On 31 October 2023, Federal Law No. 51 of 2023 Promulgating the Financial and Bankruptcy Law (the Bankruptcy Law) was published in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Official Gazette, repealing the prior federal law on bankruptcy (Federal Law No. 9 of 2016, the Prior Law) and significantly developing the bankruptcy regime in the UAE.

GIVEN THE RECENT NEWS REGARDING SILICON VALLEY BANK, RICHARD OMAN LOOKS AT THE IMPACT THAT LENDER INSOLVENCY HAS ON LOAN FACILITIES AND WHAT BORROWERS AND LENDERS NEED TO CONSIDER.

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