La DRGN en la Resolución de 19 de diciembre 2018 valora la posibilidad de inscribir la liquidación y extinción de una sociedad en cuya hoja registral consta inscrita una declaración de insolvencia provisional practicada en el ámbito laboral.
The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) commenced operation on 30 January 2012. All seven-year registrations made on the:
- old state-based motor vehicle registers, immediately before the PPSR commenced; or
- PPSR immediately after it commenced,
will begin to expire shortly and this will have adverse consequences for secured parties who do not act to renew.
The latest decision in the external administration ofMirabela is a reminder of the utility of the section 424 directions process for receivers, and an example of the steps to be taken in the face of competing asset claims.
The Court directed that the receivers of Mirabela were justified in distributing sale proceeds of approximately US$59.5 million in the face of a third party claim to the proceeds, provided the receivers first gave 21 days’ notice of intent to do so.
The case is a timely reminder that:
The Federal Court has confirmed that there is no difference between liquidation and deed administration of a corporate trustee in relation to dealings with trust assets and the distribution of proceeds of those assets for the benefit of creditors.
Background
Manpak operated as the trustee for the MP Unit Trust, which carried on the business of a product wholesaler. Under the Trust Deed, Manpak would be disqualified from holding office if it suffered an Event of Default, which included the appointment of an administrator.
The Court of Appeal - Supreme Court of Western Australian has delivered a decision confirming that a statutory set-off under s 553C of the Corporations Act can still be available to a creditor where a general security interest has attached to the amounts it is seeking to set-off (provided those amounts are circulating assets of the insolvent company), whilst leaving the door open for creditors to rely upon set-off rights at general law in those instances where set-off under s 553C is unavailable.
The High Court recently handed down its much anticipated judgment in Mighty River International Limited v Hughes, confirming that deeds of company arrangement which have the effect of extending the administration period can be valid under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act).
Key takeaways
La Sentencia del 11 de julio de 2018 consolida la jurisprudencia del Tribunal Supremo que reconoce la existencia de un grupo de sociedades cuando el control es ejercido por una persona física.
The High Court has refused to grant the Queensland State Government (Qld Government) special leave to appeal the Queensland Court of Appeal’s March 2018 decision in favour of the liquidators of Linc Energy, concerning the liquidators’ obligations to cause Linc Energy to comply with an Environmental Protection Order (EPO).
Bankruptcy
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Authors
George P. Angelich Partner New York, NY 212.457.5423 [email protected]
M. Douglas Flahaut Counsel Los Angeles, CA 213.443.7559 [email protected]
La reciente Sentencia de la Sala de lo Civil del TS de 26 de abril de 2018 analiza una cesión en pago realizada justo antes de la declaración de concurso. Atendiendo a las circunstancias concretas del caso (quita del 50% del crédito cancelado; acreedor sin vinculación ni condición especial; convenio posterior con quita similar), el Supremo considera que no procede rescindir la operación.