mourant.com 2021934/73079902/3 GUIDE Liquidating an insolvent Jersey company Last reviewed: February 2023 Contents When is a company insolvent? 2 Désastre proceedings under the Bankruptcy Law 2 Who may make an application?

mourant.com 2021934/73072975/2 GUIDE Challenging transactions in a Jersey insolvency Last reviewed: January 2023 Contents When is a company insolvent?

Insolvency practitioners and creditors facing voidable transaction claims will need to reassess the value of any potential or threatened unfair preference claims or other voidable transaction claims, following two important insolvency decisions in the High Court yesterday (Metal Manufactures Pty Limited v Morton [2023] HCA 1 (Metal Manufactures); Bryant v Badenoch Integrated Logging Pty Ltd [2023] HCA 2 (Badenoch).

It held that:

During the lifetime of a company some of the most difficult problems that a director faces are encountered if the company is in financial difficulty: not yet unable to pay its bills and insolvent but with a possibility that it may get to that position. At that stage the decisions made by a director may affect not only the survival and future of the company but also the director's own position.

Summary and comment

The Bankruptcy (Netting, Contractual Subordination and Non-petition Provisions) (Jersey) Law 2005 (the Netting Law) is a short law, expressed in seven articles, which gives statutory confirmation that netting, contractual subordination and non-petition provisions in agreements are enforceable in accordance with their terms before and after bankruptcy.

The first reported decision on the ipso facto stay provisions of the Corporations Act provides clarity that they operate as intended in voluntary administration – leaving the trickier issues for another day.

More Australian businesses in financial difficulty are embracing a ‘turnaround’ culture, but further structural reforms are needed to shift attitudes towards the use of turnaround professionals, according to Clayton Utz Restructuring & Insolvency partner, Cameron Belyea.

Introduction

This Guide explains the procedure for administration order proceedings in respect of Guernsey companies.

Administration orders

The purpose of administration orders

This Guide sets out the background of the 'solvency test' and its relevance and applicability in Guernsey. The Solvency Test Background When the solvency test was introduced in July 2008 as part of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the Law), it represented a fundamental change to Guernsey's company law in relation to the maintenance of capital and solvency.

mourant.com 2021934/84097043/2 GUIDE Insolvency procedures for Guernsey companies Last reviewed: February 2023 Contents Introduction 2 Modern corporate insolvency proceedings 2 Administration 2 Liquidation 3 Voluntary liquidation 3 Compulsory liquidation 4 Scheme of arrangement 5 Statutory process 5 Three-stage mechanism 5 Approval and challenges 5 Receivership 5 The traditional procedures 6 Désastre 6 Saisie 6 Out-of-court restructurings and consensual workouts 7 Conclusion 7 Contacts 7 2 mourant.com 2021934/84097043/2 Introduction Guernsey law provides a number of ways to ensure an orderl