This week’s TGIF considers a recent decision of the Victorian Court of Appeal where a company’s creditors successfully opposed an application by the company’s liquidators to compromise proceedings commenced on the company’s behalf.
In this week’s TGIF, we consider the dangers of being the last one standing in ‘mothership’ preference claims. In the recent decision of In the matter of Bias Boating Pty Limited (receivers and managers appointed) (in liquidation) [2019] NSWSC 47, Black J ordered costs against a number of defendants to a preliminary question of insolvency even though they did not participate in the hearing of that question.
This week’s TGIF covers the Federal Court’s refusal in Lock, in the matter of Cedenco JV Australia Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2) [2019] FCA 93 to validate creditors’ resolutions fixing $5m+ of remuneration where creditors were given insufficient information; reduced remuneration to be fixed.
11 February orders refusing validation
La Ley Reguladora de los Contratos de Crédito Inmobiliario introduce un nuevo régimen de vencimiento anticipado de préstamos hipotecarios sobre vivienda habitual de personas físicas
In an order rendered on December 18, 2018, Madrid Commercial Court no 1 allowed a debtor under an insolvency order to sign and homologate a refinancing agreement after the opening of the insolvency proceedings.
The Real Estate Credit Law introduces a new regime of early termination of mortgage loans on an individual´s main residence
Ranking of claims payable to the government in respect of refunded subsidies depends on when they were granted
Judgment by the Supreme Court (Chamber One), November 20, 2018
Chronological parameters must be used when classifying claims arising from the obligation to refund subsidies. Accordingly, if the subsidies were granted before the insolvency order, the claim in respect of the refunded subsidy must be a pre-insolvency claim whereas if the subsidy was granted after the insolvency order, the claim for the refund must be a post-insolvency claim.
El rango de los créditos a favor de la Administración por restitución de subvenciones depende del momento de su concesión
Sentencia de la Sala Primera del Tribunal Supremo de 20 de noviembre de 2018
En un auto de 18 de diciembre de 2018, el Juzgado Mercantil número 1 de Madrid ha permitido que un deudor declarado en concurso pueda suscribir y homologar un acuerdo de refinanciación con posterioridad a la declaración de concurso.
This week’s TGIF considers Re Legend International Holdings Inc (In liq) [2018] VSC 789, the next chapter in the story of Legend International Holdings Inc, where the Court found a company to be insolvent on the basis of a foreign debt.