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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)
Variety is the spice of life: recent cases at the Jersey Royal Court

The Royal Court in Jersey has a varied and challenging workload. The cases that have come before it this quarter certainly live up to that description. Here we discuss just a handful of cases that the Royal Court has determined, that, whilst in some respects are unremarkable, in other respects serve to illustrate the breadth of the experience that the Royal Court judiciary possesses.

Representation of Private Equity Fund Finance Limited [2018] JRC 194

Jersey, Arbitration & ADR, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Ogier, Bankruptcy, Private equity, Limited partnership, Comity, Election, Construction contracts, Trustee