When a business becomes insolvent, all of the creditors of the business are at risk, including its landlords. As COVID-19 continues to challenge businesses in Ireland and abroad, two recent decisions of Mr Justice McDonald in the High Court offer a timely reminder of the standards which tenants must meet when seeking to compromise their commercial lease obligations and the importance of procedural fairness for landlords affected by tenant insolvency.
The New Look case1
European Union, Ireland, United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Public, Real Estate, McCann FitzGerald LLP, Brexit, Landlord, Coronavirus, Companies Act
The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2013 (“the Act”) has been enacted. The Act addresses the unintended consequences arising from the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 (“the 2009 Act”).
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School specialty, Inc., files bankruptcy in Delaware seeking to sell substantially all of its assets
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USA, Delaware, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Fox Rothschild LLP, Bankruptcy, Liquidation, United States bankruptcy court, US District Court for District of Delaware
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USA, Delaware, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Fox Rothschild LLP, Bankruptcy, Title 11 of the US Code
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USA, Delaware, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Shipping & Transport, Fox Rothschild LLP, Bankruptcy, Liquefied natural gas, United States bankruptcy court