In Scotland claims (e.g. the right to payment) are currently transferred by assignation followed by intimation (i.e. notice) of the transfer to the party which is under an obligation to perform the obligation (e.g. making a payment).
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