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Set-off is simply put a reduction or discharge of a debt by setting against it a claim in favour of the debtor (or the person otherwise having to pay).

The applicability of the principle of set-off under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IB Code) is no longer res integra and the draconian view of the inapplicability of set-off under insolvency proceedings has not found Thankfully, judicial favour.

介绍

英属维尔京群岛(「BVI」)的清算不具有救援功能,标志着公司生命周期的结束。 BVI 的清算可以是:

1) 破产清算,因此受《2003 年破产法》(经修订)(「破产法」)管辖;或者

2) 有偿付能力的清算,因此受英属维尔京群岛商业公司法(经修订)(「公司法」)管辖。《公司法》经《2022 年 BVI 商业公司(修订)法》和《2022 年 BVI 商业公司(修订)条例》(「修订」)修订。

本简报列出了与英属维尔京群岛自愿清算相关的一些要点。我们准备了另一份简报涵盖《破产法》下与破产清算相关的问题。

自愿清算的目的

当公司不再被业务需要并且需要解散时,通常采用自愿清算——这将使清算人能够处理公司的资产(如果有)并偿还任何负债(如果有),以便解散有偿付能力的公司。自愿清算的过程相当简单且成本低廉,有助于公司有秩序地结束。

程序

《公司法》第 197(1) 条规定了公司自愿清算的标准。公司只有在以下情况下才可以进入自愿清算:

介绍

2004 年英属维尔京群岛商业公司法(「BCA」)修正案于2023 年1 月1 日生效,改变了英属维尔京群岛(「BVI」)公司除名、解散以及随后恢复到公司注册处的情况(「登记」)。本简报回顾了目前的情况,旨在为恢复过程提供一些实用的见解。提及 BCA 时指的是经修订的 2004 年 BVI 商业公司法。

2023 1 1 日之前被取消和解散的公司

Overview

Insolvency practitioners will be familiar with section 283A of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the "Act") and what is commonly termed the 'use it or lose it' provisions. But what exactly is meant by a trustee in bankruptcy being informed or becoming aware of a bankrupt's interest in a property for the purposes of section 283A(5) of the Act?

At first instance, a bankrupt's claim that she had informed her trustee or that her trustee had become aware of such an interest was dismissed. The bankrupt appealed.

Effective debt recovery is crucial for businesses to maintain financial stability, and Poland provides a robust legal framework to help creditors recover owed funds efficiently. Whether you're a creditor pursuing payment or a debtor responding to claims, understanding Poland's debt recovery process is essential to navigating legal, pre-court, and enforcement proceedings successfully.

In SME Care Pte Ltd v Jannie Chan Siew Lee [2025] SGHC 27, the Singapore High Court ("Court") held a bankrupt ex-director of a company personally liable to the company for failing to take steps to recover sums owed by third parties to the company.

介绍

英属维尔京群岛(“BVI”)的清算可以是:

1)   破产清算,因此受《2003年破产法》(经修订)(「破产法」)管辖;或者

2)   有偿付能力的清算,因此受英属维尔京群岛商业公司法(经修订)(「公司法」)管辖。

公司法》经《2022 年英属维尔京群岛商业公司(修订)法》及《2022 年英属维尔京群岛商业公司(修订)条例》修订。

本简报列出了与英属维尔京群岛破产清算相关的一些要点。另一份简报涵盖了与英属维尔京群岛自愿(有偿付能力)清算相关的问题。

无力偿债清算的目的