In In re KarcreditLLC [1], the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana was faced with two lenders with claims to one original stock certificate as collateral.
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4299 sayılı ve 14 Temmuz 2021 tarihli Cumhurbaşkanlığı kararı ile Çerçeve Anlaşmalar kapsamında gerçekleştirilen finansal yeniden yapılandırma işlemlerini ve bu işlemler için tanınan teşvikler ve vergi muafiyetlerini düzenleyen Bankacılık Kanunu’nun geçici 32. maddesinin geçerlilik süresi iki yıl daha uzatıldı. Geçici 32. Madde ve Çerçeve Anlaşma’ya ilişkin bültenlerimize aşağıdaki bağlantılardan ulaşabilirsiniz:
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With a presidential decision numbered 4299 and dated 14 July 2021, the effectiveness of Temporary Article 32 of the Banking Law regulating the financial restructuring transactions and related incentives and tax exemptions contemplated under the Framework Agreement has been extended for an additional two years. Please refer to the following links for our alerts on the introduction of Temporary Article 32 and the Framework Agreement:
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With more than $1.7 trillion in student loan debt outstanding in the United States, student loan borrowers sometimes try to turn to the bankruptcy courts for relief, often without success due to the fact that most student loans are presumed to be nondischargeable.[1] In its July 15, 2021 decision in In re Homaidan,
In a recent litigation and appeal involving claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendant, in a win for CRAs named in similar litigation. Leoni v. Experian Info. Solutions, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 17687 (9th Cir. June 14. 2021). Read on for details about the case and its implications.
On 1 July 2021, the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) released its Personal Insolvency Compliance Program 2021–22, Regulatory Charter and Regulatory Actions Cooperation and Support Policy. These documents underpin AFSA’s regulatory priorities and enforcement obligations for the forthcoming year, particularly in relation to personal insolvency and the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR).
Personal Insolvency Compliance Program 2021–22
Distressed transactions in bankruptcy court have become big business. Sales under Section 363 of the bankruptcy code provide predictability and reliability (in the form of a court order delivering “free and clear” assets) under even the most turbulent of circumstances. Commonly known simply as “363 sales,” these transactions can provide an opportunistic purchaser with significant upside under the right circumstances. But the truly opportunistic buyer will need to buckle up and be prepared to move with lightning speed in a highly competitive and transparent forum.
In Costa Rica, under the principle of autonomy of will and free contracting, the possibility that all private parties sign contracts under foreign law if they do not contravene provisions of local public order exists.
This principle, combined with a fairly liberal regulatory framework for private parties, allowed that until recently, models of financing contracts governed by foreign law could be adopted, without major changes, by local debtors.
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Cryptocurrency has become a major talking point and an accessible investment option for retail investors. As it has become mainstream, and the ownership of cryptocurrency has become easier and more user friendly, the value associated with most cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Nano has seen huge gains.
In Re Freeman FinTech Corporation Ltd [2021] HKCFI 310, the Hong Kong court sanctioned a scheme of arrangement in respect of a debt restructuring in which the governing law of part of the debt was not Hong Kong law and the creditor to whom this debt was owed did not submit to the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong court. In this article, we discuss the background and rationale for the decision and provide some observations on what the decision may mean for future debt restructurings.