The Constitutional Court has held unconstitutional a provision in a law passed by the Catalan parliament which, if a loan secured with a home is sold to a third party (a fund usually), allowed the debtor to be released from their debt by paying the buyer out of the debt only the price the buyer had paid (plus the statutory interest and costs caused by the claim).

Iniciado un despido colectivo y alcanzado un acuerdo entre los representantes de los trabajadores y el empresario en el periodo de consultas, se plantea si la impugnación individual de cada despido puede cuestionar la concurrencia de las causas que lo motivan. El diferente tratamiento normativo —laboral, concursal, procesal— y la distinta dicción sobre esta materia en procesos de naturaleza colectiva —modificación sustancial, movilidad, suspensión contractual— obligan a precisar una solución, sustantiva y procesalmente determinante.

The new company shareholders, who have accessed ownership of the securities by ordinary purchase or by enforcement of a pledge of securities, must beware above all of the hitherto dormant claims of former shareholders and directors.

Ejecutada la hipoteca primera, con adjudicación al ejecutante y con sobrante de ejecución, se decreta la cancelación de la garantía y de las tres hipotecas posteriores en rango, y la entrega del sobrante al acreedor hipotecario (que es el mismo en las cuatro hipotecas). Unos días antes de dictarse el decreto de adjudicación y cancelación de cargas, el deudor había solicitado un procedimiento del artículo 5 bis de la Ley Concursal (LCon).

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Royal Decree-Act 11/2017 of 23 June, on urgent measures for financial matters

The failure to perfect a security interest could result in losing property rights altogether despite being the unqualified owner of the property. A very recent example of this is the case of Wells Fargo Foothill Canada ULC v Big Eagle Hydro-Vac Inc., 2015 ABQB, 546 (Wells Fargo).

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The failure to perfect a security interest could result in losing property rights altogether in receivership proceedings despite being the owner of the property. A very recent example of this is the case of Wells Fargo Foothill Canada ULC v Big Eagle Hydro-Vac Inc., 2015 ABQB 546 (Wells Fargo).

Dans cette affaire, le syndic demande au tribunal de déclarer sous-évaluée au sens de l’article 96 L.F.I. le transfert par le failli Ortner d’un immeuble à son créancier Samprêt Plus inc. le 7 février 2013.

L’immeuble acquis en 2000 au coût de 450 000$ est grevé d’une hypothèque de premier rang de 350 000$ en faveur de la banque CIBC.