Matthew Czyzyk, Natalie Blanc, Natalie Raine and Emily Ma, Ropes & Gray
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Mark Fine, Usman Khan and Sunay Radia, McDermott Will & Emery
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Amar Meher, Addleshaw Goddard LLP
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Alexandros Kontogeorgiou and Georgia Papathanasiou, Kontogeorgiou Bakopanou & Associates Law Firm
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Alexander Vogel and Marc Baumberger, MLL Legal
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1. Introducción
En la edición de este mes de marzo destacamos:
La Sentencia de la Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona de 20 de diciembre de 2023 que considera irrescindible la hipoteca constituida por la concursada a favor de la AEAT incluso cuando lo que se garantiza es la deuda de un tercero, y no la propia.
This Quickguide outlines some practical considerations for companies whose contractual counterparties are experiencing financial distress, including what questions may be asked of the counterparty in relation to its distress and how to negotiate payment terms or recover debts.
1. Overview
DoCA’s: Discriminating between Creditors -Is it for a Proper Purpose
Canstruct Pty Limited v Project Sea Dragon Pty Limited (No. 4) [2024] FCA 112 ("Canstruct")
In the first restructuring plan since the Court of Appeal's landmark decision in Adler, the High Court has handed down an extraordinary judgment sanctioning McDermott's heavily contested Part 26A restructuring plan and berating the conduct of its opposing creditor. Despite this, the opposing creditor ended up with the financial compromise they asked for – not through the plan but, in part at least, because of events occurring in the parallel Dutch WHOA proceedings. This should give UK lawyers some pause for thought.
Introducción
En la edición de este mes de febrero destacamos dos interesantes sentencias de la Audiencia Provincial de Valencia: