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The approach of the Cayman Grand Court to the terms and timing of the discharge of provisional liquidators of In the Matter of Star International Drilling Ltd (unreported, FSD 88 of 2021 ASCJ) may provide a window into what is expected to be a similarly flexible approach to the appointment of restructuring officers.

Star International Drilling Ltd's application to discharge its joint provisional liquidators

在当今国际国内供应链债务违约增多的背景下,作为供应链体系中重要支付手段的票据违约也不断集中爆发。当票据违约遭遇票据当事人破产,持票人追偿票据债权将更为困难和复杂。本文主要探讨不同破产情形下持票人行权的策略,以及破产重整计划对持票人行使追索权的可能影响,望对供应链行业交易合规和纠纷解决有所启发。

一、承兑人或出票人破产情形下,持票人追偿票据债权的策略选择

以往银行汇票较少出现承兑人(或付款人)破产的情形,多为出票人破产,但近些年如包商银行破产、以及大型企业集团破产带来的其集团财务公司破产,使得银行汇票中承兑人破产也成为了现实问题。就商业汇票而言,出票人与付款人/承兑人可能为同一主体,也可能为不同主体,均有可能陷入破产困境。在不同情形下持票人追偿债权的可能策略,值得探讨。

The uncertainty that has descended on global economic markets brought about by the global covid-19 pandemic has been widespread and unprecedented. Anyone looking for clear wisdom on the likely trends in restructuring as we look now to the second half of 2022 and beyond may find the milky darkness of a Magic 8-ball a better barometer of future forecasting.

Here, we provide an overview of the offshore restructuring landscape in light of governmental fiscal stimulus measures introduced due to coronavirus either being reduced, withdrawn or, in some cases, never being put in place.

The illegality defence (which aims to prevent a party benefiting from its illegal conduct via legal claims) has been the subject of considerable judicial analysis in commonwealth jurisdictions in recent years.

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has provided further helpful guidance to insolvency practitioners as to the circumstances in which leave will be granted to commence or continue proceedings against a company in liquidation. Adenium Energy Capital Limited (in official liquidation) (Adenium) is the latest in a line of cases in the Cayman Islands in which leave has been sought to commence proceedings under s 97(1) of the Companies Act against a Cayman Islands-incorporated company in liquidation.

Jersey is one of the primary jurisdictions for the structuring of investment funds. It is also a popular jurisdiction for the establishment of carried interest vehicles, given the regulatory clarity on treatment of employee incentive and carry schemes.

Ogier regularly assists fund managers where a non-Jersey domiciled individual holding shares or limited partnership interests in a Jersey vehicle dies without leaving a separate Jersey will, giving rise to cross-border probate issues. Often such shares or interests have significant value.