Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal, Queen Mary University of London
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Fulvio Italiani and Carlos Omaña, D'Empaire
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Brian Bolin, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
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Luke A Barefoot and Benjamin S Beller, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
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Ronit J Berkovich and Olga F Peshko, Weil Gotshal & Manges
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Timothy Graulich and Elliot Moskowitz, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
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Fernando Daniel Hernandez, Marval O’Farrell & Mairal
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In today’s insecure commercial lettings market, it is becoming increasingly common for landlords to take a significant rent deposit when granting a new lease and to enforce their rights under the rent deposit deed. This is putting the drafting and enforcement of rent deposit deeds under scrutiny. How do the parties to a rent deposit deed protect their positions when the landlord assigns the reversion to the lease?
The judicial managers of offshore oil and gas group Swiber have announced a restructuring plan for the company – which includes handing over shares to its professional services providers in part-payment of fees.
Judicial managers Bob Yap Cheng Ghee, Ong Pang Thye and Tay Puay Cheng of KPMG published the plan on 7 May, urging creditors to vote in favour to avoid Swiber’s liquidation.
Hong Kong’s restructuring scene is one of the most cross-border in the world, with three-quarters of its listed companies incorporated offshore and most restructurings having a mainland China connection. But the territory still lacks a statutory regime for cross-border recognition – as recently brought into focus in the restructuring of Singaporean engineering company CW Group. What does this mean for international insolvencies in the region?