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Updated: New "debtor in possession" corporate insolvency regime to commence from 1 January 2021

 

We update our earlier client alert with a version including additional details that are available.

In brief

On 24 September 2020, the Treasurer announced that the Australian Government would introduce new legislation to give effect to:

Australia, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Baker McKenzie, Coronavirus
Australia: Recognition of the Thai Airways business reorganisation proceeding in Australia under the Model Law

 

In brief

Baker McKenzie recently acted for the Foreign Representatives of Thai Airways International Public Company (Thai Airways), in successfully obtaining orders recognising the business organisation proceeding commenced by Thai Airways in Thailand as a foreign main proceeding pursuant to article 17 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross‑Border Insolvency (the Model Law) which is incorporated into Australian law by the Cross‑Border Insolvency Act 2008 (Cth) (the Act).

Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Baker McKenzie
House Committee on Financial Services holds hearing on Lehman Bankruptcy examiner’s report

On April 20, the House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing to discuss public policy issues raised by last month’s report of court-appointed bankruptcy examiner for Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (Lehman Brothers), Mr. Anton R. Valukas. The Committee heard testimony from the following witnesses:

Panel One:

USA, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Alston & Bird LLP, Bankruptcy, Audit, Board of directors, Accounting, Defamation, Balance sheet, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Reserve (USA), FSAB, US House Committee on Financial Services, Chair of the Federal Reserve, Lehman Brothers, Ernst & Young, Chief executive officer