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First, the court analyses whether the refinancing agreement seeking approval complies with the legal requirements envisaged in Additional Provision 4 LC and confirms this.13

Cuatrecasas, Gonrcalves Pereira has advised one of the coordinating institutions on the process for the acquisition of NATRA debt and on the design and implementation of the refinancing, including the execution of a lock-up agreement.

Act 15/2015 regulates voluntary jurisdiction cases processed in the courts, which are legally considered all cases requiring court intervention to protect rights and interests in civil and commercial law matters that do not involve disputes that must be heard in litigation proceedings.

The SC adopts a decision on the inclusion of contractual set-off agreements that document a single financial transaction within the scope of application of Royal Decree-Act 5/2005 and on the insolvency classification of the credits resulting from financial swap, thus settling the disparity of criteria that existed in our lower case law with respect to such matters.

Judgment of the Court of Appeal of Porto of October 8, 2015 

Culpable insolvency – Duration of disqualification of the insolvent party

November 2015 Financial Services Bulletin The Supreme Court of Canada Confirmed Today the Paramountcy of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act over License Denial Regimes The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released today its much awaited decision in 407 ETR,1 in which it upheld the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, and ruled that Section 22(4) of the Highway 407 Act is constitutionally inoperative to the extent that it is used to enforce a provable claim that has been discharged pursuant to section 178(2) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

On October 13, 2015, the Ontario Court of Appeal (the "Court of Appeal") upheld1 a CCAA judge's decision that the "interest stops rule" applies in CCAA proceedings, which significantly limits unsecured creditors' ability to recover interest accrued after the date of a debtor's insolvency.

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Judgement No. 362/2015 - Official Gazette No. 186/2015, Series II of 09/23/2015

The Constitutional Court ruled unconstitutional the provision of Article 100 of the Insolvency and Corporate Recovery Code, approved by Decree-Law No. 53/2004, of March 18, if interpreted as the declaration of insolvency provided therein suspends the limitation deadline of tax debts attributable to the responsible subsidiary responsible person according to the tax procedure.

Judgment of the Supreme Court of 08/10/2015

BARCELONA PROVINCIAL COURT (DIVISION 15) RULING OF JUNE 31. 2015, NO. 170/2015: CHANGE IN THE RULE FOR DETERMINING THE EXISTENCE OF A GROUP UNDER THE INSOLVENCY ACT

In this judgment, the Provincial Court of Barcelona modified its previous position (despite a degree of dissent) on the concept of group for insolvency proceeding purposes.

DECISION OF THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE ON REGISTRIES AND NOTARIAL ACTIVITIES DATED OCTOBER 6, 2015: NO PUBLIC DEED REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTERING PROPERTY JUDICIALLY AWARDED IN AN INSOLVENCY PROCEEDING