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Hungarian insolvency law already knows the concept of avoidance actions. Allowing creditors and liquidators to challenge certain transactions aims to protect the value of the insolvency estate. Although the principles of Hungarian insolvency law are the same as those outlined in the European Commission's proposal for a Directive (i.e. Proposed Directive), there are some aspects which would need to be carefully thought through before they are harmonised.

The Scottish Court of Session has, for the first time, considered what is required to establish a ‘liability’ for the purposes of the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 (the “2010 Act”). In this matter, the Court found that a ‘decree in default’, issued due to the insolvent Insured’s failed to appear at a procedural hearing, was sufficient to establish ‘liability’.

On the 29 November 2023, the Gambling Commission (“GC”) released its second set of consultations on the Gambling White Paper which covers five key areas: 

Recent news reports have highlighted that the number of corporate insolvencies has continued to rise during 2022 and 2023, with the retail sector being particularly affected. Many companies are struggling to meet the demands of repaying government support provided during lockdown, increased running costs and high wages coupled with lower demand due to the cost of living crisis.

Gregg Galardi, Matthew Czyzyk, Natalie Blanc and Emily Ma, Ropes & Gray

This is an extract from the 2024 edition of GRR's the Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

Richard J Cooper, Lisa M Schweitzer and Richard C Minott, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

This is an extract from the 2024 edition of GRR's the Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

Fabio Guzmán-Saladín and Pamela Benzán Arbaje, Guzmán Ariza

This is an extract from the 2024 edition of GRR's the Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

John Wasty, John Riihiluoma, Lalita Vaswani and James Batten, Appleby

This is an extract from the 2024 edition of GRR's the Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

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Ken Baird, Katharina Crinson, Guilhem Bremond, Michael Broeders, Charlotte Ausema, Jan-Philip Wilde, Ana López, Silvia Angós, Mark Liscio and Samantha Braunstein, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

This is an extract from the 2024 edition of GRR's the Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.