A February 16, 2021 decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York held, in In re Citibank August 11, 2020 Wire Transfers, 520 F. Supp. 3d 390, that lenders who received almost $900 million mistakenly wired to them by Citibank (the administrative agent for a $1.8-billion syndicated seven-year term loan to Revlon [2016 Loan]) were entitled to keep the money.

On 1 August 2020, the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (COVID-19) Act 2020 (Act) was signed into law. This legislation, due to commence soon, will address certain specific company law issues arising because of the ongoing and unprecedented Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

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On 20 July 2020, the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (COVID-19) Bill 2020 (the Bill) was initiated in Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish parliament). This proposed legislation seeks to address certain specific company law issues which have arisen in the context of the ongoing and unprecedented Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

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