On 31 October 2023, Federal Law No. 51 of 2023 Promulgating the Financial and Bankruptcy Law (the Bankruptcy Law) was published in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Official Gazette, repealing the prior federal law on bankruptcy (Federal Law No. 9 of 2016, the Prior Law) and significantly developing the bankruptcy regime in the UAE.
A recent decision of the Privy Council dismissing the claim of liquidators of an insolvent hedge fund to claw back redemption payments made to an investor leaves lingering uncertainties for investors generally.
Claw backs post 2008 crisis
Cayman Islands, United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Unjust enrichment, Liquidator (law)
The English courts have been careful to control the circumstances in which a constructive trust will be declared.
Introduction
United Kingdom, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Beneficial ownership, Constructive trust