The U.K. Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in the joined cases of Rubin and another v Eurofinance SA and others and New Cap Reinsurance Corporation (in liquidation) and another v A E Grant and others [2012] UKSC 46. (24 October 2012)
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Key Considerations When Determining Whether to Resign from a Board in Advance of a Bankruptcy Filing
On 24 October 2012 the UK Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated decision on the enforceability of foreign judgments in the case of Rubin v. Eurofinance S.A. [2012] UKSC 46, reversing the previous judgment of the Court of Appeal which had significantly altered the landscape of cross-border insolvency.
How has the bankruptcy and restructuring landscape changed in the wake of the global financial crisis?
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule on a case of farreaching importance for any party affected by a Chapter 11 plan in a business bankruptcy case. At stake is the longstanding expectation of secured lenders that they'll either be repaid or permitted to take their collateral by means of a credit bid; in other words, paying for the collateral with their lien.
Introduction
Fraudulent Leveraged Buy-Outs
Operating Company/Property Company
Dividend Recapitalizations
Deepening Insolvency
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