David Baxter and Brian O’Malley, A&L Goodbody

This is an extract from the first edition of GRR's The Art of the Pre-Pack. The whole publication is available here.

Introduction

Pre-packs in Ireland probably are not as common as they should be. In theory, a pre-pack is broadly available in each of our insolvency procedures: liquidation, examinership and receivership.

Dominic Emmett and Hannah Cooper, Gilbert + Tobin

This is an extract from the first edition of GRR's The Art of the Pre-Pack. The whole publication is available here.

Dennis F Dunne, Dennis C O'Donnell and Nelly Almeida, Milbank LLP

This is an extract from the first edition of GRR's The Art of the Pre-Pack. The whole publication is available here.

Introduction

Jacqueline Ingram and Damilola Odetola, Milbank LLP

This is an extract from the first edition of GRR's The Art of the Pre-Pack. The whole publication is available here.

Yushan Ng and Jacqueline Ingram, Milbank LLP

This is an extract from the first edition of GRR's The Art of the Pre-Pack. The whole publication is available here.

Robert J Dehney and Matthew B Harvey, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP

This is an extract from the first edition of GRR's The Art of the Pre-Pack. The whole publication is available here.

Introduction

Dennis F Dunne, Dennis C O'Donnell and Nelly Almeida, Milbank LLP

This is an extract from the first edition of GRR's The Art of the Pre-Pack. The whole publication is available here.

Giles Boothman and Ru-Woei Foong, Ashurst

This is an extract from the first edition of GRR's The Art of the Pre-Pack. The whole publication is available here.

Introduction

1. INTRODUCTION 

1. In May 2019, the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce ("UKJT"), a subsidiary of the UK's LawTech Delivery Panel, issued a consultation paper on the status of cryptoassets and smart contracts in English private law ("Consultation Paper"). In his foreword to the Consultation Paper, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court of England and Wales (the "Chancellor") commented that "perceived legal uncertainty" was the reason for some lack of confidence amongst market participants and investors in cryptoassets and smart contracts.¹

DJ Miller, Thornton Grout Finnigan

This is an extract from the 2020 edition of the Americas Restructuring Review, published by Global Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

In summary

This chapter highlights the flexible nature of Canada’s restructuring regime, where creative solutions to novel and complex issues are welcomed by the judiciary.