Update on Dutch partnerships Willemijn Punt The Dutch Supreme Court recently delivered two important and interesting judgments in the matter of partnerships. The first judgment relates to the consequences of bankruptcy of a general partnership or a limited partnership for its partners. The second judgment pertains to a matter that has kept opinions in case law and legal literature divided for a long time, namely whether or not an acceding partner is liable for debts of the partnership going back to a moment in time prior to his or her accession.
Taking decisions to liquidate companies has become a matter of routine when optimising corporate structures to improve cost efficiency. Increasingly, we see that such decisions have been taken either prematurely or without taking all of the relevant factors into account.
Litigation & Arbitration Insolvency Alert: Act 9/2015, on Urgent Insolvency Measures Legal Alert June 1st, 2015 For More Information Laura Camarero [email protected] Tel.: +34 912304500 DOCUMENT ATTACHED: Act 9_2015, on URGENT INSOLVENCY MEASURES.pdf Although a good number of the amendments that have been included in Act 9/2015 on urgent insolvency measures (in force since 27 May 2015) were already introduced last September by Royal Decree
1864775-v3\MADDOCS 1 AMENDMENT OF THE INSOLVENCY ACT ROYAL DECREE-ACT 1/2015 SECOND-CHANCE MECHANISM URGENT MEASURES TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BURDEN (in force as of 1 March 15) THE NEW MEASURES CAN AFFECT YOU IF AN INDIVIDUAL OWES YOU MONEY AND THEY ARE DECLARED INSOLVENT If an individual, be they businessmen/entrepreneurs or not, owes you money and they become insolvent, and you (or your Company) have not secured the credit with a guarantee or with some type of security interest (mortgage or pledge), then you could be affected by the so-called “unpaid debt waiver benefit" that is applicable t
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REFORM OF THE INSOLVENCY ACT: Royal Decree-Act 11/2014
(passed on 5/9/2014; in force since 6/9/14)
WHO DOES IT AFFECT? HOW?
DEBTORS
On September 27, Law 14/2013, on support to the internationalization of business, was approved (Spanish Official Gazette of September 28). From its entry into force on October 18, the procedure for out-of-court settlement of payments will be implemented, which is a new mechanism of debt renegotiation prior to the declaration of insolvency and an alternative to the so-called “pre-insolvency”, aimed to individual entrepreneurs, freelancers and small and medium-sized businesses that have not yet been declared insolvent whose assets and liabilities meet certain re
Two companies showed interest in the assets of a third company that was in a state of bankruptcy.
Yeni Gelişme
Koronavirüs (COVID-19) salgın hastalığının Türkiye'de yayılmasını önlemek amacıyla hükümet tarafından alınan tedbirler kapsamında Cumhurbaşkanı tarafından İcra ve İflas Kanunu'nun ("İİK") "Fevkalade Hallerde Tatil" başlıklı 330. maddesinde kendisine verilen yetkiye dayanarak verilen "İcra ve İflas Takiplerinin Durdurulması Hakkında Karar", 22.3.2020 tarihinde yürürlüğe konmuştur.
Karar Ne Diyor?
Recent Development
In scope of the various response measures implemented by the Turkish government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Turkey, the President of the Turkish Republic issued the "Decree to Suspend Enforcement and Bankruptcy Proceedings" on March 22, 2020, in accordance with Article 330, "Suspension In Case of Emergency", of the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law ("EBL").
What Does the Decision Say?
Recent Developments
The Law on the Amendment to the Income Tax Law and Certain Laws (the "Omnibus Bill") entered into force upon its publication on the Official Gazette No. 30836 dated July 19, 2019. The Omnibus Bill includes provisions for financial restructuring and tax related matters.
What’s New?
Financial Restructuring