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Commencement of Singapore's Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018

Nearly two years after it was first passed in Parliament on 1 October 2018, the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act (“IRDA”) has now come into operation on 30 July 2020. The IRDA not only unifies Singapore’s legislation in relation to personal and corporate insolvency and debt restructuring, but also introduces significant changes to the present regime.

In this update, we will highlight nine key changes of the new provisions of the IRDA.

1. Restriction of Ipso Facto Clauses in Insolvency/Restructuring Proceedings

Singapore, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Duane Morris LLP, Coronavirus
Unauthorized UCC filings: a cautionary tale in the absence of requisite authority to file, a UCC termination statement is ineffective to bring a perfected security interest to an end

A recent decision by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York1 found that a UCC-3 termination statement filed on behalf of a secured creditor was not effective because it lacked the proper authorization.

USA, New York, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Milbank LLP, Debtor, Uniform Commercial Code (USA), United States bankruptcy court