The interplay between arbitration and insolvency proceedings has been a recurring theme across common law jurisdictions in recent months. It is therefore timely to consider the conflict between parties' contractual rights to arbitrate and their statutory rights to present a winding up petition and how a balance can be struck when determining which should prevail.

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Ante la actual incertidumbre en el mercado que se ha originado como consecuencia de las moratorias concursales establecidas a causa de la crisis del COVID-19, los tribunales españoles están tratando de buscar soluciones efectivas para mitigar los daños previsibles que esta inactividad puede generar. 

The appointment of joint liquidators can be a useful tool in cross-border insolvency proceedings, particularly when assets are located in a number of jurisdictions. However, courts must ensure that a joint liquidator appointment does not lead to conflicting duties based on the respective laws in each jurisdiction. This was the main issue for consideration in West Bromwich Commercial Ltd v Hatfield Property Ltd, where Jack J was satisfied that the appointment of joint liquidators was necessary.

A recent decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council reaffirms its position that only in rare cases will it be appropriate to interfere with concurrent findings of fact of two lower tribunals.¹ The Privy Council found Byers and others v Chen Ningning to be one such case on the basis that an error in findings of fact as to the Respondent’s status as a director had been made by the first instance trial judge and upheld by the Court of Appeal.

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A recent decision of the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal has confirmed that, whilst the courts of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) will recognise the appointment of foreign representatives (including liquidators and trustees in bankruptcy) as having status in the BVI in accordance with his or her appointment by a foreign court, they may only provide assistance to representatives from certain designated countries.

What a creditor needs to know about liquidating GUIDE an insolvent Cayman company

Last reviewed: December 2020

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Introduct ion When is a company insolvent? What is a statutory demand?

El Auto del Juzgado de lo Mercantil nº10 de Barcelona, del pasado 29 de julio, ha permitido el nombramiento de un administrador antes del concurso para facilitar la venta de la unidad productiva antes de la declaración de concurso. Con ello, se ha permitido una medida equivalente al “pre-pack” anglosajón, favoreciendo una liquidación más eficiente y evitando incrementar el pasivo de la concursada.

La jurisprudencia de la Sala de lo Civil del TS avala, con ciertos límites, las cláusulas de los convenios de acreedores en las que se prevé la pérdida del crédito de los acreedores que no comuniquen en un plazo determinado su número de cuenta bancaria. Una reciente sentencia de 2019 ha matizado el alcance tradicional de esta doctrina.

Nos acercamos a los 100 días de la pandemia que ha sacudido nuestro modo de vivir y trabajar y ha llevado nuestra economía a una situación de crisis cuya profundidad y extensión están aún por definir pero se esperan muy amplias.

Liberado el segundo tramo de la lnea ICO de avales para paliar los efectos econmicos del COVID-19, aprobada por el Real Decreto-ley 8/2020 (RDL 8/2020), se discute an estos das sobre la compatibilidad de estas garantas con operaciones de refinanciacin y reestructuracin de deuda.

En concreto, se plantean dudas que se concretan en tres momentos temporales: