(S.D. Ind. Mar. 28, 2016)
(Bankr. E.D. Ky. Mar. 21, 2016)
(7th Cir. Mar. 22, 2016)
(Bankr. S.D. Ind. Mar. 18, 2016)
(7th Cir. Mar. 18, 2016)
Irvin v. Faller (In re Faller)
(Bankr. W.D. Ky. Mar. 17, 2016)
(7th Cir. Mar. 11, 2016)
(Bankr. E.D. Ky. Mar. 7, 2016)
(Bankr. W.D. Ky. Mar. 8, 2016)
The bankruptcy court sustains the debtors’ objection to the creditor’s claim. The court determines that the creditor failed to establish that the transaction with the debtors was intended as a loan. Instead, the parties had formed a partnership with the creditor making capital contributions, rather than loans. Opinion below.
In January 2014 I published an article titled “Directors Duties – Insolvent Trading: Five rules to deal with a company in financial difficulty” in which I called upon the Federal government to reform Australia’s harsh insolvent trading laws and bring in some protections against ipso facto clauses in order to facilitate the restructuring of businesses.