介绍

英属维尔京群岛（「BVI」）的清算不具有救援功能，标志着公司生命周期的结束。 BVI 的清算可以是：

1) 破产清算，因此受《2003 年破产法》（经修订）（「破产法」）管辖；或者

2) 有偿付能力的清算，因此受英属维尔京群岛商业公司法（经修订）（「公司法」）管辖。《公司法》经《2022 年 BVI 商业公司（修订）法》和《2022 年 BVI 商业公司（修订）条例》（「修订」）修订。

本简报列出了与英属维尔京群岛自愿清算相关的一些要点。我们准备了另一份简报涵盖《破产法》下与破产清算相关的问题。

自愿清算的目的

当公司不再被业务需要并且需要解散时，通常采用自愿清算——这将使清算人能够处理公司的资产（如果有）并偿还任何负债（如果有），以便解散有偿付能力的公司。自愿清算的过程相当简单且成本低廉，有助于公司有秩序地结束。

程序

《公司法》第 197(1) 条规定了公司自愿清算的标准。公司只有在以下情况下才可以进入自愿清算：

Con sentenza n. 3450 dell’11 gennaio 2025, la Suprema Corte di Cassazione ha chiarito, con un’interessante decisione, il concetto di “debito scaduto”, contestualizzandolo nella questione di diritto alla stessa presentata. Nello specifico, la Corte di Cassazione ha stabilito che si applichi la revocatoria fallimentare ex art. 67, comma 1, n. 4, L.F. (ora art.

Introduction

Judge Parker of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas recently issued an order in the case of Hilltop SPV, LLC, granting debtor Hilltop SPV LLC’s (“Hilltop”) motion to reject a Gas Gathering Agreement (“GGA”) with counter-party Monarch Midstream, LLC (“Monarch”).[1] This decision allows Hilltop to reject the GGA while allowing Monarch to retain the covenants that run with the land post-rejection.

In In re 301 W North Avenue, LLC, 2025 WL 37897 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2025), a bankruptcy court recently addressed provisions in a loan agreement and limited liability company (“LLC”) operating agreement as to their effect on permitting the filing of a bankruptcy petition. The loan agreement provided that a bankruptcy petition can be filed with the unanimous consent of all members and the consent of the independent director. The agreement further provided that there must be at least one independent director reasonably satisfactory to the lender.

The decision in York, in the matter of Exactech, Inc [2024] FCA 1522 reaffirms the scope to recognise a US chapter 11 bankruptcy in Australia as a foreign main proceeding ^[1] and demonstrates the importance of interim stay orders in protecting the assets of debtors and the interests of creditors until the final determination of the recognition application.

The common law of assignments for benefit of creditors (“ABCs”) has been around for a very long time as an out-of-court process under the law of trusts: debtor is trustor, assignee is trustee, and debtor’s creditors are beneficiaries.

And the common law of ABCs had already been well-established, when the U.S. Constitution was ratified.

The intersection of state escrow laws and federal bankruptcy laws can create confusion and surprise for contracting parties.

The Problem & Four Examples

The problem creating such confusion and surprise is this. State escrow laws:

• are, typically, defined by the common law;
• lack precise details; and
• are often applied in bankruptcy to the detriment of the party who believes a valid escrow exists.

Here are four examples of the escrow / bankruptcy problem.

Egypt’s bankruptcy law has undergone significant reforms in recent years, reflecting a broader effort to modernize the country s economic framework and create a more business-friendly environment. This article explores the key aspects of Egyptian bankruptcy law, focusing on its purpose, procedures, and implications for businesses and creditors.

The Evolution of Bankruptcy Law in Egypt

Two-years prospective relief from the automatic bankruptcy stay is a remedy granted for serial bankruptcy filings, under § 362(d)(4)(B), in In re Karpuleon, Case No. 24-80647 in Central Illinois Bankruptcy Court (entered 12/6/2024; Doc. 48).

Facts

Here’s what happened.

Debtor files a Chapter 13 petition on August 22, 2024—this is Debtor’s fourth such petition in the past four years.