Key Points
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Legal Practice, Litigation, Taylor Wessing, Bankruptcy, Legal professional privilege
Key Points
- Floating charge is valid even where there are no unencumbered assets at the time it is taken
- Crystallisation of prior ranking floating charge does not impact enforceability of second ranking floating charge
The Facts
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing, Court of Appeal of England & Wales
The Bottom Line
Key points
The Bottom Line
USA, California, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Medicaid, Ninth Circuit, US District Court for Central District of California
Key Points
- Directors cannot file a notice of intention to appoint (NoI) without a ‘settled intention’ to appoint an administrator
- NoIs cannot be used where there is no qualifying floating charge holder (QFCH)
- The judgment has implications for validity of appointments where requirements not met
The Facts
The Bottom Line
USA, California, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
The Bottom Line
The Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey denied the Debtors’ request for approval of a sale of property free and clear of liens encumbering the property. The court determined that the term “value” in section 363(f)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code referred to the face value of all liens on the property and not the “economic value”. Because the value of liens encumbering the property in this case exceeded the proposed sale price, the property could not be sold free and clear of all liens pursuant to section 363(f)(3).
Key Points
- Claims against Kaupthing could not be pursued in the English courts
- No implied restriction on jurisdictional effect under the Winding-up Directive
- Position analogous to Judgments Regulation and Insolvency Regulation
The Facts