Current Legislation Coordinator: Rosana Hallett Of counsel of GA_P No . 212017 Current Legislation No . 21 | 2017 2 © Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados, 2017. All rights reserved Disclaimer: This digest is provided for general information purposes only and nothing expressed herein should be construed as legal advice or recommendation. Design and layout: José Á. Rodríguez and Ángela Brea • Translation and adaptation: John Woodger Contents I. Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. El problema y la propuesta
No passado dia 1 de julho de 2017 entrou em vigor o Decreto-lei 79/2017 de 30 de junho de 2017 (“DL 79/2017”), que altera, entre outros, o Código da Insolvência e da Recuperação de Empresas, alterando, nomeadamente, o regime jurídico do Procedimento Especial de Revitalização (“PER”) que fica agora reservado a empresas.
Destacamos ainda outras alterações relevantes introduzidas pelo DL 79/2017:
On 1 July 2017, Decree-law 79/2017, of 30 June 2017 (“DL 79/2017”), entered into force. This piece of legislation amends, most notably, the Insolvency and Recovery of Companies Code and the legal framework of the Special Revitalization Procedure (“SRP”), which is now reserved only to companies.
Other noteworthy amendments introduced by DL 79/2017 are as follows:
Introduction
On 29 June 2017 the High Court made an order for costs against the three former directors of Custom House Capital (the “Company”) having already disqualified them from acting as directors for periods in excess of ten years. The judgment was unusual because the order for costs was not just in relation to the legal costs but also for the very significant investigative costs of the Official Liquidator.
Background
La Dirección General de Tributos, en dos recientes consultas vinculantes, concreta el momento en el que los propietarios de acciones de una sociedad en concurso de acreedores pueden computar las pérdidas patrimoniales experimentadas con motivo de tal situación.
La Dirección General de Tributos, en la consulta vinculante V0624-17, de 9 de marzo del 2017, analiza cuándo y cómo puede computar una pérdida patrimonial el propietario de unas acciones de una sociedad suspendida de cotización y en fase de liquidación en un procedimiento concursal.
Article 92 of the Spanish Insolvency Act (SIA) sets forth that claims held by related parties shall qualify as subordinated in the event of insolvency of the debtor.
In the recent decision of Re JD (a debtor), the High Court upheld a debtor’s challenge to a lender’s decision to reject a Personal Insolvency Agreement (“PIA”) proposal.
Section 115A of the Personal Insolvency Acts 2012- 2015 (“the Acts”) provides a new mechanism by which a debtor may seek the Court’s approval of a PIA notwithstanding its rejection by creditors.
This case is particularly significant as:
La operación sobre los activos de una empresa que se prepara con anterioridad a la declaración de quiebra para ser ejecutada inmediatamente después de que se declare la quiebra (pre-pack) puede plantear problemas laborales.
Introduction
With the commencement of the Companies Accounting Act 2017 (“2017 Act”) on 9 June 2017, the priority of charges in liquidations has been dramatically altered.
Judicial Development