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No Double Dipping - Avianca Bankruptcy Court Demands that Foreign Creditors Drop Foreign Enforcement Proceedings at Risk of Having Bankruptcy Claims Disallowed

In a January 2023 opinion,1 the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court overseeing the bankruptcy case of Latin American airline Avianca and certain of its affiliates sanctioned over 150 of the airline’s Brazilian and Columbian creditors who had filed proofs of claim in the bankruptcy case finding t

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Trade & Customs, Mayer Brown, Sanctions, Coronavirus, United States bankruptcy court
Sanctioning ownership: the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands confirms the broad scope of its sanction jurisdiction

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In the recent decision of Re Ascentra Holdings Inc.(in Official Liquidation), the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has once again confirmed the significant scope of its sanction jurisdiction in the context of official liquidations under section 110(2) of the Companies Act.

Cayman Islands, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Ogier, Sanctions, Companies Act
Grand Court makes first restoration order in respect of fraudulently dissolved Cayman company

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Cayman Islands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Ogier
Grand Court further develops insolvency test for Cayman Islands segregated portfolio companies

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Cayman Islands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Ogier
Characterisation of just and equitable winding-up petitions: dispute with company or between shareholders?

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Subject matter or participant?
Facts in Madera
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Cayman Islands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Ogier
Cayman Islands welcomes reforms to restructuring regime

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Cayman Islands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Ogier
Grand Court further develops insolvency test for Cayman Islands segregated portfolio companies

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Cayman Islands, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Ogier, Insolvency, Receivership
Practical approach to substituted service: Grand Court allows substituted service of winding up petition on registered Cayman company

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Cayman Islands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Ogier
Careful consideration of comity when winding up Cayman companies

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Cayman Islands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Ogier
When can proceedings be issued against a Cayman Islands-incorporated company in liquidation?

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Cayman Islands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Ogier