An application was made for recognition in Great Britain under the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006 ("CBIR") of new legislation in Croatia known as "Extraordinary Administration Proceeding".
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This case is the first to really consider the practical impact of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Shlosberg v Avonwick [2016] EWCA Civ 1138, in which it was decided that legal professional privilege does not vest in a Trustee in Bankruptcy.
La Sentencia 3019/2017 de la Sala de lo Civil del Tribunal Supremo, de 18 de julio de 2017 aclara que los administradores sociales, tanto los de derecho, como los de hecho, serán responsables solidarios por las deudas contraídas por la sociedad como consecuencia de un despido, declarado improcedente después del acaecimiento de una causa de disolución.
Following our previous article about farms facing insolvency as a limited company, we will now discuss the implications of insolvency on a sole trader or partnership.
Farmers running their business as a sole trader could face personal bankruptcy in the event the business faces financial difficulty.
La Dirección General de los Registros y del Notariado, en su Resolución de 14 de junio de 2017, ha desestimado el recurso interpuesto contra la negativa del Registrador Mercantil de Burgos a inscribir una escritura de nombramiento y cese de administradores. El motivo de la negativa reside en la previa disolución de pleno derecho de la sociedad en virtud de la Disposición Transitoria Primera de la Ley 2/2007, 15 de marzo, de Sociedades Profesionales.
Alan Bennett and Crispin Jones successfully acted for Mr Dowling in his application to set aside a Statutory Demand served on him by Promontoria (Arrow) Limited ("Promontoria") in the sum of €6,338,675.93. The decision has wide reaching implications for creditors seeking to rely on guarantees.
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The Claimant purchased various rights to action from the Liquidator of a Company. The Deed of Assignment included the right to bring a claim for "alleged illegal dividends and/or transactions at an undervalue" arising out of payments to the Defendant, a director/shareholder, had received. It is important to note that the Deed of Assignment did not grant the right to bring a claim for Preference.
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The Dutch government has published a new draft of the Dutch Continuity of Enterprises Act II (the "WCO II") which seeks to introduce pre-insolvency measures in the Netherlands.