An overview of Guernsey legislative and regulatory developments for the period 1 December 2022 to 28 February 2023 inclusive.
1 Corporate insolvency regime – update
The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (Insolvency) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (the Amendment Ordinance) finally came into force on 1 January 2023.
Guernsey, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Litigation, White Collar Crime, Mourant, Anti-money laundering, Confidential information, Suspicious activity reporting, European Court of Justice
On September 9, 2016, Hanjin Shipping Co. won a ruling protecting its assets in the U.S. against creditors, while the shipping line proceeds with its reorganization in South Korea. Hanjin filed for relief under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey (U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge John K. Sherwood in Newark, N.J.).
South Korea, USA, New Jersey, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Shipping & Transport, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Bryan Cave), United States bankruptcy court