Supreme Court 22 January 2022, ECLI:NL:HR:2020:80 - www.rechtspraak.nl

Introduction

Recently, the Supreme Court dealt with the following question: can the bankruptcy trustee recover a payment made from a bank account with a debit balance in the name of the bankrupt company after the bankruptcy date, as undue payment due to a breach of the fixation principle or the equality of creditors principle?

Hoge Raad 22 januari 2022, ECLI:NL:HR:2022:80 (www.rechtspraak.nl).

Introductie

In het onderhavige arrest buigt de Hoge Raad zich over de volgende vraag: kan de curator een girale betaling, gedaan na datum faillissement vanaf een op naam van de failliet staande bankrekening met een debetsaldo, als onverschuldigd terugvorderen wegens strijdigheid met het fixatiebeginsel of de paritas creditorum?

Introduction

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