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New UAE Bankruptcy Law - Key Features You Need to Know

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.

United Arab Emirates, Insolvency & Restructuring, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
The Delaware Bankruptcy Court confirms that lenders in multiple-level financing structures are entitled to the protections of corporate separateness

The Delaware Bankruptcy Court has confirmed that in multiple-debtor chapter 11 cases, the cramdown rules set forth in section 1129(a)(10) of the Bankruptcy Code must be applied on a per debtor basis as opposed to a per plan basis. See In re JER/Jameson Mezz Borrower II, LLC, No. 11-13338 (MFW), 2011 WL 6749058 (Bankr. D. Del. Dec. 22, 2011) (“Jameson”) and In re Tribune Co., No. 08-13141 (KJC), 2011 WL 5142420 (Bankr. D. Del. Oct. 31, 2011) (“Tribune”).

USA, Delaware, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Dechert LLP, Bankruptcy, Debtor, Title 11 of the US Code, United States bankruptcy court