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New developments regarding Spanish pre-insolvency restructuring tools
6 September 2022
The Law 16/2022, of 5 September for the amendment of the Spanish Insolvency Law that transposes Directive 2019/1023 (Directive on restructuring and insolvency) (the Law) has been published today in the Spanish Official Gazette. The Law will enter into force on 26 September 2022 (excluding some articles).
The Law sets out structural reforms in pre-insolvency and insolvency regulations to achieve the following goals:
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Reestructuraciones de empresas en crisis Novedades en la Ley Concursal espaola
6 de septiembre de 2022
La Ley 16/2022, de 5 de septiembre, de reforma del texto refundido de la Ley Concursal que traspone la Directiva 2019/1023 sobre reestructuraciones e insolvencia (la Ley) ha sido publicada hoy en el BOE. La Ley entrar en vigor el 26 de septiembre de 2022 (salvo alguna excepcin).
La Ley acomete una reforma estructural en el mbito preconcursal y concursal con numerosas novedades y con los siguientes objetivos:
Some 12 months ago, following the publication of that year’s Courts Service Annual Report, we suggested that 2020 would be remembered as a year like none other. However, a year later, the publication of the Courts Service Annual Report for 2021 (Report) describes a year of legal activity, in a debt recovery context, that very closely mirrors 2020.
Background of the Act
The European Union (Preventive Restructuring) Regulations 2022 were signed on 27 July 2022 to give effect to an EU directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1023). The Directive aims to ensure that member states have in place effective frameworks for early warning and prevention of corporate insolvency.
The UK's latest quarterly company insolvency statistics, published on 2 August, confirm the trends the restructuring community are seeing so far this year and are expecting to continue as we progress through the year.
On 22 July 2022 and after the judge ordered a delay for more evidence, the English court sanctioned the restructuring plan proposed by Houst Limited (Houst). Houst is an SME that is concerned with the provision of property management services for short-term/holiday lets. Its business was badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, meaning it was both cash flow and balance sheet insolvent when proposing the plan.
The High Court recently rescinded an order adjudicating a debtor bankrupt in Ireland because the debtor failed to disclose material facts to the Court in his application for bankruptcy. In doing so, the Court established a duty of full disclosure that debtors must comply with when seeking to be adjudicated bankrupt in Ireland.
This decision will be welcomed by creditors where there is a concern that a debtor may seek to relocate from other EU member states to Ireland to avail of Ireland’s comparatively benign bankruptcy regime.
Background
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Reestructuraciones de empresas en crisis Novedades en la Ley Concursal espaola
20 de julio 2022
La Ley de reforma del texto refundido de la Ley Concursal que traspone la Directiva 2019/1023 sobre reestructuraciones e insolvencia (la Ley) ha sido remitida al Congreso para su aprobacin definitiva, tras lo cual, una vez publicada en el BOE entrar en vigor a los veinte das (salvo alguna excepcin).
La Ley acomete una reforma estructural en el mbito preconcursal y concursal con numerosas novedades y con los siguientes objetivos:
- The Law for the amendment of the Spanish Insolvency Law that transposes Directive 2019/1023 (Directive on restructuring and insolvency) (the Law) has been sent to the Spanish Congress for its final approval after which it will be published in the Spanish Official Gazette, and twenty days thereafter the Law will enter into force, excluding some articles.
The Law sets out structural reforms in pre-insolvency and insolvency regulations to achieve the following goals: