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Amendments to the insolvency regime in the Qatar Financial Centre

Important revisions to the insolvency legislation in the Qatar Financial Centre ("QFC") came into effect on 22 December 2013.

Qatar, Insolvency & Restructuring, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Dubai government releases details of a tailor-made restructuring process

At the same time as announcing that the Nakheel sukuk due for repayment on 14 December would be repaid in full, the Dubai government stated that it would pass a reorganisation law for the Dubai World group in case that group is unable to achieve an acceptable restructuring of its remaining obligations. The details of that new law have now been released in the form of Dubai Decree No. 57 for 2009 (the Decree).

The Decree is significant in two respects:

United Arab Emirates, Insolvency & Restructuring, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Injunction, Debt, Common law, Best practice, Dubai International Financial Centre, Civil Procedure Rules (UK), High Court judge (England and Wales)
Dubai World - government releases details of a tailor-made restructuring process

At the same time as announcing that the Nakheel sukuk due for repayment on 14 December would be repaid in full, the Dubai government stated that it would pass a reorganisation law for the Dubai World group in case that group is unable to achieve an acceptable restructuring of its remaining obligations. The details of that new law have now been released in the form of Dubai Decree No. 57 for 2009 (the Decree).

The Decree is significant in two respects:

United Arab Emirates, Insolvency & Restructuring, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Debt, Common law, Best practice, Promulgation, Dubai International Financial Centre, High Court judge (England and Wales)