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Hajime Ueno, Masaru Shibahara and Hiroki Nakamura, Nishimura & Asahi

This is an extract from the 2023 edition of GRR's The Asia-Pacific Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

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Nuo Ji, Lingqi Wang, Jessica Li and Sylvia Zhang, Fangda Partners

This is an extract from the 2023 edition of GRR's The Asia-Pacific Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

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Rabindra S Nathan, Shearn Delamore & Co

This is an extract from the 2023 edition of GRR's The Asia-Pacific Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

In summary

Restructuring debt obligations under Singapore law can be an attractive option for companies seeking debtor-led reorganisations, as the country aims to be a centre for debt restructuring in Asia. There are options for non-Singapore companies to take advantage of the jurisdiction’s scheme of arrangement regime.

The Singapore High Court has clarified the definition of “centre of main interests” in the context of a crypto exchange group seeking to restructure its collective debts in Singapore. The analysis has implications to any group business which has interconnected shared services provided by the group companies in a collective service “ecosystem” to customers.

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Asbestos Trusts May Leave Insurers Out In Cold

By Shane Dilworth

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Insurance Fights Can Complicate The Bankruptcy Labyrinth

By Shane Dilworth

Earlier this year, we highlighted the US Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in Siegel v. Fitzgerald (In re Circuit City Stores, Inc.) to determine whether a 2017 statute that increased Chapter 11 quarterly fees was constitutional. The Supreme Court has spoken and deemed the increase unconstitutional under the Bankruptcy Clause, which requires that bankruptcy laws be uniform.

An insolvency moratorium first introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic applies to nearly all Russian legal entities, individuals, and sole entrepreneurs, and bans the commencement of insolvency proceedings against Russian obligors.