Two recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions demonstrate that the corporate attribution doctrine is not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Court approval of a sale process in receivership or Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (“BIA”) proposal proceedings is generally a procedural order and objectors do not have an appeal as of right; they must seek leave and meet a high test in order obtain it. However, in Peakhill Capital Inc. v.
Entre otras disposiciones, el RDL 5/2023 contiene una serie de medidas para la transposición de la Directiva (UE) 2019/2121 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 27 de noviembre de 2019, en lo que atañe a las transformaciones, fusiones y escisiones transfronterizas intracomunitarias, estructurándose en cuatro títulos, que suponen una nueva regulación de las modificaciones estructurales de las sociedades mercantiles.
AML changes for court-appointed liquidators
Important changes for court-appointed liquidators to the regulations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (Act) will come into force on 9 July 2021. These changes provide that, for a court-appointed liquidator:
The High Court has released its judgment in Re Halifax NZ Limited (In liq) [2021] NZHC 113, involving a unique contemporaneous sitting of the High Court of New Zealand and Federal Court of Australia.
El Real Decreto-ley 5/2021, de 12 de marzo, de medidas extraordinarias de apoyo a la solvencia empresarial en respuesta a la pandemia del Covid-19, se ha aprobado con el fin de proteger el tejido productivo y evitar un impacto estructural sobre la economía tras la significativa reducción de ingresos de muchas empresas y autónomos. |
The real lesson from Debut Homes – don't stiff the tax (wo)man
The Supreme Court has overturned the 2019 Court of Appeal decision Cooper v Debut Homes Limited (in liquidation) [2019] NZCA 39 and restored the orders made by the earlier High Court decision, reminding directors that the broad duties under the Companies Act require consideration of the interests of all creditors, and not just a select group. This is the first time New Zealand’s highest court has considered sections 131, 135 and 136 of the Companies Act, making this a significant decision.
El pasado 18 de noviembre de 2020, entró en vigor el Real Decreto-ley 34/2020, de 17 de noviembre de 2020, de medidas urgentes de apoyo a la solvencia empresarial y al sector energético, y en materia tributaria. |
Law 3/2020, of 18 September, on procedural and organisational measures to tackle COVID-19 in the area of the Administration of Justice entered into effect on 20 September 2020.
The new insolvency and corporate measures are brought in with three primary aims:
El pasado 20 de septiembre de 2020, entró en vigor la Ley 3/2020, de 18 de septiembre, de medidas procesales y organizativas para hacer frente al COVID-19 en el ámbito de la Administración de Justicia.
Según se establece, estas nuevas medidas concursales y societarias se llevan a cabo con una triple finalidad: