For the benefit of our clients and friends investing in European distressed opportunities, our European Network is sharing some current developments.
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Le droit de la faillite au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg est actuellement régi par les articles 437 et suivants du Code de Commerce et s’inspire en grande partie du droit et de la jurisprudence belges. La législation applicable en matière de faillite n’a cependant que très peu évolué depuis 1935. Le législateur luxembourgeois, au vu du nombre croissant de faillites prononcées ces dernières années, avait d’ores et déjà tenté de réformer ce droit par l’introduction d’un projet de loi en 2003, resté cependant lettre morte.
For the benefit of our clients and friends investing in European distressed opportunities, our European Network is sharing some current developments.
Recent Developments
Recent Developments
Global—On 10 January 2014, the US Supreme Court agreed to resolve a court split over the scope of discovery orders aimed at enforcing judgments against foreign states. In Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd., No. 12-842, 2014 BL 7274 (Jan. 10, 2014), the Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari to hear an appeal stemming from Argentina's default on its government debt in 2001. Argentina restructured its defaulted debt in 2005 and 2010.
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The acquirer attempted to contractually transfer employees to a so-called "transitional company" (Transfergesellschaft) for a few hours only. The employees involved had previously signed five different employment offers presented by the acquirer, some of them limited, some unlimited in time. The acquirer subsequently accepted one of the offers, which was a fixed term contract.
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