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Relief in the Time of COVID-19 - Temporary Measures

New legislation suspends contractual obligations for the next six months with related disputes subject to a separate dispute resolution system.

On 7 April 2020, the Singapore Parliament passed the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act (the Act) offering temporary relief to businesses and individuals who are unable to fulfil their contractual obligations because of COVID-19 and providing temporary amendments to bankruptcy and insolvency laws. The Act went into effect immediately.

Singapore, Insolvency & Restructuring, Latham & Watkins LLP, Coronavirus
Third-party non-debtor releases in the Second Circuit

Between 2008 and 2010, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals (the Second Circuit) revisited the circumstances under which it would approve third-party non-debtor releases in Chapter 11 plans of reorganization. Traditionally, the Second Circuit found such releases to be appropriate if the bankruptcy case had certain special — “unique” — circumstances.1 InIn re Johns-Manville Corp., 517 F.3d 52 (2d. Cir.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Latham & Watkins LLP, Conflict of laws, Debtor, Injunction, Subject-matter jurisdiction, Second Circuit, United States bankruptcy court, Fifth Circuit
Circuit court reverses district court, upholds the bankruptcy court’s decision in TOUSA

Senior Transeastern Lenders v. Official Comm. Of Unsecured Creditors of TOUSA, Inc. (In re TOUSA, Inc.), 2012 US App. LEXIS 9796 (11th Cir. May 15, 2012)

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Latham & Watkins LLP, Bankruptcy, Debtor, Debt, Default (finance), United States bankruptcy court, Eleventh Circuit