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Court of Appeal validates test under Section 99 of Companies Law

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Cayman Islands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Ogier
Court of Appeal validates test under Section 99 of Companies Law

The Court of Appeal has provided much needed clarification of the test for validating certain transactions by companies that are subject to a winding-up petition, pursuant to Section 99 of the Companies Law (2020 Revision).

Cayman Islands, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Private Client & Offshore Services, Ogier
Cayman Islands Court of Appeal validates test under section 99 of the Companies Law

The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has provided much needed clarification of the test for validating certain transactions by companies that are subject to a winding up petition, pursuant to section 99 of the Companies Law (2020 Revision) (the "Companies Law").

The Legal Issue of Principle

Cayman Islands, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Ogier
Restructuring and Corporate Recovery Jurisdiction Guide: Cayman

Domestic Procedures

What are the principal insolvency procedures for companies in your jurisdiction?

Liquidation: voluntary and official.

Cayman does not have an equivalent to the English concept of the company administration or to the Chapter 11 process in the United States.

Schemes of Arrangement/“Soft Touch Liquidations” allow the company to enter into an agreement with its shareholders and/or creditors.

British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Ogier
Productivity Commission's recommended changes to Australia's corporate insolvency laws

The Productivity Commission published its final report on Business Set-up, Transfer and Closure on 7 December 2015. A copy of the final report is available here.

The final report recommends a number of changes to Australia's corporate insolvency laws and follows public consultation on the Productivity Commission's draft report released in May 2015.

Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Baker McKenzie, Liquidation
Liquidators' remuneration and expenses - value-based remuneration and closer scrutiny of expenses

On 25 July 2014 and 17 September 2014 respectively, Justice Brereton of the Supreme Court of NSW delivered two related judgments in Re AAA Financial Intelligence Ltd (in liquidation) andRe AAA Financial Intelligence Ltd (in liquidation) (No 2). The decisions deal with the evergreen topic of Liquidator remuneration and expenses.

Importantly, in fixing the Liquidators' remuneration, Justice Brereton adopted a "value" focussed approach, and discussed the relevance of considering matters beyond simply time spent multiplied by fixed hourly rates. 

Australia, United Kingdom, New South Wales, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Baker McKenzie, New South Wales Supreme Court
Time extensions for voidable transaction proceedings, and the commissioner for taxation

The importance of notifications to potential defendants and directors of the insolvent company

The decision in Re Octaviar Administration Pty Ltd (in liq) [2013] NSWSC 786 highlights two key issues for insolvency practitioners:

Australia, New South Wales, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Baker McKenzie, Liquidation