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简介

中华人民共和国最高人民法院(「最高人民法院」)与香港特别行政区政府于2021年5月14日签订了《最高人民法院与香港特别行政区政府关于内地与香港特别行政区法院相互认可和协助破产程序的会谈纪要》。在试点计划下,香港的清盘人可向内地试点地区的有关中级人民法院申请认可香港的清盘程序;同样地,内地的破产管理人可向香港高等法院申请认可内地的破产程序(「试点计划」)。最近在Re China All Access (Holdings) Ltd [2021] HKCFI 1842一案中,香港法院首次考虑这项近期发展及试点计划。

背景

簡介

最近在Re Cheung Hing Chik also known as Charles H.C. Cheung, the debtor [2021] HKCA 981一案中,上訴法院澄清,在決定是否應撤銷破產令時,法院既可考慮在破產令發出之前的事實,也可考慮在破產令發出之後的事實。要成功申請撤銷破產令,申請人須證明涉及與先前法院席前證據有重大差異的特殊情況,作為推翻破產令的充分理據。

背景

本案是就一項於2020年8月3日發出的破產令(「該破產令」)提出的上訴。呈請人是一間公司,其銀行帳戶被破產人偷去或挪用了749,000美元。於2020年2月27日,呈請人就上述金額向破產人發出法定要求償債書,但不獲還款。在2020年8月3日進行的呈請聆訊上,破產人口頭上表示他能夠償還該債務,因為:

  1. 他可將其於張慶植會計師行有限公司的50% 權益出售,估計約值600萬元;及
  2. 他可能會收到若干其他資金。

法官不信納,並認為沒有證據顯示破產人能償還債務,因此發出了該破產令。

Introduction

In the recent case of Re Cheung Hing Chik also known as Charles H.C. Cheung, the debtor [2021] HKCA 981, the Court of Appeal clarified that in determining whether a bankruptcy order should be rescinded, the court is entitled to take into account facts both before or after the bankruptcy order. To succeed, an applicant for rescission has to show exceptional circumstances, involving a material difference to what was before the court earlier, to justify the overturning of the bankruptcy order.

Background

簡介

中華人民共和國最高人民法院(「最高人民法院」)與香港特別行政區政府於2021年5月14日簽訂了《最高人民法院與香港特別行政區政府關於內地與香港特別行政區法院相互認可和協助破產程序的會談紀要》。在試點計劃下,香港的清盤人可向內地試點地區的有關中級人民法院申請認可香港的清盤程序;同樣地,內地的破產管理人可向香港高等法院申請認可內地的破產程序(「試點計劃」)。最近在Re China All Access (Holdings) Ltd [2021] HKCFI 1842一案中,香港法院首次考慮這項近期發展及試點計劃。

背景

On June 10, 2021, Bankruptcy Judge Mary Walrath of the District of Delaware confirmed the chapter 11 plan filed by The Hertz Corporation debtors. In the days just prior to confirmation, the debtors filed a revised plan that proposed to pay unimpaired unsecured creditors postpetition interest at the federal judgment rate. However, the plan reserved to those unsecured creditors the right to later assert entitlement to postpetition interest at higher contractual rates, while also reserving to the debtors the right to argue that no postpetition interest is payable at all.

On May 24, 2021, the Second Circuit held that a 2017 increase to the quarterly fees paid by chapter 11 debtors was unconstitutional and awarded Clinton Nurseries, Inc., Clinton Nurseries of Maryland, Inc. and Clinton Nurseries of Florida, Inc.

In two recent rulings, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York confirmed that structured dismissals are viable options for debtors to exit bankruptcy notwithstanding the Supreme Court’s Jevic decision.

On May 3, 2021, Judge Marvin Isgur of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas held that indenture trustees must satisfy the “substantial contribution” standard to obtain administrative expense status for their fees and expenses incurred in a chapter 11 case. In his ruling, Judge Isgur expressly rejected the indenture trustee’s argument that it could obtain administrative expense status upon a showing that its fees and expenses were an actual, necessary cost of preserving the debtor’s estate.