The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the "Grand Court") recently considered the statutory moratorium against commencing proceedings against a Cayman Islands company which has been placed into liquidation. In the case of BDO Cayman Ltd. and BDO Trinity Ltd. v Ardent Harmony Fund Inc.
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In an effort to resolve divergent court rulings, the new Consolidated Appropriations Act gives the Small Business Administration discretion to determine which small and individual debtors may obtain PPP loans in bankruptcy
The CAA allows debtors in all bankruptcy cases to automatically take up to 210 days (thereby extending the statutory period by 90 days) to choose to continue with a non-residential real property lease and provides an additional grace period on payments for small business debtors after a filing
Introduction
Petitioner
Insolvency
Just and equitable
Consequences of presentation of a petition
Grand Court's discretion
The Guernsey Royal Court recently handed down judgment which brought to an end an important chapter in a long-running dispute regarding control of the exploration and exploitation of the oil and gas reserves of Georgia. The case involved a rare blessing application under section 426 of the Companies Law in an insolvency context, enabling the liquidator to get their decision blessed by the Royal Court.
What are the main Jersey insolvency procedures for a Jersey company?
What is the effect of commencement of Jersey insolvency procedures?
What are the powers of the liquidators or the viscount?
What transactions can be set aside?
How are assets distributed on a creditors' winding up or désastre?
The Security Interests (Jersey) Law (SIJL) 2012 came into force on 2 January 2014, changing the way in which security is created, perfected and enforced over Jersey intangible movable property. This article deals with the enforcement of security interests under the SIJL 2012.