简介
最近在Nuoxi Capital Ltd (In Liquidation in the British Virgin Islands) v Peking University Founder Group Co Ltd [2021] HKCFI 3817一案中,香港法院裁定,尽管香港法院承认维持完好契据(「维好契据」)的提供者在内地所提出的清盘程序并向管理人提供各种协助,但境外债券持有人在维好契据下的权利仍应根据合约的专属司法管辖权条款在香港裁决。
维持完好安排与释疑函件类似,都是内地企业支持其附属公司发行境外债券的常用增强信贷方式。由于维好契据不构成担保,内地企业集团往往以此规避禁止为境外债务提供抵押的规定。
背景
簡介
最近在Nuoxi Capital Ltd (In Liquidation in the British Virgin Islands) v Peking University Founder Group Co Ltd [2021] HKCFI 3817一案中,香港法院裁定,儘管香港法院承認維持完好契據(「維好契據」)的提供者在內地所提出的清盤程序並向管理人提供各種協助,但境外債券持有人在維好契據下的權利仍應根據合約的專屬司法管轄權條款在香港裁決。
維持完好安排與釋疑函件類似,都是內地企業支持其附屬公司發行境外債券的常用增強信貸方式。由於維好契據不構成擔保,內地企業集團往往以此規避禁止為境外債務提供抵押的規定。
背景
Introduction
INTRODUCTION
This newsletter covers key updates about developments in insolvency law during the month of December 2021.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs proposes changes to theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code for time bound resolution of stressed assets.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) has, vide a notification dated 23 December 2021, proposed amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“Code”) to facilitate a swift admission process, streamline provisions concerning avoidable transactions and wrongful trading, and promote timely approval of resolution plans.
On 23 November 2021, the Supreme Court of India, in the case of TATA Consultancy Services Ltd. v. Vishal Ghisulal Jain, Resolution Professional, SK Wheels Pvt. Ltd. (TCS Case), clarified that the jurisdiction of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) cannot be invoked by the corporate debtor if the termination of a contract by a third party takes place on grounds unrelated to the insolvency of the corporate debtor.
Brief facts
INTRODUCTION
今回のニュースレターでは、2021 年 11 月の破産倒産法関連の主なアップデートについて取り扱ってい ます。最高裁判所(=SC)、会社法上訴審判所(=NCLAT)、会社法審判所(=NCLT)の各裁判所に おいて下された重要な判決についてまとめる共に、2016 年破産倒産法の改正についても解説しています。
1) A DEL CREDERE AGENT IS NOT AN OPERATIONAL CREDITOR UNDER THE CODE
Matter: Alturas Trading Corp. v. VRMX Concrete India Pvt. Ltd.
Order dated: 04 October 2021
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INTRODUCTION
This newsletter covers key updates about developments in the insolvency law during the month of November 2021.
簡介
最近在Re Hsin Chong Construction Co., Ltd. [2021] HKCFA 14一案中,終審法院推翻了原訟法庭及上訴法庭(「上訴庭」)的裁決。與上訴庭及原訟法庭的裁決相反,終審法院裁定,於新昌開始清盤後出售其在合營協議項下剩餘權利及權益的交易是無效的。
背景
新昌營造廠有限公司(「該公司」)及Build King Construction Limited(「Build King」)於2013年11月訂立一份合營協議(「合營協議」),以成立及經營一間合營公司(「合營公司」)。合營公司於2016年6月獲得一項大型政府項目合約,其中該公司佔65% 權益,Build King佔餘下35% 權益。
該公司於2017/2018年度開始面臨財政困難。2018年8月27日,該公司被入稟清盤,導致該公司的銀行帳戶被凍結。
Introduction
In the recent case of Re Hsin Chong Construction Co., Ltd. [2021] HKCFA 14, the Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”) overturned the decisions of the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal (“CA”) below. The CFA found, contrary to the CA and Court of First Instance, that the disposition of Hsin Chong’s residual rights and interests under a joint venture agreement after the commencement of winding up was void.
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