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Judges of Barcelona unify principles on certain points of insolvency law

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European jurisprudence on universal and territorial procedures

Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of April 18, 2024 (AIR BERLIN case)

An insolvency administrator may lose their right to restitution arising from an insolvency avoidance if they are prevented from exercising the right in good faith by their conduct in the context of the conclusion of a redemption agreement, by which the creditor (and opposing party) waives rights to separate satisfaction.

Decision

The commercial judges of Madrid publish a guidefor the appointment of an expert on insolvency pre-pack

Public disclosure not required of appointment of expert in restructuring in the context of a pre-insolvency notice

Decision by Pontevedra Commercial Court No 3 on November 16, 2022

In the context of a pre-insolvency notice made on a confidential basis in which the debtor requests appointment of the expert in restructuring, Pontevedra Commercial Court took the view that the appointment does not have to be sent to the Public Insolvency Register to publicly disclose their identity.

No se exige publicidad del nombramiento del experto en reestructuración en el marco de una comunicación de negociaciones de carácter reservado

Auto del Juzgado de lo Mercantil núm. 3 de Pontevedra, de 16 de noviembre de 2022

Los jueces de lo mercantil de Madrid publican una guía para el nombramiento de experto en pre-pack concursal

According to a ruling by the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on 5 May 2022, a passenger's claim for reimbursement due to a flight cancellation in insolvency needs to be established in the schedule of creditors, otherwise it remains a claim for air transport that cannot be enforced in insolvency proceedings if the flight was booked and paid for before the insolvency proceedings.

CJEU pronounces on “mobile conflict” and the effects of Brexit in relation to insolvency proceedings

Judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union on March 24, 2022

El TJUE se pronuncia sobre el “conflicto móvil” y los efectos del Brexit en materia de insolvencia

Sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea de 24 de marzo de 2022