第一部分:向香港特别行政区和中国内地客户介绍孤儿SPV打包重组交易
Part 1: Introduction to orphan SPV repackaging transactions for Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China clients
This article was written by Richard Mazzochi, Minny Siu, Angus Sip and Ryan Iskandar
An insolvent enterprise incorporated in Mainland China (“PRC”) or its creditors (“Applicant”) may institute a bankruptcy proceeding against the insolvent enterprise under the PRC Enterprise Bankruptcy Law (“Bankruptcy Law”) by the filing of a bankruptcy petition. There have long been complaints by industry practitioners that PRC courts are reluctant to register bankruptcy petitions.
任何在中国内地(“”)注册成立的企业,如不能清偿到期债务,并且资产不足以清偿全部债务或者明显缺乏清偿能力的,可由该企业或其债权人(“”)提交破产申请,继而根据《中华人民共和国企业破产法》(“《破产法》”)对该企业发起破产法律程序。但是,长期以来,备受业内人士诟病的是,中国法院迟迟未对破产申请实施立案登记制度。在此背景下,最高人民法院(“”)于2016年7月颁布指导通知[1](“《2016年最高院通知》”),旨在简化和规范登记破产案件的立案受理工作。
最高院通知:优化立案程序
In Bailey & Others (Joint Liquidators of D&D Wines International Limited) v Angove’s Pty Limited1, the Court of Appeal overturned a decision of the High Court, and so permitted the liquidator of an insolvent agent to recover funds due to it from end-customers despite the agency having been terminated.
Background
The global crisis and the rights of foreign creditors of Sovereign States
The global financial crisis has been well documented in the press, with one recent headline in The Times reading “Like Iceland, Ireland can refuse to pay up”. Claims that States face bankruptcy not unnaturally raise the alarm bells for the financial markets. Can States be sued if they default in payment? RPC recently enforced a claim against assets of an EU State, as discussed below...
Bankrupt States: A misnomer