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Tma submissions on Australian creditors’ scheme of arrangement consultation

On 2 August 2021, the Treasury released a consultation paper seeking feedback on changes to improve creditors’ schemes of arrangement in Australia (the Consultation Paper). The submissions process has now closed.

Australia, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Moratorium, Debtor in possession, Debt restructuring, Creditors' rights, Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Treasury consults on Australian creditors’ schemes of arrangement reforms

The Treasury has released a consultation paper on changes to improve creditors’ schemes of arrangement in Australia (the Consultation Paper).[1] The main proposal in the Consultation Paper is the consideration of a broad automatic moratorium, available to companies proposing a creditors’ schem

Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Coronavirus, Corporations Act 2001 (Australia)
Who is the noteholder and who is the creditor

Introduction

Towards the end of 2020, while businesses were reeling from the challenges of grappling with a global pandemic, the end of the Brexit transition period and LIBOR transition, the Law Commission published a paper analysing the current law underlying intermediated securities - Intermediated securities: who owns your shares? A Scoping Paper.

European Union, France, United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Public, Stephenson Harwood LLP, Brexit, Libor