For debtors seeking to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, creditors with claims against reorganizing debtors, and purchasers of assets in bankruptcy court-administered sales, this alert flags seven things to keep in mind about the treatment of environmental liabilities in bankruptcy.

I. Bankruptcy Doesn’t Excuse Compliance with Environmental Rules

This article was first published in Digital Asset.

“Immutable” is a term that is frequently used when people talk about blockchain and the benefit of using this technology for record-keeping.

On 29 April 2016, the Australian Government Treasury released a proposal paper that, among other things, proposed reforms to introduce an ipso facto moratorium (Proposal). This reform was foreshadowed in as part of the Australian Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda.