In a recent decision, the High Court refused to grant the Financial Times access to the whole of the Secretary of State's affirmation in support of directors' disqualification proceedings against Alexander Greensill, pursuant to either CPR 5.4C or the court's inherent jurisdiction.
IE CA 3 Holdings Ltd and IE CA 4 Holdings Ltd (Companies) were two Canadian registered companies whose directors were located outside of Canada. The Companies’ parent company, Iris Energy Limited (Iris), was listed on NASDAQ and had its registered office in Melbourne and principal place of business in Sydney, with three of its six directors located in New South Wales.
１ 増加する破産案件
中国の最高人民法院は、2016年8月より「全国企業破産 重整案件情報網」というHPにおいて、全国の破産案件に 関する情報を公開しているが、当該HPにて１年ごとに破 産審査案件数及び破産案件数を検索した結果は以下の表 のとおりである。これを見ると、中国の破産案件数は近 時増加の一途をたどっていることがはっきりと見て取れ る。
http://pccz.court.gov.cn/pcajxxw/index/xxwsy
２ 中国の倒産制度
Il 27 settembre 2024 è stato pubblicato in Gazzetta Ufficiale il D.Lgs. 13 settembre 2024, n. 136 (“Correttivo-ter”), è il terzo – e attualmente ultimo – Decreto Correttivo al Codice della Crisi d’Impresa e dell’Insolvenza. Il novello decreto correttivo ha apportato modificazioni sostanziali a numerosi istituti del Codice della Crisi.
On September 27, 2024, Legislative Decree No. 136 of September 13, 2024 (“Correttivo-ter”) was published in the Official Gazette. This represents the third—and currently final—Corrective Decree to the Business Crisis and Insolvency Code. The new corrective decree has introduced substantial amendments to several provisions of the Crisis Code. Beyond minor stylistic and detailed adjustments, the Correttivo-ter both incorporates certain practices or clarifies interpretive uncertainties and introduces some highly anticipated innovations for practitioners.
Deeds of Company Arrangement – Insured Claims
Destination Brisbane Consortium Integrated Resort Operations Pty Ltd as Trustee v PCA (Qld) Pty Ltd (subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement) [2024] QSC 178 ("Destination Brisbane")
In Destination Brisbane two questions, which concerned the entitlements of insured creditors under a DoCA, arose for consideration in the context of an application for judicial advice:
The provisions governing the winding-up of co-operatives are reflected in the Co-operatives Act No. 14 of 2005 and its regulations.
How are co-operatives wound up?
On 20 November 2024, the UK Supreme Court delivered its judgment in the case of Kireeva v Bedzhamov1. The court ruled that a Russian bankruptcy trustee has no claim over a bankrupt's property in Belgrave Square on the basis that the court has no jurisdiction to assist a foreign bankruptcy trustee in respect of immovable property located in England and Wales and that such property is unaffected by a foreign bankruptcy order. This decision reaffirms the immovables rule, which (subject to exceptions) protects immovable property such as land from foreign bankruptcy claims.
The Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has sought comments on the proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2024, to make the constitution of a monitoring committee mandatory for the smooth implementation of the resolution plan.