The recent decision of the London Commercial Court in PJSC Tatneft v Gennady Bogolyubov & Ors [2018] EWHC 1314 (Comm) highlights the importance that the Court will attach to full asset disclosure by a respondent to ensure the effectiveness of a freezing order, even in circumstances where the value of a respondent’s assets exceeds the sum frozen by the order.
Freezing Orders: What Are They?
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Dechert LLP, Asset freezing, High Court of Justice (England & Wales)
In a 2-1 opinion, the Second Circuit overruled the district court in Marblegate Asset Management LLC v. Education Management Corp., finding no violation of the Trust Indenture Act (“TIA”) in connection with an out-of-court debt restructuring.
Background
USA, Capital Markets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Dechert LLP, Bond (finance), Bankruptcy, Unsecured debt, Injunction, Statutory interpretation, Interest, Debt, Maturity (finance), Dissenting opinion, Debt restructuring, US Congress, Constitutional amendment, Second Circuit