Private wealth structures are not immune from insolvency. Here we examine the Jersey and Guernsey position from the trustee's perspective and consider the issues with which a trustee needs to be familiar.

Test for insolvency

Introduction

The recent decision in the case of In re Erickson Retirement Communities, LLC, 425 B.R. 309 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2010) provides ammunition for those opposing the appointment of an examiner in a debtor’s Chapter 11 case and a cautionary tale for lenders entering into subordination agreements.