its judgment last week in Marblegate Asset Management LLC v Education Management Corp. It concluded that “Section 316(b) [of the US Trust Indenture Act 1939] prohibits only non-consensual amendments to an indenture’s core payment terms”, i.e. the amount of principal and interest owed and the maturity date.

European Union, USA, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Bankruptcy, Consideration, Second Circuit