Diego Sierra, Von Wobeser y Sierra SC
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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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McCann FitzGerald acted for the Asia Pulp and Paper Group (“APP Group”) in the recent successful restructuring of over US$1 billion of debt.
In a first for the Irish restructuring market, the debt was restructured through a scheme of arrangement under section 676 of Part 11 of the Companies Act 2014 (“Part 11 Scheme of Arrangement”). On 23 October 2019, the US Bankruptcy Court granted recognition of the scheme under Chapter 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code.
Following the approach of the courts of England and Wales, the Supreme Court has stated unequivocally that it can no longer be said that the rules of equity are carved in stone, or are express immutable principles, unless changed by the Oireachtas.
In ACC Loan Management v Rickard, the defendant defaulted on a loan. ACC obtained judgment against him and then successfully applied to have a receiver appointed by way of equitable execution over payments which the defendant was due to receive from the Department of Agriculture under an EU farm payments scheme.