Como ya hiciera la Comisión Europea con su instrumento de liquidez para apoyo a la solvencia (Solvency Support Instrument) lanzado a finales de mayo y cuyos rasgos generales se describen aquí, el Gobierno de España ha creado, mediante el Real Decreto-ley 25/2020, un nuevo fondo para intentar prevenir las insolvencias
Suppliers of goods often rely upon retention of title clauses to preserve their goods in the event the purchaser defaults on any aspect of the supply agreement. However, how enforceable are these provisions when the purchaser enters into administration or liquidation or becomes bankrupt? What steps can suppliers take to protect their interests in these circumstances?
As concerns about illegal phoenix activity continue to mount, it is worth remembering that the Corporations Act gives liquidators and provisional liquidators a powerful remedy to search and seize property or books of the company if it appears to the Court that the conduct of the liquidation is being prevented or delayed.
Desde el pasado 23 de marzo, con esta newsletter en Garrigues hemos hecho un esfuerzo por acercaros aquellos temas regulatorios de los que semana a semana las empresas teníais que estar más pendientes desde todas las áreas de práctica del derecho de los negocios. Dado que el estado de alarma toca a su fin en unos pocos días, esta será la última entrega de una publicación que esperamos haya cumplido su función. A partir de ahora, os seguiremos manteniendo informados a través de nuestros formatos habituales de Alertas, Comentarios, Perspectivas o Newsletters.
When a person is declared a bankrupt, certain liberties are taken away from that person. One restriction includes a prohibition against travelling overseas unless the approval has been given by the bankrupt's trustee in bankruptcy. This issue was recently considered by the Federal Court in Moltoni v Macks as Trustee of the Bankrupt Estate of Moltoni (No 2) [2020] FCA 792, which involved the Federal Court's review of the trustee's initial refusal of an application by a bankrupt, Mr Moltoni, to travel to and reside in the United Kingdom.
Preparation of financial statements and corporate income tax, recommencement of time periods, remote trials, gradual return to workplaces, insolvency proceedings and compliance with criminal law
Los plazos administrativos se reanudarán el próximo 1 de junio, mientras que los plazos procesales y sustantivos lo harán el 4 de junio, tal y como aparece contemplado en el BOE del 23 de mayo de 2020.
New guarantee facility, extension of ERTE temporary layoff procedures, effects of the crisis on transfer pricing, return to judicial activity and ‘shields’ for businesses.
Esta semana cabe destacar la nueva línea de avales, la prórroga de los ERTE, los efectos de la crisis en los precios de transferencia, la vuelta de la actividad judicial y los posibles ‘escudos’ para empresas en dificultades.
During the state of emergency, various pieces of legislation have been published which affect the corporate bodies of companies. Some of the key new provisions affect matters relating to winding up and shareholders’ right of withdrawal.
In this table we outline the new rules that companies must be aware of in relation to the various grounds for winding up, arising from the measures adopted in royal decree-laws 8/2020, 11/2020 and 16/2020. We also analyze how the shareholders’ right of withdrawal has changed at capital companies and at cooperatives.