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Aquapoint LP v Fan [2025] UKPC 56
Introduction
What section 380A means for administrators
We recently achieved a significant milestone by obtaining permission from the Royal Court of Guernsey for Joint Administrators to make a distribution to unsecured creditors during an administration. This marks the first order granted under section 380A of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008.
This article first appeared in Volume 22, Issue 6 of International Corporate Rescue.
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- The application process and evidence required by the JFSC for a migration
- Consideration of a migration application by the JFSC
- Effects of granting a certificate of continuance and a migration overseas
The object of this guide is to provide clients of Walkers with information on the process involving the migration of companies to and from Jersey.
Migration to Jersey
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Deal structure matters, particularly in bankruptcy. The Third Circuit recently ruled that a creditor’s right to future royalty payments in a non-executory contract could be discharged in the counterparty-debtor’s bankruptcy. The decision highlights the importance of properly structuring M&A, earn-out, and royalty-based transactions to ensure creditors receive the benefit of their bargain — even (or especially) if their counterparty later encounters financial distress.
Background
In early February, a Delaware bankruptcy judge set new precedent by granting a creditors’ committee derivative standing to pursue breach of fiduciary duty claims against a Delaware LLC’s members and officers. At least three prior Delaware Bankruptcy Court decisions had held that creditors were barred from pursuing such derivative claims by operation of Delaware state law, specifically under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “DLLCA”).