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In Highland Capital Mgmt. v. Dondero (In re Highland Capital Mgmt.), Case No. 21-03007-sgj (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2021), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas held that a debtor could not be compelled to abide by an arbitration clause in an agreement that was rejected pursuant to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code.

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Insolvency related claims in relation to contracts subject to arbitration agreements continue to result in interesting challenges for the English court. In a recent decision the court had to decide whether an application for a summary judgment amounted to a step in the proceedings such that the applicant had waived its right to seek a stay in favour of arbitration.

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FACTS OF THE CASE :

１ はじめに

産業競争力強化法等の一部を改正する法案が2021年6月9 日に可決成立し、同月16日に公布され一部は公布日に、その 他の部分についても8月2日付で施行されました。

バーチャルオンリー株主総会をはじめとして、多岐にわたる 今回の産業競争力強化法等の改正ですが、本稿では、事業 再生と債権管理に影響のありうる改正点（「債権譲渡の第三 者対抗要件の特例」及び「事業再生の円滑化のための事業 再生ADRに関連する改正」）にフォーカスして説明いたします。 なお、本稿では、ことわりのない限り、改正後の産業競争力強 化法を「法」と略しています。

２ 債権譲渡の第三者対抗要件の特例

これまで債権譲渡の第三者対抗要件の具備には、①公証 役場での確定日付の取得や内容証明郵便（民法467条、民 法施行法5条1項2号及び6号）、あるいは②債権譲渡特例法 に基づく債権譲渡登記（債権譲渡特例法4条1項、14条1項） のいずれかの方法による必要があり、実務的には①のうちの 内容証明郵便（電子内容証明を含む）の方法が多く用いられ ています。