INTRODUCTION
今回のニュースレターでは、2021 年 10 月の破産倒産法関連の主なアップデートについて取り扱ってい ます。最高裁判所（＝SC）、会社法上訴審判所（＝NCLAT）、会社法審判所（＝NCLT）の各裁判所に おいて下された重要な判決についてまとめる共に、2016 年破産倒産法の改正についても解説しています。
1) GOVERNMENT AMENDS THE RULES RELATING TO INSOLVENCY OF CORPORATE DEBTOR TO ENSURE TIME BOUND INSOLVENCY PROCESS.
Notification dated: 30 September 2021.
The problem of Non-performing Assets (NPAs) in the Indian banking system is one of its foremost predicaments.
On November 17, 2021, Alto Maipo SpA, a Chile-based run-of-the-river project, which uses the natural flow of a river to generate electricity without the construction of a dam, along with subsidiary Alto Maipo Delaware LLC, filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 21-11507). The company reports $1 billion to $10 billion in both assets and liabilities.
On November 16, 2021, Riverbed Technology, Inc., an information technology company headquartered in San Francisco, along with various affiliates, filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 21-11503). The company reports $1 billion to $10 billion in both assets and liabilities.
INTRODUCTION
This newsletter covers key updates about developments in the Insolvency Law during the month of October 2021.
We have summarized the key judgments passed by the Supreme Court of India (SC), National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), the National Company Law Tribunals (NCLT) and the amendments in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) by the Government of India. Please see below the summary of the relevant regulatory developments.
INTRODUCTION
This newsletter covers key updates about developments in the Insolvency Law during the month of October 2021.
We have summarized the key judgments passed by the Supreme Court of India (SC), National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), the National Company Law Tribunals (NCLT) and the amendments in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) by the Government of India. Please see below the summary of the relevant regulatory developments.
On November 11, 2021, Carlson Travel, Inc. of Minnetonka, MN filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (Case No. 21-90017). Carlson Travel is a business travel management company offering traveler care, travel management, consulting, and booking services.
On November 8, 2021, ORG GC Midco LLC of Houston, TX filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (Case No. 21-90015).
On October 31, 2021, PWM Property Management LLC, along with several affiliates that own premium commercial space in New York and Chicago, filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 21-11445). The company reports $1 to 10 billion in assets and liabilities.
2021年8月27日、インド破産倒産委員会（＝IBBI）は、企業倒産処理手続および清算手続に関する諸問題についてのコメントを募集する旨のディスカッションペーパー（CIRP Discussion Paper、Liquidation Discussion Paper）を発表しました。その後、2021年9月30日、IBBIは、2016年（企業倒産手続）規則（＝CIRP規則）および2016年IBBI（清算手続）規則（＝清算規則）の改正が行われています。
CIRP規則と清算規則にて導入された主な改正点は、以下の通りです。
1. CIRP 規則（CIRP Regulations）
(i) 債権者委員会（＝CoC）の説明責任を高め、機能の透明性を確保するため、CoCのメンバーに対して、IBBIが発行するガイドラインに沿った形での職務の遂行が義務付けられました。