Selección de las principales resoluciones en materia de Reestructuraciones e Insolvencias.
La provisión con cargo a la masa como medida cautelar a favor de un acreedor contingente debe ser material
Auto de la Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona de 3 de abril de 2018
A provision out of assets available to creditors as injunctive relief for holder of contingent claim must actually be material
Decision by Barcelona Provincial Appellate Court on April 3, 2018
On March 14, 2018 the European Commission presented the Second Progress Report on the reduction of non-performing loans (“NPLs”). The report comprises a memo and a factsheet, whose versions in English can be obtained on the website of the European Commission, which also distributed a press release (English version).
El pasado 28 de febrero la Comisión Europea publicó el Borrador de Acuerdo sobre la retirada del Reino Unido de la Unión Europea (“UE”).
On February 28 last the European Commission published the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (“EU”).
FSA has published an undertaking Legal & General has given under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations (UTCCR), in relation to its home insurance policies. It held that certain critical expressions in the policy were potentially so wide that it was hard for a customer to know what was excluded. The insurer agreed to make its wording easier to understand. (Source: FSA Publishes Insurance UTCCR Undertaking)
BIS and Treasury have published their response to the consumer credit elements of the Government review of consumer credit and personal insolvency. The response explains the initiative that will ensure that over 85% of customers with personal current accounts will see clearer, fairer and more manageable charges for unarranged overdrafts. Customers will be able to get alerts when their balance is low and will not incur a fee if they exceed their limit by a small amount. Also, from late 2013 there will be guaranteed account switching within seven days.
FSA has published three consultation papers on the Retail Distribution Review (RDR). The papers cover:
FSA has set out its standards for “key attributes” of effective resolution regimes. The standards require each jurisdiction to:
CEIOPS holds annual conference: CEIOPS has held its annual conference. The event included a panel session on Solvency II and discussion by Sharon Bowles of the new European Supervisory Authorities.